A fire inspector of the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services denies reviewing an application for a fire system permit by a company that is suing him and former DFEMS commissioner Claudio K. Norita. Fire Inspector Anthony Babauta stated in an affidavit that he had...

Five days after the driver of an SUV drove over the Marpi cliff into the sea last Saturday, the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services finally called off the search yesterday, and only the vehicle has been found but not the body of...

The cause of a house fire in Gualo Rai last Monday that left eight people homeless remains undetermined, with investigators of the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services still sifting through the scene for clues. According to a DFEMS statement yesterday, it received a...

Dennis James C. Mendiola has been named the new commissioner of the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services. He will replace assistant fire chief Juan A. Pua, who has been the acting DFEMS commissioner since May. A former resident deputy commissioner serving the Rota...