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Five people were injured in what police called a high-speed, head-on crash in Egg Harbor Township Sunday morning.

Weighing profit vs. public safety in wake of East Palestine train derailment

Train derailments are escalating across the United States. Battle Creek firefighters are ready to take on the potentially hazardous chemical battle.

Train derailments are escalating across the United States. Battle Creek firefighters are ready to take on the potentially hazardous chemical battle.

An overturned oil tanker and subsequent spillage has displaced hundreds of residents in Bethlehem on Thursday morning.

(BETHLEHEM, Pa.) — Hundreds of homes in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, are being evacuated after a gasoline tanker carrying about 6,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel overturned early Thursday, according to police. Police evacuated residences within a 1,000 foot radius of the overturned truck through reverse […]

The Beaver Township Fire and Rescue Facebook page included appreciation to Sheetz in North Lima for sending apples, oranges, bananas, and water to feed firefighters at the burning warehouse.

The Ascension Parish chemical industry donated a new hazardous materials truck to the Ascension Parish Sheriffs Office.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was on scene and is working with Dover Chemical to determine the cause.

KANKAKEE — Kankakee Fire Department Deputy Chief Eric Boness will retire from the city fire force in mid-January. Boness will conclude his 30-year career on Jan. 16. He has been a member of the city force since December 1990. A 1986 graduate of Central High School, Boness took his new role of deputy chief on Feb. 1, 2020, when he replaced former Deputy Chief Jeff Bruno, who had retired. A captain with the force, Boness had also previously served as the department’s EMS coordinator, tr...