ATHENS, Texas (KETK)–The City of Athens named Eric Burnside as its new fire chief during a city council meeting on Tuesday. Burnside was appointed to the position following a multi-step hiring process ...

The Athens County coroner’s office identified the man found dead after a fire in raged through an apartment in The Plains ...

Two men who ignited a fire outside a home in north Athens almost two weeks ago have also ignited an investigation that could land them in jail if they are identified. Athens-Clarke police detectives ...

ATHENS, Ga. — The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department announced its newest fleet addition is not just large, it’s dino-normous. On March 18, ACCFD said it had brought on Ladder 1, a Rosenbauer T-Rex ...

The Athens-Clarke County Fire Department announced recently that it has placed a new ladder truck designed for rescues and fighting fires at high-rise buildings at Station 1 in downtown Athens. The ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Athens‑Clarke County Fire Department is asking for help identifying two people who tried to set a home on fire. The incident was caught on camera at a home on ...

Athens Fire and Rescue added a new truck to its fleet Monday, marking the occasion with a push-in ceremony at the station attended by city leaders, Athens High School football players and community ...

ATHENS, Ohio — On a cool evening in Athens, the call comes in with familiar urgency: a fire alarm sounding inside a student apartment, smoke drifting from a stovetop left unattended or a carbon ...

Solid Waste Department staff are warning the public about the danger of not disposing of used batteries properly.