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Ga. Chief Takes Heat Over Recertification of Air Tanks

Augusta's fire chief is in hot water with the department's union for allegedly missing the April 30 deadline for having SCBA air tanks recertified.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Ore. Firefighters Investigate Series of Suspicious Fires

So far this year, there have been eight arson fires in Medford and fire officials are trying to determine who is setting them.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Florida Firefighters Extinguish Mitsubishi Plant Fire

Orlando firefighters were confronted by heavy fire and smoke in an early morning fire at the 100,000 square foot Mitsubishi manufacturing plant.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Sun Reflected Off Dog Dish Ignites Calif. House Fire

An empty chrome dog bowl is suspected of starting a fire that damaged a Bennett Valley home on Wednesday.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Maine Dept. Is Selling Its 1955 'Little Red' Jeep

Hampden Fire Department has been using the Jeep as a brush truck since at least the 1970s, but with it's replacement already in house, it's time for it to find a new home.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Fire Destroys Part of Detroit's Artistic Attraction

A house that made up part of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit has been destroyed by fire, its cause was not immediately available.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Three-Alarm Blaze Hits Calif. Paper Recycling Plant

San Jose firefighters were challenged by fire in a paper and cardboard recycling plant that spread through the whole facility Thursday night.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Minn. Crews Rescue Man Who Drove Motorcycle on Ice

A Bemidji man wrecked his motorcycle on a patch of soft ice after driving it on to a lake. He was rescued by Beltrami County responders and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Md. Firefighter Who Called Mayday Succumbs to Injuries

The 24-year-old firefighter who was hurt in a Reistertown house fire that killed a resident of the home, has died as the result of injuries he suffered battling the blaze.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Vancouver's Experiment With SUV Response Is Working

Early results of Vancouver Fire Department's use of SUVs for lower priority medical calls is promising with reductions in response times and fuel costs.

News • May 2nd, 2013

N.C. School Fires Prompts Request For Aerial Coverage

Concerns about potential emergencies at Flat Rock Elementary School and White Plains Elementary School have prompted requests to have Mount Airy's truck available if needed.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Va. Firefighters Rescue Child, 4, From Apartment Fire

Newport News firefighters found the child in a second-floor bedroom after police alerted them to the trapped victim. The child was hospitalized for treatment of serious injuries.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Md. Fire Takes Out Art Gallery, Auto Repair Shops

A Baltimore fire destroyed an art gallery and several auto repair shops, forcing the evacuation of firefighters as the building collapsed. One firefighter was hospitalized with minor injuries.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Tenn. Firefighter Suffers Facial Burns in Car Wash Fire

Forty-two emergency responders and 19 pieces of fire and emergency medical services equipment responded to the call at a Memphis car wash. One firefighter was hospitalized for facial burns.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Illinois Native Killed in Texas Blast Laid to Rest

A native of Palos Hills, and a volunteer firefighter who was killed in the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion was laid to rest on Wednesday.

News • May 2nd, 2013

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