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 INCIDENT WAS REPORTED JUST BEFORE 1 P-M TODAY. POLICE SAY THE JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD RESPONDED TO A CALL ABOUT A VEHICLE THAT WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. ONCE THE FLAMES FIREFIGHTERS FOUND ...

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 ...