Call firefighters in Oak Bluffs spoke out last week following the recent informational picket by members of International Association of Fire Fighters.

About 20 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters came before Oak Bluffs selectmen following a day of informational picketing.

An early morning house fire in Oak Bluffs destroyed an accessory apartment but all the building occupants escaped without injury.

With temperatures hovering about one degree above zero and a wind chill of 18 degrees below, Oak Bluffs firefighters staged an ice rescue drill Sunday morning on a frozen pond off County Road.

The state Division of Labor Relations ordered a hearing to determine whether the Oak Bluffs fire and EMS department violated labor laws.

Noelle Lambert returned to the Vineyard to thank first responders who stabilized her after a moped accident in which she lost her leg.

A fire which apparently began in a malfunctioning ceiling fan at the Madison Inn brought a quick response from the Oak Bluffs fire department Tuesday afternoon.

Against a bitter backdrop of union contract negotiations and charges of unfair labor practices, Oak Bluffs selectmen voted Tuesday to separate the functions of emergency medical service (EMS) personnel from call firefighters.

Oak Bluffs firefighters quickly put out a fire in a house off New York avenue Friday afternoon. There was nobody at the home at the time of the fire.

A rooftop solar array planned for the Oak Bluffs fire station could offset electricity costs for the town.