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EMS/Rescue
Lexington, KY
Ambulance crews combat road menaces
UK
Accident toll on 999 crews
Los Angeles, CA
Paramedic Time Bomb
Pittsburgh, PA
Paramedics give city week for more talks
Arlington, VA
Predestrian Hit, Killed by EMS Vehicle
Arlington, TX
Driver held after Arlington accident fatally injures woman standing by road
Spartanburg County, SC
Authorities find car upside down, partially submerged in Middle Tyger
Tega Cay, SC
Girls, firefighters save dog from icy waters
Rock Hill, SC
Rescue Squad honors its own at annual luncheon
Colorado City, TX
32 Injured in West Texas Bus Crash
Wappapello, MO
Flying Ice Chunk Ruin's Man's Day
Louisiana
Holiday road accidents leave four dead in state
Miami, FL
Three people killed in bizarre car crash
Edmonton, Canada
Two killed in rollover
Stanislaus-San Joaquin County, CA
2 dead, 5 injured in slew of wrecks
Ankara, Turkey
Survivor found a day after shipwreck
Delray Beach, FL
Delray police get machines in cars to revive heart attack victims
Norfolk, VA
Black hospitals' history unearthed
Anoka County, MN
Family searches for answers in Anoka fatal crash
Nashville, TN
State trooper struck, killed on I-24
Jasper, MN
Man dies in snowmobile accident
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Tuesday, January 2, 2001
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West Deptford, NJ
Firefighter remains hospitalized
MSNBC.com: A volunteer firefighter and father of two remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Poughkeepsie, NY
City fire kills at least 4
Poughkeepsie Journal: An early-morning fire ripped through three apartment buildings in the City of Poughkeepsie on New Year's Day, killing at least four people and injuring many others.
Burlington County, KY
Officer Credited with Saving Lives
KYW Two hotel guests and a police officer have been injured in a two-alarm fire early Tuesday morning at a hotel in Cinnaminson, Burlington County.
Lancaster County, PA
2 fires cause over $2 million damage
Lancaster New Era: A Sunday morning fire gutted a building containing three Earl Township businesses, causing $1.2 million in damage despite the efforts of some 140 local firefighters who fought the blaze.
Hudson Falls, NY
Fire kills Hudson Falls couple
Times Union: About 60 firefighters battled the intense blaze that took hours to put out; probe continues
Oklahoma City, OK
Man, 85, dies in house fire
Oklahoman: An Oklahoma City man died in a Monday house fire, officials said.
Austin, TX
Sixth Street building burns
American-Statesman: A New Year's Day fire in the historic Joseph Nalle Building in the heart of the East Sixth Street entertainment district displaced about 20 apartment residents and heavily damaged Gatsby's bar, where the fire started.
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers firefighter seriously injured
News 12:A Yonkers firefighter is lucky to be alive after a suspicious weekend blaze left him seriously injured.
Bowling Green, OH
Five Firefighters Hurt in Collapse
wtol.com: Five firefighters were hurt Monday night when part of a burning building collapsed on them.
Norwich, CT
Fire leaves occupants of house owned by land trust homeless
TheDay.com: An early morning fire on Monday heavily damaged a two-family house at 11 Mechanic St. owned by the Rose City Community Land Trust.
Des Moines, IA
Smoke detectors save lives in fires
DesMoines Register: Three of Patricia Carpenter's children escaped from a fire in their home more than eight months ago. She thinks about the near-tragedy every day.
Detroit, MI
Ice dams blamed in 2 Berkley blazes
Detroit Free Press: Ice dams are not only causing water damage to gutters and roofs across southeast Michigan, they are causing fires.
Morgantown, WV
Apartment fire kills tenant; 2nd critical
The Dominion Post: An early morning fire New Year's Day roared through a Sunnyside house, killing one Morgantown man and severely burning a second.
Columbus Junction, IA
Destructive fire hits businesses
DesMoines Resgister: Most Columbus Junction businesses reopened Sunday after being evacuated Saturday evening while firefighters fought a blaze that destroyed one downtown building and damaged two others.
Fayette, MO
Fire destroys Fayette High School classroom buildings
Boonville Daily News: An early morning fire destroyed most of the classrooms at Fayette High School on Friday.
Flippin, AR
2 die in fire as ice holds up rescue
Democrat-Gazette: Two young brothers died in a New Year's Day house fire as rescuers tried desperately to reach the burning home on a dirt road made impassable by ice.
River Ridge, LA
Woman loses granddaughter, son in fire
Sun Herald: For about 10 hours Sunday, Brenda Turner mourned the death of her 7-year-old granddaughter, who died shortly after midnight when a fire cut quickly through her River Ridge home.
Columbia, SC
Fire leaves dozens homeless
The State: Dozens of residents fled a New Year's Day fire at a Columbia apartment complex, some jumping to safety from third-floor balconies after smoke blocked stairways.
Montgomery, AL
House fire takes life of 9-year-old girl
Montgomery Advertiser: The life of a 9-year-old girl ended tragically on Monday when a fire — possibly caused by an electric space heater —ripped through her Pierson Avenue home.
Davidson County, NC
Man pulled from fire, but his wife dies
Journal Now: A woman was killed and her husband was severely injured yesterday morning when a fire swept through their mobile home in northern Davidson County.
Salt Lake City, UT
Fire season leaves land rehab work behind
Standardnet: Although the wildfires that scorched the state this summer have long been extinguished, forest officials are working to prevent further damage to the land caused by lack of vegetation.
Volendam, Netherlands
Survivors tell of cafe blaze terror
CNN.com: Teenagers Esther Tol and Rosanna van Langen hugged and kissed their friends inside the crowded harbour front party centre in Volendam, Netherlands, and wished them all a happy New Year.
Nashville, TN
Remember fire safety in cold weather
Tennessean: Fire prevention tips are a cold-weather staple, but Metro’s Assistant Fire Marshall, Laura Hoffman, would like to save someone’s life by repeating them one more time.
Egg Harbor Twp, NJ
Brothers die in fire at the Jersey Shore
The Inquirer: Two years ago last month, twin brothers Joseph and Charles Cann 4th survived the rigors of premature birth. Born at 2 pounds, 9 ounces and 2 pounds, 7 ounces, respectively, the brothers struggled through the first weeks and made it.
Woolwich, PA
Two N.J. communities move closer to forming a new fire company
The Inquirer: Volunteers for the fire company that serves Woolwich and Swedesboro said last week that they had secured enough signatures to back a proposal to form two fire districts.
Stockertown, PA
Fire department considers selling ads on its truck
The Inquirer: It may not be able to change its truck's tires in less than 20 seconds, but Stockertown's fire department is looking for something else found on the race-car circuit: sponsorship.
Ottawa, Canada
Smoke detector powerless in fire
Ottawa Sun: There were no batteries in the smoke detector in an Arnprior house where a fire claimed the life of a five-year-old boy Saturday, an investigation into the incident revealed.
Akron, OH
Akron boy's new radio leads to fire
Akron Beacon Journal: A 9-year-old Akron boy plugged in a new radio yesterday afternoon and sparked a fire that quickly spread, leaving him and his grandmother homeless but uninjured.
Blacksburg, VA
Fallen firefighter's memory recalled at museum
The Roanoke Times: Ten years after he died in the line of duty, Blacksburg firefighter Mark Polan's memory is being honored inside the town Fire Department's museum.
Roanoke, VA
Arsonist, murderer seeks new trial
The Roanoke Times: The trauma of his children's deaths made Davey Reedy mentally incompetent to stand trial, his lawyer says
New Hampshire
Victims of fires struggling to find new homes
The Union Leader: While many families are getting back to the quiet life after the holidays, dozens of people are starting 2001 just trying to find new homes after being burned out of their old ones.
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