Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue

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.

Firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire in West Tuscaloosa Tuesday afternoon, where no injuries have yet been reported.

Oakley Apartments, located at 235 James I Harrison Jr Pkwy in Tuscaloosa, is the subject of a fire investigation after a blaze broke out Tuesday.

No one was injured Wednesday morning when a mobile home in the Holt community caught fire, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue Service told the Thread.

A familiar face with more than twenty years of experience in the department will serve as the Acting Chief of Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue until a permanent hire is identified.

The city of Tuscaloosa on Friday celebrated the completion and opening of a new, state-of-the-art fire station that will serve two massive Mercedes-Benz plants.

The city of Tuscaloosa's fire chief will retire in November after leading the fire and rescue service here for six years, the department announced Wednesday.

The Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue Service will host a blood drive next week in memory of the more than 400 first responders who lost their lives 23 years ago during the September 11th terror attacks.