The Baton Rouge fire chief announced his retirement Friday after serving almost five decades with the department, the last 19 years at its helm. Chief Ed Smith will go down in Baton Rouge ...

After 19 years of service as Chief of the Baton Rouge Fire Department, Ed Smith has announced his retirement. Chief Smith’s last day of duty will be May 17, according to the mayor’s office.

The Baton Rouge Fire Department says Chief Fire Investigator Darryl Sanders shot a nude man who was trying to break into a fire department vehicle Tuesday. The man, in his 30s, was expected to ...

A veteran first-responder who’s worked on the front lines of disasters throughout the nation has been tapped to lead the Baton Rouge Fire Department. In an announcement Thursday, Michael Kimble ...

The district chief of the Baton Rouge Fire Department suffered a heart attack at the scene of a fatal fire Sunday night, according to the Advocate. The newspaper reports that the chief was ...

A driver had to be rescued following a single-car crash in Central early Sunday morning. According to the Central Fire ...

A grocery store in Baton Rouge is a total loss after a fire ripped through the building on Monday, May 26. The Baton Rouge Fire Department was called to Caruso’s Grocery Store, 2608 Highland Road at 8 ...

Two men were arrested on arson charges for a fire at a Jeanerette neighborhood store that was intentionally set. Police Chief ...

A Baton Rouge Fire Department district chief suffered a heart attack at the scene of a fatal fire in Pollard Estates late Sunday, but he was resuscitated and is in stable condition at a hospital ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – The Baton Rouge Police Department will soon be under the leadership of a new Chief of Police. Murphy Paul will step down from his role as Chief of Police later this ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating after a church caught fire Wednesday, June 14. Officials confirmed the cause of the fire has been ruled arson.