Engine 8

A North Front Street fire Tuesday morning has displaced 11 city residents — despite firefighters extinguishing the blaze just 16 minutes after it was reported.

Mayor Mitchell, you can see the crime from your window, or are the blinds closed?

New Bedford should get some sense tonight as to whether the Mitchell Administration has found the funds to keep Engine 8 active into the next fiscal year.

I wonder if New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger thinks the people who perished in Monday's fire might still be alive if only he had more men available? I do.

A spate of recent fires was not enough to convince New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell Engine 8 should remain in service. Two deaths Monday morning apparently did.

Following a fatal fire in New Bedford that claimed two lives, Mayor Jon Mitchell has reversed course on taking Engine 8 offline as a cost-cutting measure.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell needs to stop blaming the union and get to rebuilding the fire department before someone gets seriously hurt or killed.

Before one nickel more is spent for improvements in the tourism district, Mayor Jon Mitchell must commit to fully funding public safety in New Bedford.

The new-to-New Bedford 'quint' fire apparatus has arrived in the city.

The New Bedford City Council is asking Mayor Jon Mitchell not to decommission Engine 8 or close the downtown police station this fiscal year.