
North Providence firefighters and officers find Story Time rewarding
Children and their families turned out for Story Time, marking the second summer for the special event to hear first responders read a few of their favorite books.
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Children and their families turned out for Story Time, marking the second summer for the special event to hear first responders read a few of their favorite books.

VIDEO: Some of Providence’s busiest EMS units are getting replaced by new trucks outfitted with modern safety features, which fire officials hope will help reduce downtime.

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A large fire broke out at a home on Park Avenue in Woonsocket Sunday afternoon. It was just after 1 o’clock that Woonsocket Fire crews responded to the Park Avenue address.

Crews responded to a rollover crash in Charlestown on Thursday.

VIDEO: Fire crews responding to the scene at the J & S Scrap Metal and Recycling Center on Starr Street were met with heavy flames.

PHOTOS: Firefighters were at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge Sunday afternoon battling a large boat fire.

Hazmat crews responded to a manufacturing company in Lincoln Wednesday morning after reports of a chemical leak.

VIDEO: Firefighters never really know what a shift will bring, but for a group with the Pawtucket Fire Department, this summer brought a rare string of calls theyโll never forget.

A woman and her dog were rescued from rocks at Beavertail State Park Wednesday morning after becoming trapped between parking lots 1 and 2.

VIDEO: Firefighters knocked down a fire that ignited inside a debris pile at a Tiverton business Wednesday evening. Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the debris pile into the sky above.

The Bristol Fire Department said a vacant house collapsed during a fire on Narrows Road on Monday. Upon arrival, crews discovered the porch and front of the home in flames.

Crews responded to a gas leak in Providence Monday morning. Deputy Assistant Fire Chief Joe Paiva said a call came in around 8:30 a.m. for the smell of gas in the area of Kinsley Avenue and Eagle Street.