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Castaic blaze grows to 575 acres but firefighters gaining control
Firefighters were beginning to gain control Friday evening of a fast-burning brush fire near Castaic Lake that has so far burned 575 acres, fire officials said. The blaze reached the northern shore of the lake, which was acting as a "natural fire break,... -
Fire near bathroom fan burns 2nd floor and roof of Allentown house
A fire near a bathroom ceiling vent fan damaged an Allentown house Friday afternoon, displacing six people in the two apartments there, a fire official said. The fire at 304 S. Franklin St., along Fairview Street, started about 5:35 p.m. Firefighters had...Tags: Allentown
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BRIEF: Man burned trying to douse camper blaze in Suffolk
The Virginian-PilotA 57-year-old man was taken to a hospital with burns after trying to fight a fire in a camper trailer on Thursday in Whaleyville. The fire was reported shortly before 5:25 p.m. in the 300 block of Great Fork Road, according to a city news release. The...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Sentara
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BRIEF: Firefighters quickly extinguish blaze at Kenduskeag dairy farm
Bangor Daily News, MaineKENDUSKEAG, Maine -- A quick response was crucial in saving a local dairy farm from being destroyed by a fire on Thursday evening, a fire official said. Kenduskeag fire Capt. Scott Dore was the first on scene at a Stetson Road residence shortly after 8:... -
Fire Burns Interior Of Willimantic Church
The Hartford CourantA fire that burned for hours heavily damaged the interior of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church on Valley Street Thursday night, sending clouds of smoke into the air and causing a partial roof collapse, but causing no injuries. There is extensive fire...Tags: Christianity, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Roman Catholicism
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Hamden police and fire officials denied raises for 2nd straight year
New Haven Register, Conn.For the second straight year, the town's police and fire chiefs received no raises and, if the trend continues, the deputy chiefs of police could in a couple of years could make more than the chief. Police Chief Thomas Wydra said he wonders if the...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Middletown, Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace
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BRIEF: Roanoke County business damaged by early-morning fire
The Roanoke Times, Va.Several Roanoke County fire departments responded to an early-morning fire near Salem that sent one firefighter to the hospital. Firefighters from Masons Cove, Catawba, Hollins and Fort Lewis stations were dispatched at about 12:45 a.m. Friday to a fire... -
Nemours patients help firefighters 'Fill the Boot' for muscular dystrophy fundraiser
Starting today, community members will begin seeing firefighters holding out their yellow boots at many local intersections as part of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Fill the Boot Campaign. This year area firefighters have some back up...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Muscular Dystrophy, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Research
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Obituary: Elmer McBeath was fire chief in Folsom, Rancho Cordova
The Sacramento BeeElmer R. McBeath, a veteran fire chief in Folsom and Rancho Cordova who began fighting fires before he was old enough to drive, died May 13 at 88. He had congestive heart failure, his family said. Folsom was a sleepy prison town and Mr. McBeath...Tags: Burma, Dwayne Johnson, Georgetown, Heart Failure, Ronald Reagan
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Tractor-trailer pulls into Heflin gas station and burns Thursday afternoon
The Anniston StarA semi-truck fire caused the temporary evacuation of the Shell gas station it pulled into after catching fire on Alabama 46 Thursday afternoon. The charred and melted trailer was still parked in the parking lot an hour after the fire and employees...Tags: Physiology, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Police ID student believed to have set fire at the Ashland Middle School on Tuesday
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.Police say they have identified a student who intentionally set fire to a paper-towel dispenser in the boys' bathroom at Ashland Middle School Tuesday, triggering an evacuation of the school and causing significant damage to the restroom. The juvenile...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Students, Teaching and Learning, Juvenile Delinquency
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BRIEF: Attic damaged in morning house fire
Tulsa WorldThe cause of a house fire Friday morning is under investigation. Crews were called to the 1200 block of North Knoxville Avenue, near Pine and Marshall streets, around 5 a.m., said Tulsa Fire Capt. Josh Rutledge. Firefighters contained the blaze to the...
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