"It has been an honor and a privilege to be the 19th fire chief for Kansas City, Kansas,” said Chief Dennis Rubin, who will leave on Halloween. Kansas City Fire Chief Dennis Rubin said it's been an ...

Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department Chief Dennis Rubin is seen in a submitted photo. Rubin announced he will be stepping down from his role at the end of October. Unified Government of Wyandotte ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department (KCKFD) Chief Dennis L. Rubin will be leaving his position after three and a half years. Rubin became fire chief in June 2023. His last day will ...

“Right now, the picture is quite different depending on where you are: The West is seeing a substantial increase, activity is also rising in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, while the South appears ...

Smoke from the 2025 Eaton fire sent toxic airborne contaminants soaring downwind, including lead levels up to 250 times above normal, but pollution returned to background levels within roughly six ...

JASPER, Texas — The Jasper County Sheriff's Office identified a 52-year-old Spring man who was found dead Tuesday during a forest fire near Jasper. Jeffrey Charles Roberts was found near the Hog Creek ...

Air quality downwind of the fires saw sharp, immediate increases in harmful pollutants — most notably airborne lead, which surged up to 250 times above normal baseline levels during active burning.

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge indicated Tuesday she is unlikely to allow Edison International to escape liability in a mass tort over the Eaton Fire, which killed 19 people, ...

BURLINGTON — A Burlington man accused of shooting and wounding three Palestinian college students told a judge midway through his trial that he wanted to fire his attorneys, contending that his ...

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (KAKE) — Five are dead, four of whom are children, and five are left with life-threatening injuries following a house fire in Independence Friday morning. Firefighters, EMS, and ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office says five people are dead after a house fire in southeast Kansas on Friday morning. Fire crews were called shortly before 6:30 a.m. to a ...