In Vitaly Mansky ’s arresting portrait of life during wartime, “Time to the Target,” he allows audiences to breathe, to absorb the smallest details and even, somehow, to laugh as his camera focuses on ...

Firefighting has always required courage, but it also requires compassion, adaptability and problem-solving. These qualities can be found in people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

A 50-person citizen fire brigade became famous during the Palisades fires, and now volunteers are applying by the hundreds. But some experts say its methods are too risky.

The Brownsburg Fire Territory has welcomed Ben Friedlander, a recruit with a diverse background, to their team.

The Bellevue Police Department recently commended Officer Barb Shapiro for her speedy response to a serious car crash that hurt an elderly woman, using skills she learning in more than two decades as ...

When: Columbia Borough Council meeting, Oct. 28. Council member Barbara Fisher and Mayor Leo Lutz were absent.

Wagener will have six candidates on the local ballot Nov. 4: three running for mayor and three running for town council at large.

Gavin Parker explains how to locate and follow a hoseline or guideline, locate alternative exits, identify and avoid hazards, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. LOS ANGELES – A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint ...

Officials said that Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, of Melbourne, Fla., had intentionally set a fire that rekindled a week later into a devastating blaze that killed 12 people. By Shawn Hubler and Jill ...