SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio (WKBN) — Springfield Township Trustees have just released the name of the new fire chief. Mike Wright will take on the role of part-time fire chief starting March 1. Wright ...

Dick Johnson, 83, of Richfield passed away on January 24, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Dick was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 10, 1941 to the late Hale and Eleanore Johnson. He grew up ...

A former fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to starting dozens of fires in Wayne National Forest.

The city of Springfield ... COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fresh off of his unexpected departure from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, Vivek Ramaswamy has set his sights ...

Firefighters dealt with thick black smoke and high heat but found the fire in an office area working its way up, the ...

Springfield firefighters responded around 3:00 a.m. to the 200 block of Buxton Avenue on initial reports of a fire, according ...

The Springfield Fire Department’s Public Safety Office plays a critical role in keeping the community safe by investigating fires, enforcing building codes, and ...

The Springfield Fire Department states that a fire broke out around 2:00 a.m. at 36 Carlisle Street in Springfield. The fire then spread to two homes. Crews put out the flames by 4:00 a.m., and no ...

the department said. The building is a mixed-use with several shops on the ground floor and apartments on the second floor. Buxton Ave space heater fire Photo contributed by Springfield Fire ...

In a news release Saturday, Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon confirmed the father and the 13-year-old were pulled from the fire and taken by ambulance to Springfield Memorial Hospital.