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% ...

NEWARK, NJ — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a long-awaited investigative report into a cargo ship fire that killed two firefighters in Newark. The fire aboard the Grande Costa D’Avorio – an Italian ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A massive fire caused a vacant home to collapse in Newark on Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the home on South Orange Avenue just after 4:30 p.m. A woman ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A six-year-old girl was rescued from one of three multi-family homes that caught fire in Newark. The flames broke out on South 12 Street shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday.

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 ...