Michael Barakey News Today

Two people were injured in a house fire Friday morning in Suffolk, firefighters say.

A growing population, expanding fire department and retirements has the city of Suffolk searching for more firefighters. They help citizens on roughly 15,000 calls a year.

Suffolk's 911 call center is entering into a project with centers in Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.

The students who were hospitalized by a fire extinguisher accidentally discharging at Nansemond River High School Tuesday are out of the hospital

The hazmat team determined the odor’s source to be originating from a 60 pound metal tank containing methanethiol (methyl mercaptan) located in a dumpster on plant grounds.

A few mounds of dirt turned during a groundbreaking ceremony Friday will eventually become Fire Station 11 off Hampton Roads Parkway, near College Drive.

A crash Tuesday morning on the MMMBT involving a car veering off the bridge into the water is highlighting the regional response capability of first responders

Gov. Youngkin said these bills are meant to protect the physical and mental well-being of first responders. He said they are a reminder of their daily sacrifice.

The fire occurred at a residence in the 300 block of E. Pinner Street in Downtown Suffolk, said Barakey. Personnel arrived just after 6 a.m.

During the holiday season, fire departments from across the country see significant increases in house fires due to Christmas trees and various decorations.