Local fire departments improved their service in recent years, and it could lead to lower insurance rates for some Wake County property owners. The Insurance Services Office, which grades fire ...

Wake County residents are fighting back against a suggestion to close the Fairview Rural Fire Station 2 in the southern part of the county. County staff have recommended that the more-than-50-year ...

Last year, a local nonprofit, The 200 Club of Wake County, donated 10 bulletproof vests to the Raleigh Fire Department, which also bought 15 more.