Normally used for high-water rescues, a Paterson fire truck with high suspension and fat tires helped crews respond to calls ...

One person was killed when a fire broke out in a Paterson home Sept. 4, authorities said. The Paterson Fire Department responded to a residential fire on East 31st Street at 6:13 p.m., according to a ...

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey fire department plans to adopt the dog it rescued from the base of a waterfall. The Record reports Paterson Fire Capt. Scott Parkin rappelled from a bridge with help ...

The shelter in place in Paterson has been lifted after a fire prompted a concern for “hazardous materials.” A fire investigation at 198 Putnam St. forced parts of Paterson within a 1-mile radius of ...

A gas line was struck July 7 by a construction excavator just outside a Paterson school, prompting a brief evacuation and emergency response. The incident occurred near the school’s perimeter, leading ...

With colossal public housing projects and families crammed into sagging, multiunit homes, Paterson is a densely populated city of nearly 148,000. These days, the city’s ambulance call volume, per ...