Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has named his police chief, Brent Blankley, as the city's Executive Director of Public Safety, a newly created position which will see him assume command of the fire department and E-911 service.

The canopy in front of a hotel on Tuscaloosa's Skyland Boulevard collapsed Tuesday afternoon during storms.

The Tuscaloosa City Council set aside around $360,000 for costs associated with hiring its new Executive Director of Public Safety, who will oversee the police and fire departments, and E-911 service.

A small crew of firefighters in Tuscaloosa kept an annual tradition alive Thursday morning, climbing stairs at Coleman Coliseum in full gear to remember first responders who died in the terror attacks of September 11th, 2001.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox made a five-point pitch on Tuesday to establish a new leadership position overseeing the city's police, fire department and E-911 service.

City leaders gathered on Hargrove Road East Thursday morning to cut the ribbon on the Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue department's new Fire Station 6.

A team of Tuscaloosa firefighters is gearing up to deploy to Texas, where they will assist in search and rescue efforts after catastrophic, deadly flooding across the Lone Star State this week.

A longtime leader in the Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue service has been named its next chief, Mayor Walt Maddox announced Friday.

Police and firefighters are at the Hunt Oil refinery in West Tuscaloosa, responding to an active blaze on site.

A home just outside Tuscaloosa was destroyed Tuesday afternoon in a brush fire which might have been caused by the severe storms that blew through the area.