A 23-year veteran of the Gadsden Fire Department will serve as its new chief. Vance Brown was appointed to the job on Dec. 17 by a unanimous vote of the Gadsden Civil Service Board. He succeeds ...

Gadsden Fire Chief Vance Brown said Friday that Gerald ... Chief Brown says his department is currently conducting an internal investigation into the incident and the conduct.

That’s close to the intersection with Gadsden Street, near where Interstate 126 flows into Elmwood Avenue. The Columbia Fire Department responds to a burning building. Columbia Fire Department ...