Wayland firefighter/paramedic Ryan Murphy has graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Career Recruit Program.

The conference aims to teach firefighters new training and techniques about washing their gear to having a plan for each fire they may encounter.

The event was put on by West Virginia University Extension Fire Service and the West Virginia Propane Gas Association provides hands on training for both career and volunteer firefighters. (WCHS) ...

Search efforts remain intense after catastrophic flooding in Central Texas over the July 4 weekend left more than 130 dead and more than 100 missing.