If your teenager is interest in a career in public safety, there city of Utica is offering a Junior Cadet Program for both the police and fire departments.
A member of the Utica Common Council says if allegations of misconduct against the city's current fire chief are true, he ought to step down from his post.
WIBX's First News with Keeler in the Morning shared details of what some believe was inappropriate communication and conduct between an unnamed Utica Fire Department official and a young male who was attempting to get hired by the department. (Listen to the audio here.)
The Mohawk Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross has once again come to the aid of people displaced by a fire in Central New York. This time the volunteers assisted two individuals following a fire at the Sunny Side Apartments in North Utica.
Calling longtime Utica Fire Chief Russ Brooks a 'community hero' and a 'great guy', city Council President Michael Galime shared his thoughts on Brooks' recent forced leave from the department.