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Stanley Forman has been photographing Boston for 60 years, but the image he'll always remember is one he took of a fatal 1975 fire.
Stanley Forman has been photographing Boston for 60 years, but the image he'll always remember is one he took of a fatal 1975 fire.
Many firefighters aren't prepared to deal with EV fires, but the Boston Fire Department had the situation under control far more quickly than expected.
At least nine people died and more than 30 others were injured after a fire broke out at a Boston-area assisted-living center on Sunday night (July 13), authorities said. Olivia Zollino reports.
Ten people were displaced and two were injured by a massive overnight fire in Roslindale on Sunday, Boston Fire reported.
An electric car fire on the Mass Pike jammed traffic in several parts of Boston Friday morning.
People from Boston and across the country gathered in near-perfect weather Friday to celebrate the country’s 249th birthday with pageantry and patriotism at the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.
Boston fire union leadership was featured in an official White House promotional video for President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” proposal, speaking about the benefits they see in ...
Matunuck Oyster Bar has reopened temporarily under a tent dining space, more than a month after a fire damaged the Rhode Island restaurant.
Members of the Boston Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire on Sunday night. According to Boston District Fire Chief Scott Whalen, calls came in around 9 PM for a structure fire at 40 ...
Several people were injured, one critically, after a third-floor deck collapsed in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Nine people were taken to the hospital after a wooden deck, on the rear side ...
Members of the Boston Fire Department and Boston EMS investigate after a porch collapsed on Harwood Street in Dorchester on Friday, June 27, 2025 (WBTS).