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EMS/Rescue
Toronto, Canada
Paramedics face probe
Campton, NH
Children hurt in sledding accident
Jefferson, OH
New JERD headquarters nears completion
Denver, NC
East Lincoln Rescue Squad loses lifesaving equipment in burglary
Broward County, FL
Broward considers hiring company for emergency air-rescue service
Beaufort, NC
Rescue agencies learn exactness through drill
North Attlboro, MA
North boys rescue dog from pond
National City, CA
Boy stuck inside drain pipe rescued
Annapolis, MD
New paramedic unit dedicated
Charlotte, NC
Quakes outrace Charlotte paramedics
Maine
Drug box accord should improve services as pool of paramedics shrinks
Burlington, IA
Ambulance competition cutting city revenues
Houston, TX
11 hurt as carloads of teens on retreat involved in accident
Los Angeles, CA
Baby Born to Woman Dying of Gunshots
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Monday, February 19, 2001
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Los Angeles, CA
Drew Barrymore’s home gutted by fire
Msnbc: Actress Drew Barrymore and her fiancé, comedian Tom Green, were awakened by their dog in time to escape a fire that gutted their home.
Newton Falls, OH
Fire district looks at changes
Tribune Chronicle: Officials in Newton Falls village and Newton Township will be reviewing proposed revisions to the operation of the communities' joint fire district.
Bear, DE
Fire destroys Bear home
Bear Bureau: A Bear family was left homeless Sunday, but visitors helped a mother and her children escape their burning home from a second-floor window.
Big Pine Key, FL
Man finds rabbits on fire running from South Bay field
Miami Herald: A New Jersey man on his way to the Florida Keys found hundreds of rabbits on fire fleeing a burning sugar cane field, authorities said.
Ashtabula, OH
Fire proves suspicious; nobody hurt
Star Beacon: The city fire department responded to a fire and explosion Sunday afternoon in a former Mikkelsen's greenhouse at 5413 Samuel Ave.
Stow, OH
Neighbors battle guilt after fire
The Beacon Journal: The brother and sister walked through the fire-ravaged home, inspecting what was left of the house where their mother died this weekend.
Reno, NV
Officials say fire consolidation working
RGJ: Truckee Meadow residents have had better fire protection and savings during the nine months since consolidation of Reno and county fire departments, despite a bumper crop of major brush fires that stalled training and miscommunication and deployment blunders, officials say.
Jacksonville, FL
Little fire engine that could
Jdnews.com: After almost 40 years on the job, it looked worn and had to be helped around town.
St. Albans, ME
Fire kills girl at sleepover at farmhouse
Portland.com: A 12-year-old girl who was an overnight guest was killed in a fast-moving fire that destroyed a farmhouse in this rural central Maine town early Sunday, authorities said.
Canaan, ME
Canaan fire issues smoking at scene
Kennebec Journal: Police were called to the scene of a fire on Route 23 Saturday morning after simmering tensions erupted within the ranks of the Canaan Fire Department.
Saugus, MA
Suspicious fire hits Saugus group home
Lynn Community Network: A suspicious Saturday evening blaze at a Saugus building occupied by Greater Lynn Mental Health residents left its inhabitants temporarily homeless.
Fisher, IN
Fire destroys shop, tools at paving firm
Starnews.com: A fire that destroyed a paving company's equipment shop this morning was caused when propane torches being used to melt a patching product ignited a cleaning solvent, officials said.
Meridian, ID
Police, fire protection can't keep pace with population
The Idaho Statesman: Meridian has critical, unmet needs for fire and police protection after two decades of sustained, explosive growth.
Florida
Airlines bolster fire safety on older planes with sophisticated systems
Sun-Sentinel: With one month remaining before a federal deadline, about 1,000 commercial and cargo airplanes still lack sophisticated fire-protection systems in their cargo holds, a major safety imperative stemming from the 1996 ValuJet disaster.
Palm Bay, FL
Wildfires still burn; no rain expected
Florida Today: A 2,500-acre muck fire south of the C-54 canal continued to burn in Brevard County on Sunday, and another blaze ravaged about 1,000 acres northeast of Lake Washington.
Cocoa, FL
Suspicious fire guts building
Florida Today: The state Probation and Parole building was gutted in a fire Sunday night.
Houston, TX
Fire forces new resident, neighbors out of condos
Houston Chronicle: A woman who recently moved to Houston had barely unpacked her belongings before being burned out of her condominium Saturday night.
Bangkok, China
Fire Warning On Qantas London Bound Jet
Airwise.com: A London-bound Qantas jet leaving Bangkok late on Tuesday last week returned to the airport after a fire warning led the cockpit crew to shut down one of the four engines.
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