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Posted: January 14th, 2011

OMAHA, Neb. -- Omaha firefighters tackled a rare opportunity Thursday. They were called to 49th and Dodge streets, not for a fire, but for training. The area was once home to the 49r Bar and a coffeehouse. Now it sits...

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Posted: December 14th, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. -- The bitterly cold weekend made a tough job even tougher for emergency crews across our region. But one rescue operation in west Omaha would have been tough even if it were sunny and 75 degrees outside. The city's high-angle rescue...

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Posted: December 8th, 2010

LA VISTA, Neb -- Fire crews battled a massive apartment fire in La Vista Tuesday night. As many as 100 people were evacuated from the Alpine Village Apartments. No injuries were reported in the fire just southwest of 84th and Harrison Streets...

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Posted: November 29th, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. -- A fire destroyed a home near 45th and Blondo Streets just before 7 p.m. Sunday night. Strong winds spread the flames to trees and neighboring homes. "I seen the whole sky turn orange," neighbor Mike Fielding said. Fielding said...

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Posted: November 17th, 2010

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Lincoln police said a 19-year-old man who took his girlfriend's new car out for a test drive Monday night lost control and slammed into a dump truck, causing severe injuries to his passenger. Police said Jacob Buchanan hit 95 mph...

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Posted: November 16th, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. -- Fire crews were called to a partial building collapse Monday night near 25th and Douglas streets. One person was taken to a hospital as a precaution, police said. The collapse happened at about 5 p.m. in the International Food...

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Posted: November 3rd, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. -- The president of Omaha's firefighters union filed a lawsuit against a group that has become one of its most vocal critics. An attorney for president Steve LeClair said LeClair filed his lawsuit Tuesday evening against David...

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Posted: November 2nd, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. -- A councilwoman has called for tough consequences for the fire department's chief in the wake of a scathing review on how the department managed -- or didn’t manage -- its finances. Jean Stothert, who has been a vocal critic of...

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Posted: October 29th, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. -- The state auditor's office released findings Thursday that suggested sloppy financial record-keeping within the Omaha Fire Department, though the auditor stopped short of calling the findings fraud. The office said it found three...

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Posted: October 25th, 2010

OMAHA, Neb. -- A hazardous material team from the Omaha Fire Department was called to Burke High School after students discovered mercury in a drinking fountain Friday. Ten students were taken to the hospital to be checked out for any exposure to...