The Lafayette economy was in a freefall while the oil market slumped, and vacant buildings were catching fire. Benoit ...

Mikal Elamin was sworn in as police chief and Derek Bryant as fire chief in Matteson, the first African Americans in those ...

ROCKLIN, Calif. — Reggie Williams has been blazing trails throughout his career, starting as a paramedic to become the city of Rocklin's first African American fire chief. Growing up, Williams ...

Miford Jordan was the city's first Black fire chief and led the department to the best possible rating, meaning lower home ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke community members gathered Thursday at Fire Station 5 on Orange Avenue to honor Chief Rawleigh Quarles, the first Black fire chief at Roanoke Fire-EMS.

In 2022, she became New England’s first Black female fire chief. Today, Carter is the assistant fire chief in Hamden and the first woman to hold an office position in the department’s history.