Kevin O’Connor, who spent more than 30 years with the CFD, thanked the Niles first responders who revived him after a sudden cardiac arrest Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Retired firefighter Kevin O’Connor suffered cardiac arrest at his home last fall Niles firefighter-paramedics revived him and rushed him to the hospital O’Connor later returned to thank the team who ...

NILES, Ill. (WLS) -- After a career of responding to those in need, a retired Chicago firefighter experienced a medical emergency. On Tuesday, he thanked those firefighters and paramedics who saved ...

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Firefighters came to the rescue of a swan that was stuck in a frozen Connecticut river this week. Norwalk Fire Department crews donned cold-water rescue suits and used ropes to ...

Joe Cruz is once again acting lieutenant in the February 4 episode of Chicago Fire. Joe Miñoso previews the episode and looks ahead to Cruz’s future. Cruz has been an acting lieutenant several times ...

Chicago firefighters were responding to a large fire Tuesday afternoon in an apartment building in the Chatham neighborhood. Heavy flames and smoke could be seen pouring from the third floor and roof ...

Chicago Fire‘s Joe Cruz (Joe Miñoso), first the driver of Truck 81 and now part of Rescue Squad 3, hasn’t had an easy life, but he always did a stalwart job as a firefighter. A good man raised in a ...