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EMS/Rescue
Boston, MA
Medical service costs growing
Speculator, NY
Snowmobile crash kills 17-year-old
Concord, NH
Hampton lawmaker tries to save fellow rep
Kansas City, MO
Semi Crashes Into Work Truck, Both Explode
Toronto, Canada
Some troubled by role of paramedics in diagnosing patients after baby death
Boston, MA
Icy rescue saves man, his dog
Chicago, IL
2 come to rescue as others look on
Jerusalem, Israeli
Israeli air force rescues crew of stricken Ukrainian ship
Tacoma, WA
Parasailor rescued after landing in power lines
Union County, KY
Union County woman hospitalized after wreck
Joliet, IL
Hospitals heavily recruiting nurses
Texas
Hospitals Seeing Shortage of Drugs
Russia
17 People Dead, 97 Hospitalized in Harsh Kazakh Winter
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Wednesday, February 22, 2001
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Oklahoma City, OK
Dental Depot fire
Oklahoman Online: Flames engulfed the Dental Depot, 3104 NW 23, Monday night. No injuries were reported and no cause of the fire was determined. Investigators were still on the scene early Tuesday.
Decatur, AL
Charges delay naming of new Decatur fire chief
Alabama Live: Veteran Decatur firefighter Charles L. Chaney hoped to celebrate Presidents' Day as the city's new fire chief.
Detroit, MI
Nine People Rescued From Building Fire
wdiv.com: Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that forced families living in a vacant building near downtown Detroit into the street.
Saugus, MA
Fire officials still probing fire at Saugus group home
Lynn Community Network: Fire officials are still examining evidence to determine the cause of a Saturday night fire at a Saugus group home owned by Greater Lynn Mental Health and Retardation Association.
DesMoins, IA
3 injured battling south-side house fire
DesMoines Register: Three Des Moines firefighters were injured Tuesday night when a porch roof collapsed as they were trying to put out a house fire.
Tampa, FL
Raging fire destroys 8 apartments
The Tampa Tribune: The tower of black smoke billowing into the afternoon sky Tuesday caught the eye of George DeJesus as he worked at a car wash on North Dale Mabry Highway.
Tampa, FL
Fire near Citrus Park mall burns 100 acres of brush
St. Petersburg Times: Citrus Park Town Center shoppers got a close-up look at the kind of brush fire that has been plaguing central Florida this month.
Tarpon Springs, FL
Former firefighter charged with firing gun at truck
St. Petersburg Times: A former Clearwater fire district chief fired a handgun at a truck occupied by two women early Saturday morning, police said.
Jacksonville, FL
Fire report to council misplaced
Times-Union: They didn't say the dog ate their homework, but it was almost that bad.
Conneaut, OH
Damage exceeds $1 million in P&C Dock Company fire
Star Beacon: A Monday evening fire caused more than $1 million damage to coal transporting equipment at the Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Company, officials said.
Wilton, NY
7 pets die in mobile home fire
Syracuse Online: Seven pets are dead after a blaze consumed the mobile home where they lived with their owners.
Reno, NV
Fire officials pledge to adjust training after mistake
Reno Gazette-Journal: Reno and Washoe County fire training exercises will be coordinated to prevent a repetition of a Jan. 12 incident in which a truck without water responded to a fire at a Sun Valley mobile home fire.
Stafford Township, NJ
Fire destroys bayman’s shop in Stafford Township
PressPlus: An early morning fire Tuesday destroyed an old-time bayman’s boat-building shop.
Adams County, MS
Supervisors plan meeting on federal fire grant
The Natchez Democrat: The Adams County Board of Supervisors wants to make sure it receives its share of $100 million to improve fire protection.
Winslow, ME
Gagnon calls hydrant costs fire insurance
Kennebec Journal: — Town Manager Edward A. Gagnon said having fire hydrants in town is a lot like holding an insurance policy.
Palmer, MA
Foundry reopens after fire
Union-News: Relief mixed with determination yesterday as employees of Palmer Foundry returned to work for the first time since a fire ripped through two-thirds of the foundry 11 days ago
Warren, MA
Fire truck talks seek to avoid litigation
Masslive: With the selectmen saying that they are fed up with Warren's faulty $180,000 fire truck and that they are running out of patience in the process of repairing it, the town counsel should know by the end of the week if he will litigate.
Westboro, MA
Court steps in after Fountainhead fire
Telegram & Gazette: A Worcester Housing Court judge yesterday issued a restraining order preventing displaced residents from moving back into one building at Fountainhead Apartments, and scheduled a contempt-of-court hearing for the building's owner, according to the state Department of Fire Services.
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