May 24—LEROY, Minn. — One person is dead after an early morning fire in LeRoy, Minnesota, on Saturday, May 24, 2025. At about 3:56 a.m., Saturday, Fillmore County Sheriff's Office deputies ...

Oakland Fire Department extinguished a fire at a sewing shop at 670 Ninth St. in downtown Oakland on Sunday, preventing the flames from spreading to two nearby businesses and a church.

Nationally, fire departments staffed mostly or entirely by full-time employees, rather than volunteers, have ranged from 1.54 to 1.81 career firefighters per 1,000 people, and 0.84 to 1.30 in ...

OAKLAND — The city will rely on the wet winter and early spring months to afford the temporary closure of two fire stations until June, an effort to help resolve a crippling budget crisis that ...

Scott Morris A man in Oakland was found dead Christmas morning after his house caught on fire, officials said. Firefighters responded around 6:15 a.m. to a residential fire in the area.

The Oakland Fire Department said more than 120 firefighters responded to the blaze. Frank Tijiboy, Oakland Fire's battalion chief, said the winds impacted the rate at which the fire grew.

Oakland firefighters have a chance to be challenged in every imaginable way a firefighter could be, he said, adding that the Oakland Fire Department is a desirable place to work for 30 years.

Oakland's mayor proposed cutting one fire engine in a move to save $20 million. Freeman's resignation leaves another one of Oakland's departments without a leader.

OAKLAND - One person was found dead in an RV after a fire broke out at an Oakland homeless encampment, the city's fire department said. The fire burned three RVs, two cars and a flatbed truck ...