Crews were sent to the riverfront after receiving reports of a person in the water in distress around 7:45 a.m.

Ramir Parker from Virginia became a hero after he saved his grandmother and two younger brothers from a burning home on ...

Karl Bly is no stranger to the river. He's a regular visitor to the waterways, often stationed near the San Juan Rapids. That ...

Area residents may notice a heavy presence of emergency vehicles and personnel along the Rappahannock River this weekend, but it’s not a real emergency—it’s a planned water rescue training exercise.

The Montgomery County firefighter who was driving the water-carrying apparatus has returned home from hospital, fire official ...

Two people were sent to the hospital Saturday night after a fire tanker rolled over in a crash with a car on River Road in ...

Search teams fanned out Saturday from the epicentre of deadly flash flooding in Nigeria, the Red Cross said, as the death ...

Flash floods that ripped through parts of central Nigeria have killed at least 115 people and injured dozens of others, emergency services officials said on Friday, with the toll expected ...

With the summer holidays approcahing and DMV residents hype to hit the water, DC officials are offering up tips for a safe summer.

They were taken back up the river by rescue boat. The fire department said in a statement on social media, “The heroism of these two bystanders undoubtedly saved a life. We continue to encourage ...

A pair of boaters clung to a tree in the middle of the raging Potomac River after their small boat was swept downstream, rescuers said. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson on X ...