The city has officially called on Anthony Hildebrand — the Downey Fire Department’s assistant chief since 2021 — to take up the department’s helm starting on Jan. 1. Hildebrand ...

Fifteen members of the Downey Fire Department were recognized during the city council meeting on Tuesday for helping to ...

A mother and her daughter died after a large fire tore through a two-story apartment building in Downey Tuesday night. The victims were found trapped in an upstairs bathroom and brought down in ...