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One House Destroyed, Two Damaged in Seattle Fire

A suspicious garage fire destroyed not only the garage, but two adjacent homes.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Real-Time Technology Group Named a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate

Real-Time Technology Group (RTTG), a leading provider of trusted identity solutions, has been named a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate. Founded in 1988, the Honors program recognizes organizations and individuals who have used information technology...

Press Release • April 3rd, 2013

Industrial Scientific Releases New White Paper on DualSense Technology

Latest white paper introduces the Tango TX1 single gas monitor’s patent pending technology that makes users the safest single-gas monitor users in the world, regardless of bump test frequency.

Press Release • April 3rd, 2013

Donation from Fireman's Fund To Help San Francisco FD to Fight Cancer, Boost Community Education Programs

Private Gift to Improve Community and Firefighter Safety

Press Release • April 3rd, 2013

Retired Calif. Capt. Fights For Anti-Discrimination Bill

A bill winding through the Calif. legislature seeks to end discrimination based on family care-giving responsibilities. A former Bakersfield fire captain has put a public face on the issue.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Commuting Cheaper Than Residency for Md. Firefighters

With the cost of housing tens of thousands of dollars higher in Anne Arundel than in surrounding states and jurisdictions, commuting is an affordable option for firefighters.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Okla. Assistant Chief Seeks Arbitration to Get Job Back

An Edmond assistant fire chief, allegedly suspended for pointing a toy gun at a firefighter, and later fired, hopes arbitration will lead to his reinstatement.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Veteran N.Y. Firefighter Saves Woman From Blazing Home

John Curley has assisted with numerous fires over the past 30 years, but there’s one that will stay with him forever.

News • April 3rd, 2013

FDNY Firefighter Says There's Nothing Like Saving a Life

FDNY Firefighter Christopher O'Brien, assigned to Ladder 56, was instrumental in the saving of a husband and father from a raging apartment fire.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Ore. Fire Victim Saved by Heroics And New Drug

A quick response, routine heroics of firefighters and a new expensive drug helped save a Portland man from dying of smoke inhalation.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Large Fire Rips Through Maryland Fairgrounds

Several RV-style mobile homes, cattle barns and the fairgrounds' show ring were destroyed, with damages estimated at $500,000 when fire ripped through Charles County fairgrounds.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Fire Officials Covering Vegas Merge With Building Dept.

Fire inspectors, plan checkers and deputy fire marshals responsible for inspecting sprinklers, fire safety systems and alarms are now part of Clark County's building department.

News • April 3rd, 2013

N.M. Report Calls For Changes to Wildland Fire Strategy

Major changes are sought in fire management strategy as outlined in a New Mexico report on two catastrophic wildfires last year.

News • April 3rd, 2013

N.Y. Troopers Save Elderly Couple From House Fire

Two N.Y. troopers are being credited with saving an Orleans couple from their farmhouse that was consumed by a fast-spreading fire.

News • April 3rd, 2013

Undercover Witness Helps Conn. Arson Probe

More than 60 hours of evidence material was collected by an undercover government witness in a triple-fatal arson investigation in New Haven.

News • April 3rd, 2013

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