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'We have the funds available': Fall River mayor announces fire department budget increase
River expects to budget for an additional $1.5 million for fire department staffing, but in the immediate future, expects to fill gaps with OT.
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Investigators probe if firefighter staffing contributed to Fall River fire devastation
As state and local authorities probe Sunday's deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility, a firefighter’s union is ...
Radio calls reveal urgent rescue efforts during deadly Fall River fire
First responders rescued dozens of people from inside an assisted living facility where nine people were killed.
Fall River facility where fatal fire broke out was understaffed and poorly maintained, current and former employees allege
The Gabriel House assisted living facility did not perform fire drills or train workers in evacuation procedures and was also understaffed and poorly maintained, according to a current and former ...
An investigation is underway after a fire engulfed a Massachusetts assisted-living facility, killing 9 people. Here’s what we know
Calls to 911 reporting a fire at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, began coming in shortly after 9:30 ...
Fall River fire that killed 9, injured 30 deemed ‘not suspicious’; Victims identified
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Nine people were killed and dozens of others were injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in ...