Firefighters

Belleville’s mayor and city council tabbed Stephanie Mills last week to be the city’s new fire chief, the first woman to fill the position in the municipality's history.

The city had required some full-time city employees to relocate inside city limits within 15 months of starting their job, but last month, the city council voted unanimously to relax residency requirements for nonunion and non-appointed city employees. Now they’re considering doing the same for mayor-appointed employees.

Researchers at Washington University have found that paramedics and emergency medical technicians are seven times as likely as the general public to have…

Last week, St. Louis Fire Department Chief Dennis Jenkerson said that paramedics see the impact of so much violence that they're quitting faster than he…

When firefighter Marnell Griffin died in January 2017, it was not due to burns, smoke inhalation or any of the other hazards people associate with his…

Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens introduced Sikeston Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Drew Juden to lead the state Department of Public Safety…

The organization representing black police officers in the city of St. Louis is demanding that St. Louis Metropolitan Police chief Sam Dotson resign.Sgt.…

The Missouri Court of Appeals heard arguments today over whether or not the city of St. Louis' new pension plan for firefighters will hold. Officials say…

The Missouri Court of Appeals will hear arguments tomorrow on whether the city of St. Louis had the right to make changes to the pension benefits it…

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is a step closer to addressing some legal concerns with its new pension system for firefighters.The measure cleared a…