River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said he requested additional staffing prior to the deadly Sunday night fire at the Gabriel Assisted Living Facility that killed nine people.

At a press conference Tuesday, July 15, outside FRFD headquarters, Bacon said the city has typically relied on overtime for ...

River's fire department doesn't meet national staffing standards, and union officials say more firefighters could have saved ...

Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.

After a devastating fire at an assisted living facility on Oliver Street, Fall River residents are mourning the dead and ...

Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the ...

A nighttime fire at a nursing home has left nine people dead in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts after a desperate ...

The exact cause of the fire is under investigation, but the DA’s office said it did not appear to be suspicious. The ...

River's building department released certificates of inspection for the assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire, Sunday night.

The investigation into one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts in recent years will almost certainly look at the performance of the sprinkler system in the building, a fire protection engineer ...

Firefighters on the scene of a fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, Mass., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. 🥵 Hot, with highs in the 90s. Sunset is at 8:18 p.m.

Members of a commission working on new regulations that would change the way assisted living facilities are run met on Tuesday and discussed how a fatal fire in Fall River could impact their efforts.