Former Fire Chief Theodore Powers, described by colleagues as a courageous and innovative firefighter, died Monday at Hartford Hospital. He was 70.His death marks the end of a career in public ...

You can also overlay several other fires from the past, including the Camp Fire, which in 2018 destroyed Paradise, not far from where the Park Fire is raging now.

Up until the Park Fire started, the past two years have been milder than usual as wetter winters took the state out of a drought. For example, in 2022 and 2023, about 720,000 acres burned, which ...

Jacksonville Fire Chief Keith Powers will retire on June 30 and Mayor Donna Deegan has started the process for appointing the next chief in charge of running one of the nation's busiest fire ...

According to Powers Fire & Rescue Capt. Lance Chancellor, firefighters and emergency medical responders responded to 48 emergency incidents last month. The incidents were as follows: ...

Fire destroys historic WWII-era hangars, which are among the largest wooden structures ever built and were used to film 'JAG,' 'The X-Files' and 'Star Trek.' ...

Powers Fire & Rescue is an all-volunteer fire and rescue department serving the residents of the Powers community along with automatic aid and mutual aid communities. Skip to content.

Video appeared to show multiple vehicles in the area of the fire. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department chief Keith Powers said the department began to receive reports of smoke shortly after 12 p.m.