Firefighter recruitment and retention is down nationwide, and the Jackson Fire Department is combatting that by hiring new recruits. We got a close look at what training is like.

JACKSON, MI – The Jackson Fire Department has a new tool to aid its firefighters in combating fires, investigating their aftermath and search and rescue operations. The City of Jackson unveiled ...

JACKSON, MI – The Jackson Fire Department has a new tool to aid its firefighters in combating fires, investigating their aftermath and search and rescue operations. The City of Jackson unveiled ...

JACKSON, MI – One person is dead and another was injured Monday morning when a fire broke out somewhere in the front of their Jackson residence. Fire crews were called at 2:30 a.m. Feb. 3, to a ...

The Jackson Fire Department is battling a house fire on Brown Street. A 16 WAPT crew spotted firefighters responding to the fire at 4 p.m. Thursday. Thick clouds of smoke were seen pouring out of the ...

The City of Jackson is also splitting its police and fire departments into two separate departments. Tim Gonzales, a Jackson native who has been with the Jackson Fire Department for 17 years ...

The fire, which began at 6:20 a.m., was caused by a space heater. Jackson Police Department officers confirmed the single occupant had safely exited the building. The fire was extinguished by 8 a ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)—The Jackson Fire Department has unveiled and tested a new drone to assist first responders. The Department reports the drone was donated by Industrial Steel Treating ...