WESTFIELD – With current Fire Chief Patrick Egloff set to retire in April, the Fire Commission is holding a special meeting next week to interview Deputy Chief Eric Bishop for the position, but that ...

In a world of uncertainty, one thing that is for sure is uncertainty. The fire service is entering an unprecedented age of challenge and opportunity. Leaders of the modern fire service face persistent ...

Regarding the commentary “Rest in peace, Volunteer Fire Service. You were always on call” (Dec. 10, 2025): I may be old-fashioned, but I say “baloney” to anyone who believes the volunteer fire service ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader and South Carolina native, was honored in the state capital on Monday. A Richland County man who killed his neighbor with a pickaxe will now spend ...