Fire and emergency services continue to evolve every year. In Montgomery County, Supervisor Derek Kitts is looking to stay ahead of the curve and continue the growth of the county’s fire and EMS services through two studies to evaluate the needs of the county.

A man is dead following a fire at an apartment complex in Galax on Tuesday, the Galax Police Department said.

Floyd County Volunteer Fire Department had a little help from their fire & rescue friends in the region after a cat fell down a well this Saturday!

The Carolinas braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots.

The Bristol, VA Fire Department Swift Water Rescue Team (also known as Virginia Task Force 4) will be arriving in Danville today to offer support due to the damage from Tropical Storm Debby.

Southern California authorities say a power boat crashed into a jetty in Southern California, killing one man and injuring 10 others.

Montgomery County is hiring, for the first time ever, career firefighters to man their station in Elliston.

Officials say a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 27 others.

The Sharon Fire Department has only given out the award once before.

Authorities say a small plane experiencing engine problems struck two vehicles as it landed on a highway near a North Carolina airport, but no injuries were reported.

Six buildings have been destroyed by fire since December in Grayson County with one killing a man.

Police say an industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packaging plant in South Korea.

Electric bikes have grown in popularity, and with it, growing numbers of battery fires - some of them fatal. Here’s a look at the very real dangers of e-bikes and how you can prevent a fire if you own one.

Crews said that this year, Parker’s family collected around 1,000 toys to be donated to children staying at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

A lawyer for the widow of Kobe Bryant told jurors that a “culture of callousness” led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the Lakers star, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven others.

The same stubborn weather system caused intense downpours in St. Louis and Appalachia that led to devastating and in some cases deadly flooding.

In a rematch of the 2013 national title game against the Dallas Defenders, the Roanoke Rampage came out victorious in Salem on Saturday, beating the Defenders 22-12.

It was tough for the community to say goodbye to The Roanoker Restaurant just a couple of weeks ago.

The blaze, known as the Bobcat Fire, is expected to grow through Sunday and Monday as critical fire weather conditions continued due to gusty wind and low humidity. The Bobcat Fire started Sept. 6 and has already doubled in size over the last week — becoming one of Los Angeles County's largest wildfires in history, according to the Los Angeles Times. Though the Bobcat Fire neared the high desert community of Valyermo, a Benedictine monastery there appeared to have escaped major damage, according to the Los Angeles Times. More than 7,900 wildfires have burned more than 5,468 square miles (14,164 square kilometers) in California this year, including many since a mid-August barrage of dry lightning ignited parched vegetation. Meanwhile, officials were investigating the death of a firefighter on the lines of another Southern California wildfire that erupted earlier this month from a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used by a couple to reveal their baby’s gender.

The fire grew to 142 square miles (368 square kilometers) on Saturday when winds pushed the flames into Juniper Hills. But, Los Angeles County park officials said the blaze destroyed the nature center at Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area, a geological wonder that attracts some 130,000 visitors per year. The name of the firefighter killed in the nearby El Dorado Fire was being withheld until family members are notified. The El Dorado Fire has burned more than 34 square miles (89 square kilometers) and was 59% contained, with 10 buildings destroyed and six damaged. ___Associated Press writer John Antczak in Los Angeles and Daisy Nguyen in San Francisco contributed to this report.

LOS ANGELES Movie producer, film financier, real estate heir and major Democratic political donor Steve Bing has died. The Los Angeles County coroner said Bing died Monday at his residence in the Century City section of Los Angeles. In the 1980s, Steve Bing dropped out of his fathers alma mater, Stanford University, where the elder Bing had donated $50 million, for a career in Hollywood. He got early credits as a co-writer for the 1984 Chuck Norris Vietnam vet movie Missing in Action and its two sequels. Bing was an LA socialite who frequently dated famous women and was often seen on red carpets, at big-dollar benefits and courtside at Lakers games.

Henry County Fire DepartmentHENRY COUNTY, Va. - Early Saturday morning, the Henry County Fire Department responded to a report of a car in the water at 1720 Lake Dow Road. Crews found a partially submerged car in the small pond next to Pilgreen's Steakhouse. The driver was in the car and conscious with his head above water, but would not respond to commands or answer questions. As crews tried to get the driver to respond, the car began sliding further into the water. The driver was eventually rescued and removed from the vehicle and taken back to the shore.