All news on the topic: Fire Service

A wildfire in Penglais woods, above Aberystwyth, Wales, has left the university town blanketed in thick smoke while 13 fire crews are also battling a blaze on Marsden Moor, West Yorkshire

A group of Brits were playing pranks on each other in an underground waste container in Costa del Sol when a man known as 'Tiggy' got himself wedged inside, leading to a major rescue operation

New York City is plagued by smog from Canadian wildfires, leading to obscured skylines, a red moon, and flight disruptions

An advisory alert for residents in New York City has been issued as smoke from Canadian wildfires rises to 'hazardous' levels. Schools in the city and nearby Washington DC are not offering outdoor activities

Jerry Supple kicked down a man's door and rushed inside - with no thought for her own safety - during a huge fire in Greenwich, London, and ultimately saved the man's life

US maps show smoke from wildfires in Canada is now on course to hit Florida and the Carolinas, potentially causing hazy skies - while air quality alerts have also been issued in parts of northeastern US

The body of a dad was pulled from a partially collapsed building in Davenport, Iowa on the same day of his son's graduation ceremony at high school. Branden Colvin Sr's body was recovered on Saturday

City officials said rescue crews escorted 12 people from the building shortly after a middle section collapsed at about 5pm on Sunday in Davenport, Iowa, US

Fire crews are desperately searching for residents after an apartment in Davenport, Iowa, US, came crashing down on Sunday evening. Seven people were rescued from the building

A five-year-old girl Alysia Salisbury has died in a house fire in Pembrokeshire with her family paying tribute describing her as a "beautiful daughter and sister"

Sam Heiler, 30, from Arizona, US, and his wife Melissa were driving for a weekend getaway when they spotted a burning car carrying a young family trapped inside

Neighbours feared a plane had come down having been woken by the 'explosion' in Takeley, Essex, at 2.45am this morning as the detached property was left completely destroyed by the blaze

Huge flames are leaping out the top of the burning building in SouthPark, Charlotte, North Carolina, reaching higher than the 15-story tower next to it

A huge fire broke out at Loafers Lodge in central Wellington in New Zealand, with 30 people missing and at least six people dead. Local media reports the blaze may have been started deliberately

Firefighters were called to the roof of a building near the intersection of 12th and Sansom streets in Philadelphia, US, at around 12:35pm amid reports of a blaze

Jason Long, 39, sent his mum a tender last goodbye 'I love you' text, along with a grinning picture, before he burned himself to death

Police have said the fire in East New York, Brooklyn, is being considered as suspicious after an accelerant was found in the hallway of the burned out apartment

The mum was in the middle of a family photo shoot in Buckeye Valley, Arizona, US, when a swarm of bees attacked her two daughters, according to the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority

Residents reported hearing a loud bang with an explosion so loud it shook nearby caravans in Southwold, Suffolk

Heartbroken family members came to the scene of the burned out flat in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, to console eachother. A neighbour pointed out chalk drawings on the sidewalk that the two young girls made while playing last week.

Locals called for the girl to foot the bill for the fire service call out after becoming lodged in the child's swing - just over a week after she was rescued from the same park

Jennifer Reynold’s house was saved after a hero neighbour threw the smouldering clothing out the window of her Prestonpans home - before accidentally setting the washing line alight

Pictures from the Seneca Petroleum Company in Lemont, Illinois, show the blaze leaping above industrial containers as firefighters use cranes to tackle the blaze

A massive fire is tearing through a warehouse in Wissinoming, Philadelphia - injuries have been reported at the scene according to local media and 140 firefighters are battling the blaze

Passengers onboard an American Airlines Boeing 737 flight from John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio, US, were in the air for just 40 minutes when a fire erupted