Retired Deputy Chief Ben Holman, known as the Jackie Robinson of the fire department, was honored with a city proclamation in ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Alwin Benjamin Holman, the first Black firefighter to join an all-white San Diego fire station, marked another milestone on Friday—his 100th birthday. Holman joined the San ...

For decades of service to the city of San Diego and breaking a major color barrier, city leaders proclaimed Friday Alwin Benjamin Holman Day in honor of the ex-firefighter on his 100th birthday.

Alwin Benjamin Holman, the first Black firefighter to join an all-white San Diego fire station, marked another milestone on Friday—his 100th birthday. Authorities have identified the man who was ...

A St. Paul firefighter has tragically died just days after he graduated from the training academy. The St. Paul Fire Department announced that Timothy Bertz died after suffering a “serious medical ...

Lake Tahoe Basin, California — When Meglan Enz was 10 years old she decorated her bedroom walls with posters, stickers, and pages torn from magazines of anything tied to the U.S. military. She ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own, and it's the latest in a string of cancer-related deaths among Houston-area first responders late in 2025. Houston ...

They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke. By Hannah Dreier ...