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EMS/Rescue
Lawrence County, MO
Monett's '911' Committee Reviews Possible Upgrading
Englewood, TN
Train slams truck at rural crossing; driver injured
Shelby, NC
CRMC board OKs women's center costs, hospital upgrades
Los Angeles, CA
Phone Worker Impaled by Fence Spike
Los Angeles, CA
Woman, 87, Critically Burned
Ottawa, Canada
Children fight for lives after fire
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Tuesday, February 27, 2001
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Columbia, MO
Home in Columbia destroyed by blaze
Columbia Daily Tribune: Columbia Fire Department investigators found that the 10 a.m. blaze at 1907 Gordon St. began when a refrigerator motor ignited a piece of cardboard underneath it.
Nashville, TN
Missourian hired to be fire chief for Metro
Tennesean.com: Stephen D. Halford, 47, a former firefighter who now is fire chief in Clayton, Mo., will be the new Metro fire chief, city officials announced yesterday.
Chapel Hill, NC
Police probe who caused fire at the animal shelter
Herald Sun: Fire and police investigators are trying to determine who put a gas container inside a drop-off bin and set it on fire Sunday night at the Orange County Animal Shelter.
Inter City, MO
Fire officials outline grant
The Examiner: Inter City Fire Department officials said this morning they were satisfied with the results of a meeting held Sunday to discuss a grant the department is applying for.
Shelby, NC
Trust fund set up to help fire victim's children
The Star: Vivian Ross Knox was not a seamstress, but she fashioned a plan for the lives of her three young daughters out of strong fabric.
Postville, IA
Fire code dispute cooling
Gazette Online: The city is trying to make amends to a businesswoman who claims she was victimized by inequitable enforcement of a local ordinance that is being changed in response to the complaints.
Ventura County, CA
Family Flees Early Morning House Fire
LATimes: A family of five fled their home early Monday when a fire broke out near the back patio and flames engulfed the residence, authorities said.
Woodland Hills, CA
Fire at Show-Biz Hospital Leaves Woman Critical
LATimes: An 87-year-old woman was critically burned in an early morning fire Monday in a cottage at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, which failed to call to report the blaze, a Fire Department spokesman said.
Burlington, VT
Fire destroys Burlington house
Burlington Free Press: A ferocious blaze destroyed a Burlington house Monday and left six people homeless, but caused no serious injuries.
UK
Thousands of pounds damage may have been caused after a fire at Coventry Cathedral
Sky.com: More than 75 firefighters were needed after flames took hold in the basement at 8am.
Summerville, SC
Summerville council gives fire chief permanent status
The Post and Courier: Interim Fire Chief Robert Brown was given the job permanently Monday after the fire department has been through four years of controversy and lagging morale.
Woonsocket, RI
Fire levels Manville mill
The Call: Those words are not often spoken in the aftermath of a six-alarm fire. But with the only injury related to yesterday’s early morning blaze at the former NAFTA Textile Mills coming when a fireman stepped on a nail during mop-up operations, one firefighter’s offhand comment to another may have summed it up.
Willmar, MN
Fire chief asks Willmar residents to 'adopt' a hydrant
West Central Tribune: Area residents should be sure to clear snow from fire hydrants near their homes, Willmar's fire chief said Monday.
New York, NY
Nightlights recalled
Cnn.com: Dura Kleen (USA) Inc. is recalling 459,000 nightlights which pose a shock and fire hazard to consumers.
Phoenix, AZ
South Phoenix residents file civil-rights claim over warehouse fire
The Arizona Republic: Legal claims from a warehouse fire that released billows of toxic smoke over Phoenix last August have risen to almost $900 million, fed by residents' anger over long-standing environmental ills south of the Salt River.
Oxnard, CA
Suspected Burglars Back Into RV, Spark Blaze
LATimes: Two men allegedly fleeing the scene of a car burglary backed into a motor home, punctured a propane tank and caused a fire early Monday morning, Oxnard police said.
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