Names in the News

LEN MALMQUIST retired as chief of Central Emergency Services in Soldotna, Alaska, after seven years with the department and a 38-year career in the fire service. Jeff Tucker, former special operations chief with the Gainesville (FL) Fire Rescue Department and a 20-year fire and EMS service veteran, will succeed him.

Fatal Queens fire

Three Killed in Queens (NY) Fire

Three people were killed by a fire that ripped through a Queens home early Sunday, officials said.
New Orleans (LA) Vacant House Fire

Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out at New Orleans (LA) Vacant House, Authorities Say

A vacant house caught fire in the 7th Ward Saturday morning, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.