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Princeton building's residents claiming vines are fire hazard
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.Residents of a building on East Main Street are claiming the vines that once housed a large roost of starlings are now creating a fire hazard. Bill Buzzo, code enforcement director for the city of Princeton, said residents of 1422 East Main St. had...Tags: Government, Explosions, Safety of Citizens, Politics, Emergency Incidents
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Fire chief grilled about department problems
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.Fire Chief Chris James was back in the hot seat Monday over two recent departmental mishaps and the city's request for proposals from ambulance providers. Augusta Commission members Marion Williams, a former firefighter, and Donnie Smith, a public... -
Lowell firefighters get new truck from New York
Bangor Daily News, MaineTown firefighters hope to have their newest truck in service in about three weeks after having traveled to upstate New York to pick it up over the weekend, Fire Chief Rick Smart said Monday. The town bought the used 1992 Beck Ottawa pumper truck for...Tags: Rubber Products Industry, Vehicles, Bay Ridge, Services and Shopping
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Mother tries to save family, but 6 die in Pennsylvania fire
A Pennsylvania mother had to be restrained by police as she tried to rescue her husband, four young children and sister, who all died when their home was engulfed in fire, authorities said Monday. Neighbors told arriving firefighters from the town of...Tags: O.J. Simpson, Schuylkill County
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Pottsville fire kills six, including four children
POTTSVILLE — Kelly Brown's screams could be heard a block away, as she frantically tried to get into the burning Pottsville home where her four children, husband and sister were sleeping. As flames that started in the second-floor kitchen tore...
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Chelan winery loses processing warehouse in Saturday blaze
The Wenatchee World, Wash.Four Lakes Winery lost its processing and bottling warehouse in a fire Saturday afternoon that started from a runaway tractor lawnmower. The riding lawnmower went off the top of a bluff and rolled down a hill, spewing hot fuel and throwing off the rider... -
Federal grant will pay for most of $10 million fire expense, county chief says
Ventura County StarThe Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday ratified a proclamation of local emergency for the Springs Fire as the county fire chief predicted the cost of fighting the blaze would likely require only $100,000 to $200,000 from his budget. Fire...Tags: Jerry Brown, Guiberson Fire (2009)
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Man injured in house fire in Newport News
Daily PressA man was taken to the hospital Monday morning after escaping a house fire in the Denbigh section of the city. Firefighters responded to a call after 2 a.m. in the 300 block of Thalia Drive near Warwick Boulevard. When crews arrived, they found smoke...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Denbigh
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Yuma's field-burning season nears
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.After the last of the winter wheat is harvested in the Yuma area, the fields need to be prepared for the next growing season. To do so, many farmers in the Yuma area choose to burn their fields, which means residents can expect to see many plumes of...Tags: Explosions, Arable Farming, Emergency Incidents
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Women pulled from burning apartment dies
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.A Vancouver woman died Sunday at a Portland hospital after she was pulled out of her burning apartment in the early morning hours. Her name had not been released as of Sunday night. The fire was reported at 1:23 a.m. at a four-plex at 2904 E. 16th St....Tags: American Red Cross
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Woman hospitalized after fire in Tinley Park
Tribune reporterA Tinley Park woman is in the hospital after being rescued from her burning home this morning, authorities said. The Tinley Park Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire on the 8100 block of Piute Trail at 4:29 A.M. Firefighters found... -
Several fires reported Sunday
The Jamestown Sun, N.D.Sunday was a busy day for the Jamestown city and rural fire departments. A small patch of river bank in Jamestown burned Sunday, according to the Jamestown Fire Department. The grass fire happened around 2 p.m. and was located on the north bank of the...Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), National Weather Service
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