The Newark Fire Department is getting more calls for service amid an increase in growth in the area and some staffing problems. As of Dec. 17, service calls from the public to Newark fire were up 4% ...

More than two dozen new firefighters officially joined the ranks, ready to serve and protect their community in Newark, New Jersey.

A retired Newark firefighter celebrated a rare milestone birthday in Cranford on Friday. Capt. Theodore Popovich turned 100 years old, and the Newark Fire Department threw him quite the birthday party ...

Retired Newark fire captain Theodore "Ted" Popovich waves from his porch as he is honored by members of the Newark Fire Department on his 100th Birthday, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at his home in Cranford ...

The Newark fire department's lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast's largest port in July 2023 amounted to a "failure of ...

The Newark ship fire that killed two firefighters in 2023 was caused by crews using an unsuitable vehicle to push cars onto the ship, federal investigators said Tuesday. Augusto “Augie” Acabou, 45, ...

The city of Newark plans to ask voters to approve increasing its income tax rate months after a similar effort failed, but this time the city is seeking a levy to deliver more money for its fire and ...

The Newark fire department’s lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast’s largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of ...