1+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (117+ words) The increase will cost residents about $92 more a year for a $400,000 home. Rochester voters approved a referendum Tuesday allowing the village to collect an additional $140,000 a year to maintain fire and EMS services. Village officials say the money will help…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (70+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Fire crews responded to a house fire on Emerson Street in Rochester early Saturday morning. The fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. Crews on scene told our photojournalist the home... House fire on Emerson Street in Rochester causes attic damage…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1288+ words) In the Rochester Fire Department’s history that dates back more than two centuries, more than 65 firefighters have died in the line of duty. Some were killed battling fires — crushed by collapsing walls or chimneys, or falling from ladders. Others died…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (60+ words) A factory fire near High Falls in 1888 became one of Rochester’s deadliest, revealing safety failures that still shape fire prevention today. Deadly Rochester factory fire still haunts city 128 years later Rochester suffered one of the most deadly fires in its…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (385+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Within months of finding what appeared to be the perfect apartment in Rochester, Victoria and Isaac Pendley claim consistent maintenance issues have made their home, at times, uninhabitable. The couple claims the complex’s management has done little to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (145+ words) The Rochester Fire Department said law enforcement helped people out of the home using back deck stairs. Firefighters quickly put out the fire and checked the home for others, fin... Courtesy: Rochester Fire Department ROCHESTER, Minn — Firefighters extinguished a…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (157+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – No one was hurt after a fire in northwest Rochester left a garage heavily damaged. The incident happened at around 9:15 p.m. Thursday at a home along 44th Avenue NW. According to the Rochester Fire Department, heavy smoke and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (128+ words) (ABC 6 News) — A fire caused significant damage to an attached garage late Thursday in northwest Rochester, according to the Rochester Fire Department (RFD). Just after 9 p.m., RFD crews arrived at 826 44th Ave NW in Rochester to heavy smoke and fire in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (324+ words) WXXI News Rochester police continue investigation into Lake Ave house explosion The American Red Cross is assisting one person who had been living in a Lake Avenue house that exploded on Tuesday. Representatives from the Red Cross said it was…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (267+ words) A stretch of Lake Avenue in Rochester is closed Tuesday afternoon following an explosion and three-alarm fire that heavily damaged a home. Authorities said the explosion was reported around 12:15 p.m., followed by a fire at a three-story house that also impacted…...