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Archive for February, 2009

Chief steps down after six years - Norwich Bulletin

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Chief steps down after six years
Norwich Bulletin, CT
“If we had a chimney fire years ago, we’d yank a hand-raised ladder off a truck, put it up to the roof and climb up with a hose line to fight the fire. Today, we call in a ladder truck and get at the fire from the end of the ladder. ...

Horoscopes for March - Chronogram

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Horoscopes for March
Chronogram, NY
This is question of awareness, but also a question of how you deal with originality. Here is the Paradox of Originality, as I see it. When you finally figure out that you want to do something that’s never been done, you reach a juncture. ...

UF group offers help to fire–ravaged Peaceful Paths - Independent Florida Alligator

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

UF group offers help to fire–ravaged Peaceful Paths
Independent Florida Alligator, FL
... awareness organization at UF, increased its promised donation to Peaceful Paths. The organization already planned to donate 45 percent of its proceeds from its upcoming production of “The Vagina Monologues” to Peaceful Paths. But after the fire, ...

10 homes destroyed, dozens evacuated in Bastrop - Houston Chronicle

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

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10 homes destroyed, dozens evacuated in Bastrop
Houston Chronicle, United States
High winds and serious drought conditions have made it difficult to extinguish the fire, which is about 40 percent contained, according to the Texas Forest Service. Two National Guard helicopters are on the scene, in addition to dozens of other ...
Firefighters battle wildfires across Texas Houston Chronicle
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2 injured in Lake Union boat fire - KOMO News

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

KOMO News

2 injured in Lake Union boat fire
KOMO News, WA
The 25- to 30-foot cabin cruiser was cut free from the refueling pump, and Harbor Patrol fire crews quickly arrived on scene to extinguish the flames as it drifted toward other watercraft. A 60-foot yacht was damaged when the cabin cruiser came into ...
Cabin cruiser belches flames on Lake Union KOMO News
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Fire put out in roof behind Myrtle Beach store - Myrtle Beach Sun News

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Fire put out in roof behind Myrtle Beach store
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC
Battalion Chief Tom Gwyer said the fire was in the roof by a storage area of the two-story structure, but no people were inside, and the store in front had not been open for business. Gwyer said fire crews used a ladder truck to access the roof to cut ...

Jakes Alarmed After Fire Truck Breaks Down On I-93 - FireFighting News.com

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Jakes Alarmed After Fire Truck Breaks Down On I-93
FireFighting News.com
Massachusetts - A Boston Fire ladder truck, returning to the Hub after getting repaired, broke down on the I-93 Expressway and had to be towed away the latest mechanical malfunction to strike the department's aging fleet. An electrical failure brought ...

Fire crews working brush fire hot spots in New Tampa - Tampa Bay’s 10

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Fire crews working brush fire hot spots in New Tampa
Tampa Bay's 10, FL
Tampa, Florida — Around 2:30 Saturday afternoon, Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a brush fire behind The Hammocks at Grand Hampton subdivision in the New Tampa area. Fire crews were on the scene within a few minutes and managed to keep the flames away ...
5 acre brush fire contained in New Tampa ABC Action News
Small brush fire in Tampa Tampa Bay's 10
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Spring fire season starts Sunday - Point Pleasant Register

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Spring fire season starts Sunday
Point Pleasant Register, WV
No burning may be done unless all flammable material has been removed from around the material to be burned as a safety strip for a distance that ensures the fire will not escape and is not less than 10 feet. If fires escape beyond the safety strip, ...

Seven escape as fire destroys west-side home - Green Bay Press Gazette

by @ Saturday, February 28th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Seven escape as fire destroys west-side home
Green Bay Press Gazette, WI
Green Bay Fire Battalion Chief Mark Mandich said smoke detectors sounded when the fire started and allowed the family — two adults and five children — to get out unharmed. The smoke detectors were instrumental in the family’s escape and probably saved ...

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