Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker and the city of Austin's budget office are now pointing to increasing absenteeism at the fire ...

Reducing minimum staffing from four firefighters to three on engine trucks is one cost-cutting option city leaders are ...

Facing a budget deficit, city leaders want to cut the number of firefighters assigned to each truck or unit to three apiece ...

Austin Fire Department conducted a water rescue near 360 Bridge; one swimmer was saved, while the search for the second ...

Reducing the minimum number of firefighters per truck from four to three would save the city about $8.3 million in overtime ...

The city of Austin is considering a budget proposal that would include cutting staff requirements for the Austin Fire ...

A new class of Austin Fire Department cadets graduated Friday morning, the first class to do so after the deadly July Fourth ...

A single-vehicle crash on Saturday evening sent first responders to a rural road west of Austin, but fortunately, no major ...