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EMS/Rescue
Porter Ranch, CA
Woman Hit, Killed While Running Across Freeway
San Pedro Channel, CA
Planes Collide Off Coast
Ritzville, WA
At least two killed in crash of dance troupe's vans
Hartford, CT
Carbon monoxide incident at UConn
Seattle, WA
Officer hurt in evening collision
Oklahoma
Slick roads fatal to five
Denver, CO
1 killed, 2 hurt in hit-run crash
Auckland, New Zealand
Children injured in bus crash
Barry-Lawrence, MO
Ambulance district probe inconclusive
Perry County, IL
County Ok's Ambulance Tax Levy
Granby, IL
Ambulance Service Discussed in Granby
Oquawka, IL
Henderson County purchases ambulance
Anniston, AL
Council explains case for city ambulance proposal
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Friday, February 16, 2001
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Tustin, CA
Fire Guts 4 Apartments, Displaces 10 in Tustin
LA Times: Four apartments were gutted and at least 10 people were displaced Thursday morning when a fire engulfed part of a Tustin apartment complex. One resident was treated for smoke inhalation.
East Windsor, CT
Four-alarm fire damages condo complex
Wtnh.com: One person was hurt and as many as two dozen people were displaced after a multi-alarm fire at a condominium complex Friday.
Detroit, MI
Woman's Body Discovered In House Blaze
Daily News: Police are investigating a fatal house blaze Friday afternoon in which a the body of a 67-year-old was discovered once firefighters extinguished the fire.
Providence, RI
Fire departments to hold fire safety courses
MSNBC: In the aftermath of a spate of fatal fires, 32 fire stations across the state will hold open houses to teach fire safety.
Great Falls, MT
Apartment Fire
MSNBC: One man is dead apparently from a heart attack after fire swept through his apartment building in Great Falls early Friday.
Seminole County, FL
8-Year-Old Saves Family From Fire
Daily News: An 8-year-old Seminole County girl is being called a hero Friday after saving her family from a house fire.
Dearborn, MI
Ford recalls over 710,000 trucks, minivans
Yahoo.com: Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F - news) said on Friday it was recalling more than 710,000 of its popular pickup trucks and Mercury brand minivans because of possible problems with their fuel systems that could result in fire.
River Oaks, TX
Firefighters killed in 1999 church blaze honored on anniversary
Star-Telegram: A piercing tone was transmitted to fire departments across Tarrant County at 10:39 a.m. Thursday, the second anniversary of a Lake Worth fire that killed volunteer firefighters Phillip Dean and Brian Collins of River Oaks and Garry Sanders of Sansom Park.
Dormont, PA
Fires ruin 3 homes, damage bar
Post-Gazette: A series of fires yesterday gutted three homes and damaged a popular sports bar in Dormont, leaving as many as two dozen people homeless.
Calumet County, WI
Chilton fire too intense for child rescue
Post-Crescent: Post-Crescent staff writers CHILTON Gavin Reinke's mother, grandfather and two sheriff's deputies couldn't get past the smoke and heat of a fire that claimed the life of the 3-year-old Wednesday morning in his rural Calumet County home.
Pacific, WA
Smoking woman caused Pacifica Apt. fire - Woman arrested, faces maximum 12-month sentence
SCJ.com: Police arrested a 40-year-old woman who they say fell asleep while smoking a cigarette Monday morning and accidentally started an apartment fire.
Edmonds, WA
Where there's smoking, there's fire chief
Seattle Times: A national campaign to reduce smoking among firefighters is smoldering in Edmonds, where the fire chief wants new hires to swear off tobacco.
Salt Lake City, UT
State puts priority on fire crews
The Daily Herald: The growing number of wildland fires and their intensity has prompted the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to begin organizing fire and project crews.
Greencastle, PA
Out of the ashes Greencastle woman is rebuilding her life, new business emerges from warehouse fire
The Record Herald: It is a testament to the unflagging human spirit.
Central Islip, NY
Two teens plead guilty, third arrested for setting fires for environmental group
Syracuse Online: A fourth teen was arrested in connection with a radical environmental group's string of arson vandalism on Long Island luxury homes and condos under construction.
Hennepin County, MN
House fire injures man in northeast Minneapolis
Star Tribune: An explosion Wednesday morning caused a fire that seriously burned a man and destroyed a small house and garage in northeast Minneapolis, police said.
Perth, Australia
Fire Destroys Australian Chemical Reprocessing Factory
Yahoo.com: Balls of fire erupted into the air and toxic fumes drifted over homes early Friday as a fierce blaze tore through a toxic waste processing factory.
New Delhi, India
ONGC's Bombay Oilfield Platform Fire Kills 2
Yahoo.com: An offshore platform at the Mumbai High oilfield in Bombay belonging to Oil and Natural Gas Corp (p.ong) caught fire late Wednesday, killing two people, reports the Business Standard Friday.
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