Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire ...

The following is the Dec. 17, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Navy Ship Maintenance: Fire Prevention Improvements Hinge on Stronger Contractor Oversight.  From the Report What GAO Found ...

The Navy is debating whether to keep the ship after the damage. A U.S. Navy sailor is being questioned by investigators for possible arson after allegedly starting the massive fire on the USS Bonhomme ...

A fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, while it was moored pier side for a maintenance availability, which began in 2018. Base and shipboard ...

Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that ...

A Navy sailor fresh out of boot camp rushed to save the occupant of a burning car, but the flames engulfed his mother’s vehicle during the rescue. Both the sailor and his mother were unhurt. Fireman ...

SCHERERVILLE | Navy Fireman Michael L Huizenga, recently completed his U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL. Huizenga is the son of Robert and Laura Huizenga of ...

Firefighters and emergency responders from across Lancaster County gathered in New Holland Borough on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the life of longtime firefighter J. Howard “Jack” Rutter Jr., who ...