St. Louis Fire Department

The new center is expected to reduce 911 wait times.

Aldermen made major changes to the pension systems for St. Louis firefighters in 2012 to cut costs. They included setting an age requirement of 55 to receive full retirement benefits, regardless of years of service. A proposal would adjust that.

Two people died during severe storms over the weekend. In both cases, it’s not clear how long it took for dispatchers to be able to answer calls.

After firefighter Ben Polson died while battling a fire in north St. Louis, the Fire Department is renewing efforts to rate the structural integrity of vacant homes.

The legislation from Alderwoman Sharon Tyus of the 1st Ward would move local primary elections to February and a general election to March.

Long wait times for 911 calls in St. Louis have led to plans to merge the city’s three 911 dispatch centers into one. Public Safety Director Dan Isom details the steps to merge operations on “St. Louis on the Air.”

Many sanctioned fireworks shows are canceled this summer due to the pandemic, but people continue to set off everything from firecrackers to Roman candles…

Emergency workers in St. Louis responded to an increased number of drug overdoses this spring, according to city health data. St. Louis EMS responders…

As executive director of the St. Louis Fire Department Foundation, Laura Keller is tasked with helping the department in any way she can. Lately, that’s…

The highly contagious coronavirus has forced police and fire departments, often the most public-facing of city services, to change the way they interact…