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Injury Crash Leads to High Angle Rescue Near Carver (PHOTOS) - Salem-News.Com

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Salem-News.Com

Injury Crash Leads to High Angle Rescue Near Carver (PHOTOS)
Salem-News.Com, OR
"According to Boring Fire District news release sent this afternoon, Anderson's rescue required a full complement High Angle Rope Rescue". He says the Boring Fire District, American Medical Response and Clackamas Fire District cooperatively performed ...

Authorities find piece of truck in river search - Selma Times-Journal

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Authorities find piece of truck in river search
Selma Times-Journal, AL
The Selma Dallas County Rescue Squad, Sumter County Fire Rescue Squad, Selma Fire Department and Selma Police Department officers piled into three boats searching a vehicle and possibly the driver. Selma Dallas County Fire Rescue Squad Assistant Chief ...
Authorities searching for car, possible victim in Alabama River Selma Times-Journal
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Grass fire forces evacuations in Andover - KARE

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Grass fire forces evacuations in Andover
KARE, MN
Multiple fire departments and DNR helicopters worked to extinguish the flames, which were brought under control by Sunday evening. Mike LaBelle watched from the corner of 143rd and Xenia as a black cloud of smoke swallowed his home a half a block away. ...

Retiring firefighters taking 320 years of experience with them - StarNewsOnline.com

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Retiring firefighters taking 320 years of experience with them
StarNewsOnline.com, NC
“We got on the ladder, we came down, and the roof collapsed,” he said. “I will never forget that.” Jackson also remembered his starting salary back then – $7996 a year. The firefighters also paid their respect to Bernice Miller, who is retiring after ...

Fatal house fire in NW Harris County - KHOU

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

MyFox Houston

Fatal house fire in NW Harris County
KHOU, TX
He jumped up and raced through the house helping everyone, including the two elderly women, escape from the flames. Then he realized his girlfriend had not made it out of the back room. But by then the flames were too intense to reach her. ...
Woman and Dog Perish in MyFox Houston
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Fire brigade buys 99-m-long ladder - Kuwait Times

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Fire brigade buys 99-m-long ladder
Kuwait Times, Kuwait
KUWAIT: The General Fire Department announced yesterday that it would hold a ceremony tomorrow on the occasion of receiving one of the longest fire ladders in the world, said to reach 33 floors (99 m), at a cost of KD 630000. ...

Fire engulfs three buildings in West Loop - Chicago Sun-Times

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Fire engulfs three buildings in West Loop
Chicago Sun-Times, United States
As a precautionary measure, an EMS Plan 1 response was called for the fire at 4:03 pm, sending five ambulances to the scene. One firefighter suffered "very minor" injuries, Langford said. No other injuries were reported. The blaze likely started in the ...

11 Fires In Wake of Thunderstorms - KTVL

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

11 Fires In Wake of Thunderstorms
KTVL, OR
Fire-fighting crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry's Medford Unit found eleven fires in the wake of Saturday's thunderstorms, according to ODF specialists. Fire Prevention Specialist, Brian Ballou, says the largest fire was 5-acre Bishop Creek ...

uk's Brown Floats Plan for Ethics Code - Wall Street Journal

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

uk's Brown Floats Plan for Ethics Code
Wall Street Journal
He faces pressure to replace Treasury chief Alistair Darling and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, both of whom have come under fire for dubious expenses and their performance. Analysts and the UK media have suggested Ed Balls, the minister for education, ...

Most State schools lack fire safety system - Assam Tribune

by @ Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized

Most State schools lack fire safety system
Assam Tribune, India
Fire Services sources said that the Deputy Commissioners of the districts have also been informed about the guidelines provided to the schools and hoped that the administration of the concerned districts would also look into the matter to ensure safety ...
State to get 20 new fire stations Assam Tribune
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