The 13,000 square foot building will house three fire engines, and the two southern sectors of the police department, bringing much-needed coverage to the southern half of Porterville. Porterville ...

The Porterville Fire Department will honor the memory of two fallen firefighters one year after Capt. Ramon Figueroa and Patrick Jones died making sure nobody was trapped inside a burning library.

Porterville Fire Chief Dave LaPere choked back tears Wednesday as he announced that one firefighter killed was identified as 35-year-old Capt. Raymond Figueroa, who had been with the department ...

The Porterville fire station is being manned by other agencies right now - to allow firefighters to mourn. On Thursday, the Clovis Fire Department answered all 911 calls for service. A link has ...

In the aftermath of the deadly blaze, Porterville Fire Chief Dave LaPere called for a Serious Accident Review Team, or SART, to investigate the incident so that other fire departments could learn ...