Two Overnight House Fires Keep Mobile Firefighters Busy
Mobile Fire-Rescue crews battled two separate overnight structure fires, one caused by a water heater, with no injuries reported at either scene.
Grass Fire at Shuttered Searcy Hospital Draws Four Fire Departments
Four Mobile County fire departments responded to a reported building fire at the closed Searcy Hospital in Mount Vernon, later confirmed as a grass fire.
Fire Investigators Rule Parklane Apartments Blaze Intentional
Mobile fire officials say a blaze that sent a woman leaping from a balcony at Parklane Apartments was deliberately set, causing about $20,000 in damage.
The House That Burns on Purpose: How Donated Homes Became Mobile’s Fire Academy
Not every house fire in Mobile is an accident. Some are set by firefighters, with the owner watching and a tax deduction waiting. The department is also quietly planning for…