Tag: Providence Fire Department
Report: Former Providence firefighter awarded $1.75M in lawsuit against city
PROVIDENCE – A former firefighter has been awarded $1.75 million in compensatory damages stemming from a lawsuit against the city for denying her accidental...
Court hearing Friday may decide fate of embattled Providence scrapyard
PROVIDENCE – The future of an embattled scrap metal yard on Allens Avenue could be decided at a Superior Court hearing on Friday.
Attorney General Peter...
Smiley unveils $598.6M city budget, vows ‘a new culture in City...
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley on Wednesday presented a $598.6 million budget for fiscal year 2025, a 3% increase that targets investments in...
Recycled Metals suspects arson as cause for fire
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Recycled Metals LLC, an embattled scrap-metal yard on Allens Avenue, suspects arson was the cause of the fire that broke...
Wealth of past experiences helps Warner lead the way at UWRI
2022 C-Suite Awards: Nonprofit/Social Service Agency | Larry Warner, United Way of Rhode Island chief impact and equity officer
Larry Warner is a thoughtful strategist,...
Communities create ‘Safe Stations’ in effort to reduce overdose deaths
Rhode Islanders who are struggling with substance abuse now have places they can go to get immediate attention and support, after fire departments and...
Report recommends new department to shift responsibilities from Providence police
PROVIDENCE – The city could cut costs, improve services and make its police and fire departments more efficient by creating a new department to...
Providence Fire Department gets $750K from feds for heavy-rescue truck
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Fire Department was awarded $750,000 in federal funds for a new heavy-rescue truck, the R.I. congressional delegation announced Wednesday.
The funds...
Providence Fire Department receives $993,309 in federal funds
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Fire Department has received $993,309 in federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters grant, Rhode Island’s...
City fire stations help combat drug addiction
Between 2009 and 2016, more than 1,700 Rhode Islanders died from drug overdoses.
This sobering statistic is from the Prevent Overdose Rhode Island action plan...
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