An Independence Fire captain is heading back to work even more determined after suffering serious burns in late December.

Crews have opened an investigation into what may have sparked a fire in the attic of an Independence home. The Independence, ...

Fire crews in Independence have warned residents not to discard smoking materials in potting soil after a small inferno was ...

The Independence Fire Department was on the scene of an apartment building fire on Wednesday that possibly could have been avoided. According to a post on social media, firefighters were dispatched to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo ... Christmas, Independence responded mutual aid to a Sugar Creek house fire with a report of people trapped inside. Captain Michael Peacock and three other firefighters ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A mother and her 2-year-old son were critically injured Monday morning in a house fire in Independence. Around 9:20 a.m. Monday, firefighters were called to a fire at a single ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Fire Department is investigating ... and are reported to have life-threatening injuries. Firefighters believe the mother and toddler may have been sleeping ...

A junior firefighter was killed in a crash while responding to a water rescue call Friday afternoon in Franklin County, Missouri, officials confirm.

About 4:15 p.m. Friday a Water Rescue Firefighter for the Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District was involved in a motor vehicle crash while responding to a reported ...

Independence police said. The fire was reported to police about 7:40 p.m. The smoke apparently came from burning leaves outside the building, police said. One firefighter suffered minor injuries.