Stay informed with Rhode Island state latest fire news, bringing you coverage of structural fires, dramatic rescues, and critical issues affecting local firefighters and emergency personnel.
PHOTOS: It took crews nearly an hour to cut through thick brush and the heavy steel frame of the Cherokee Archer aircraft to rescue three victims after it crashed Wednesday afternoon.
Multiple fire departments responded to a house fire in Little Compton on Monday. Arriving crews noticed heavy smoke billowing from the garage area.
VIDEO: Providenceโs rarely used siren systems to warn residents of an emergency are being phased out in favor of digital-only alerts in the coming weeks.
VIDEO: The State Fire Marshalโs Office is sounding the alarm about carbon monoxide detectors sold online, saying purchasers might be putting themselves and their loved ones at risk.
VIDEO: A fire sent one person to the hospital and destroyed an autobody shop in West Greenwich. Large flames were seen shooting out from a building on Nooseneck Hill Road Monday night.
VIDEO: An investigation is underway into a fire that damaged a Providence apartment building Friday evening.
A fire broke out and flames shot through the roof of a home in East Providence Thursday morning.
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A long-time volunteer firefighter with the Richmond Carolina Fire District is currently battling cancer.
VIDEO: The City of Warwick honored Police Captain Charles Boisseau after he saved a family from a house fire in Cranston.
VIDEO: Several firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion after battling a house fire in Barrington.
Battalion Chief Brian Belhumeur said crews responding to Douglas Avenue were met with heavy flames from outside of a three-story home that were extending to another.
Upon arrival, firefighters were able to quickly contain the blaze before it could reach surrounding residential properties. The incident required mutual aid assistance from several regional fire departments.
