ROCHESTER — Details for transitioning between fire chiefs next year remain in the works. Plans call for a two-week overlap between Chef Eric Kerska, who is retiring on Jan. 17, and Mason Pooler, the ...

Cribs and other water-soaked items from the child-care area at Transition House in Santa Barbara sit outside the homeless shelter Tuesday evening following a small fire. (Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk ...

Starting next year, the Prior Lake Fire Department will go from being a department staffed by volunteers to a full-time staffed department. The fire department is currently in the transition process ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — On January 3, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department transitioned from a High Fire Season to ...

There will be another Facebook Live Community Meeting for the Grizzly Creek Fire from 6–7 p.m. Tuesday. Log in here. UPDATE 1:30 p.m. Tuesday — Crews working the Grizzly Creek Fire will be initiating ...

PUTNEY — The town of Putney is looking to area fire departments to help cover emergencies in their town as it announced Wednesday its fire department was "in transition." Town Manager Karen Astley, in ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — There's a big problem in firefighting right now, not enough people, or at least, not enough volunteers. Countless fire departments across the country rely on volunteer ...

(BPT) – After months of working remotely, some parents are preparing to return to the workplace. This transition occurs as students head back to school, so some children may find themselves home ...

The American Red Cross will soon close its temporary shelter at the Pasadena Convention Center and relocate nearly 300 people whose homes were destroyed in the Eaton fire to a new space closer to ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that some city officials believe the county is in violation of the county code rather than the county charter. John Tull predicts it will be a ...