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EMS/Rescue
Upland, CA
Pedestrians hurt in crash
Laguna Canyon, CA
Two-Car Crash in Laguna Canyon Kills Drivers
San Francisco, CA
Worker on Bay Bridge Badly Hurt in 90-Foot Fall
Monett, MO
Ambulance district makes staff change
Chillicothe, MO
Emergency services sees big increase in ambulance calls
Bellflower, CA
Two men rescued after fight in San Gabriel River
Eau Claire, WI
Another Toddler Found in Frigid Weather
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Wednesday, February 28, 2001
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General Emergency Services News
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Beverly Hills, CA
Blaze Rages Through Pair of Shops in Beverly Hills, Injuring 2 Firefighters
LA Times: A stubborn fire raged through a building containing a picture-framing store and a beauty salon in Beverly Hills on Monday, forcing occupants to flee and injuring two firefighters
Woodland Hills, CA
Gas Odors Reported Before Motion Picture Home Fire, Official Says
LA Times: A maintenance log shows that gas odors were reported two weeks ago near a bungalow that caught fire this week at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital, critically injuring an 87-year-old resident, a state official said Tuesday.
Upland, CA
Public servants victims of cuts
LA Times:A life-changing moment came at a bad time for Upland firefighter Jason Guetzknow
Meridian, CA
Rotary clubs donating fire truck
Appeal-Democrat: A fully equipped fire engine will be donated south of the border this spring after it is purchased and outfitted with equipment courtesy of local, state and international Rotary clubs.
San Antonio, TX
Strip mall fire causes smoke, water damage
MySanAntonio: A fire broke out at a far West Side strip mall late Tuesday night, causing heavy smoke and water damage to at least five businesses, including an adult day care center.
New Haven, CT
Flammable liquids found on items from fatal fire, police chemist says
New Haven Register: — A state police chemist testified in Superior Court Tuesday that two of four items collected from a Thanksgiving 1996 fire scene in Branford contained flammable liquids.
Fairfax County, VA
Man Pleads No Contest in Va. Church Fire
Washington Post: Even though virtually all the evidence against him had been thrown out, a Kingstowne man pleaded no contest in Fairfax County Circuit Court yesterday to setting his church on fire last year.
Dover, DE
Investigation continues into fire at Shepherd Place
Dover Post: At first, the damage is deceptive.
Brevard County, FL
Areas hit by fire may soon have water hydrants
Florida Today: Residents living in rural areas of the county that have proved to be most vulnerable to wildfires may soon get new water hydrants in and around their communities to help fight the threat of brushfires.
Shelby, NC
Two injured in house fire
The Star: An 84-year-old Gaston County man was burned Tuesday morning in a house fire that investigators said began when he used a flammable fluid in an attempt to restart his wood-burning stove.
Renton, WA
Fire from candle destroys RV - Sleeping woman narrowly escapes serious injury
SCJ.com: A 28-year-old woman, who was sleeping in a recreational vehicle, narrowly escaped from a fire early yesterday morning, according to King County Fire officials.
Weston, SC
Vigil held for victims of Weston house fire
Gazette Online: Weston residents came together Monday night to honor five children who were killed in a 1997 house fire.
St. Paul, MN
Fire guts St. Paul building, damaging restaurant and displacing tenants
Pioneer Planet: A Tuesday morning fire in St. Paul ravaged an East Side building that was home to several families and a restaurant.
Durham, ME
Durham to decide fire house expansion
Times Record: A proposed $400,000 addition to the Durham Fire Station and a comprehensive zoning plan are expected to be the major issues at town meeting, which starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at the elementary school.
Siren, WI
Blaze set by suicidal man kills firefighter
Leader-Telegram: A firefighter died Monday of injuries sustained while battling a fire set by a man who drove his wife to the restaurant where she worked and ignited it before apparently killing himself, authorities said.
Easton, MD
Easton KFC gutted by fire
The Star: Fire spread through the dining room of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant here Friday morning, completely gutting the building and leaving $350,000 in damage.
Willowoick, OH
80-year-old dies fighting house fire by himself
Plain Dealer Reporter: Charles O’Donnell died fighting a fire with a fire extinguisher by his side.
Tampa, FL
Minor explosion evacuates Florida school
CNN.com: A minor explosion in a wastepaper basket forced the evacuation of Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, according to school disctrict officials.
Camden, NJ
Camden working to repair aging fire equipment
Courier-Post: The city is working to repair key pieces of firefighting apparatus after fire officials said Tuesday that an equipment shortage may delay emergency response to some residents.
Waterville, ME
$5 million school, fire house plans on table
Kennebec Journal: Fire Chief Raymond W. Poulin on Tuesday night unveiled a nearly $3.4 million plan for a new central fire station that would incorporate the current building to create a complex three times larger.
Somerset County, ME
Somerset board wrestles with Rockwood fire feud
Kennebec Journal: Somerset County Commissioners began Tuesday morning mopping up the aftereffects of months of bickering between county officials and the now-crippled Rockwood Fire Department.
Dresden, ME
Fire destroys Dresden trailer
Kennebec Journal: A Rottweiler who alerted his owner that their home was on fire Monday night was killed in the blaze that destroyed the trailer, on Middle Road.
Holyoke, MA
Fire-damaged apartments targeted
Masslive: A fire-damaged apartment building in the city's South Holyoke section could become a future rehabilitation project for Nueva Esperanza Inc.
Lynn, MA
Budget problems reduce services in Lynn Fire Department
Lynn Community Network: It may not be accurate but a hand-lettered sign on the Lynnfield Street fire station is renewing an ongoing debate over Fire Department spending.
Bloomington, IN
Woman killed in mobile home fire
Herald-Times: An 84-year-old Bloomington woman died Tuesday in an early-morning fire that leveled her mobile home.
Polk City, FL
I-4 reopened as fires smolder; Guard is called in
Sun-Sentinel: Firefighters won a major battle against wildfires on Tuesday as a section of Interstate 4 opened to traffic for the first time in 10 days.
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