Jacob Wirth building fire Boston

Four-Alarm Fire Rips Through Historic Boston Building

A four-alarm fire decimated the former Jacob Wirth Restaurant building Monday night.
Boston firefighters vehicles damaged

Boston Firefighters’ Vehicles ‘Severely’ Damaged During Celtics Parade

A group of spectators climbed on top of several vehicles outside the department’s firehouse on Boylston Street during the Boston Celtics championship parade.
Boston firefighters at six-alarm Dorchester fire

Boston (MA) Firefighters Respond to Six-Alarm Fire

Boston (MA) firefighters responded to a fire that went to six alarms on Ellington Street and impacted multiple buildings in the Dorchester neighborhood.
Kenny Hayes and other firefighters in RIT training

Maintaining a Probie Mindset: The 25-Year Probie

Even after decades on the job, maintaining a "probie" mindset enables firefighters to remain open to new information, writes Kenny Hayes.
Mayday Monday Boston LODDs

Mayday Monday: Evacuation

Are you prepared to execute an emergency evacuation from a fire floor or building? A drill from Tony Carroll and review of Boston LODDs.
Fire chief officers and firefighters at six-alarm Boston fire

Photos: Boston Six-Alarm Fire

Early Monday, Boston (MA) firefighters responded to a fire that went to six alarms at 183 Maverick Street in East Boston.
Danny Sheridan

Podcast: First-Due Battalion Chief: Building Construction

Danny Sheridan talks with Frank Leeb and Steve Shaffer about building construction and derelict buildings in New York City and Boston.