Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. It can happen to anyone-anywhere-and at any age. Portable devices called Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) can save lives and now approximately 30 of the devices are being donated by Comcast to the Indianapolis Fire Department.

IFD Special Operations Chief Kevin Jones says car fires often delay rescues in crashes -- not just in hybrid or electric vehicle crashes.

Sanford, 59, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, just after 3 p.m. Monday.

It took more than 100 firefighters to control a massive fire Sunday night at a truck stop on the southwest side of Indianapolis.

Mayor Joe Hogsett's administration is working on a major restructuring of public safety services in Indianapolis.

Indiana's Safe Haven law allows anyone to hand over an infant to police, fire stations or hospitals within a baby's first 45 days without questions asked.

The Indianapolis Fire Department has plans to consolidate operations and save money by closing two firehouses.

The old Station No. 7 will be razed to make way for Montage on Mass, a retail and residential development on Massachusetts Avenue.

The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. Wednesday at St. Monica Catholic Church on the city's northwest side.

Indianapolis firefighters and volunteers from the Red Cross went door-to-door this morning in one of the city's most-struggling neighborhoods to hand out and inspect smoke detectors.