Four Mentor Fire stations were on scene, and a MABAS 1151 was struck bringing additional resources from Painesville Township, Willoughby, Fairport Harbor, Kirtland and Leroy. The circumstances ...

Mentor Fire Department issues safety tips for spring cleaning to prevent fires and ensure safe home maintenance.

Mentor City Council has approved two proposals ... Chief Ron Zak, who was announced as the new fire department chief after serving as acting chief following the October retirement of Robert ...

According to a city news release, Zak has held every position in the Mentor Fire Department since being hired as a firefighter/paramedic in 1991. Zak was promoted to lieutenant in 1995 ...

For the first time in Mentor’s history, the fire department responded to 10,000 service calls last year, 77 percent were EMS calls. These run totals place stress on meeting personnel demands for ...

Jacob Johnson begins a multi-part series about how important it is for rookie firefighters to learn the culture of the fire station, the memories attached to it and ...