John Jack Dempsey News Today

Farmers worried about Bundaberg's Paradise Dam walls rebuild may impact local agricultural water security.

City officials said the search for a new fire chief is ongoing and the interview process is underway. Read more at Boston.com.

Dempsey confirmed his retirement to GBH News Friday.

Crews were battling a large fire on Monday morning in the area of 183 Maverick Street in East Boston.

Crews were battling a large fire on Monday morning in the area of 183 Maverick Street in East Boston.

MORE than 100 firefighters responded to a three-story blaze that endangered 25 residents on Monday morning.The massive six-alarm fire spread out to th

The fire started early Monday at 183 Maverick St. and grew to 6 alarms.

Boston firefighters are battling a blaze at a commercial building at 185 Corey Road in Brighton Friday morning.

Leo Stapleton, retired Boston fire commissioner and author, dead at 94 By John R. Ellement and Charlie McKenna Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated April 27, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Boston -FEB 29 1984- Former Boston Fire Department Commissioner Leo D. Stapleton.George Rizer/Globe Staff Leo D. Stapleton, the jake with ink in his veins who rose from firefighter to the leader of the Boston Fire Department during a nearly 40-year career, has died. He was 94. Stapleton was th...

Cadet program, which authorities hope will help diversify the Boston Fire Department, moves forward on Beacon Hill By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated December 18, 2020, 4:51 p.m. Email to a Friend Boston firefighters put out a fire that had engulfed a Boston police car on Tremont Street during a night of unrest in the heart of the city on May 31.Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff A fire cadet program that proponents say will help diversify the Boston Fire Department, which has come under scrutiny in...