The Newport News Fire Department are improving response times with data-driven tech, which they hope will help them in turn to save lives.

When an emergency happens in most parts of North Dakota, responses come from teams largely made up of volunteers. But staff numbers are falling, while emergencies appear to be on the rise. State and ...

Answering the call for help is just a part of the job for first responders, and getting to that emergency quickly is a matter of life and death, but sometimes the biggest obstacle is getting there.