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EMS/Rescue
Grand Junction, CO
Flight for Life Helicopter Crashes
Reseda, CA
Car Passenger With Head out Window Dies
Malheur County, OR
Ambulance Service District budget approved by court
Montreal, Canada
Ambulance crew suspended after alleged refusal to aid man
UK
Rescue heroes battle to save woman, 84
Atlanta, GA
Hospitals argue over bills affecting managed care
Surry County, NC
Collision Sends Four To Local Hospital
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Thursday, March 1, 2001
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Virginia Beach, VA
Fire Beach fire stations get designated medics
The Virginian-Pilot: In the ongoing effort to improve emergency medical responses, firefighter-paramedics have been assigned around-the-clock duty at four of the city's busiest fire stations.
Los Angeles, CA
Bungalow's Wall Heater Checked Out OK Before Fire
LA Times: Documents released Wednesday show that a Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement home bungalow that exploded in flames Monday had been inspected just one week before, but that no problems were found.
Spring Hill, FL
Chairman defends Spring Hill fire board
St. Petersburg Times: It is unusual for me to reply to letters printed in the newspapers.
Weston, WV
Residents hold vigil for Weston fire victims
The Dominon: Weston residents came together Monday night to honor five children who were killed in a 1997 house fire.
Falling Waters, WV
Trailer fire kills Berkeley man, 77
The Dominon: An elderly Berkeley County man has died in a fire at his mobile home.
Cassville, WV
Fire guts mobile home
The Dominon: Firefighter Sheldon Crawford, of the Cassville Volunteer Fire Department, hoses down an area around a wood stove inside a mobile home on McCoy Road, near Daybrook, Tuesday.
Silvana, WA
Longtime volunteer dies in Silvana fire
Herald: Neither advancing years nor a stroke stopped Jane Mills from living each day to the fullest, friends say.
Lehi, UT
Fire caused by faulty chimney destroys home
New Utah!: A large fire at approximately 665 E. 760 North destroyed most of a Lehi home last Saturday night. This is the first major house fire in Lehi for several months.
Nashville, TN
Jury considers fatal van fire; prisoner's family wants $20M
Tennessean.com: Lawyers yesterday asked a federal jury to award as much as $20 million to the daughter of James Catalano, one of six caged, pre-trial detainees who perished when a private extradition van burned.
Richland, PA
Convicted fire official gets work release
Philly Burbs: The former captain of a fire company, who was convicted of setting six fires in Richland and Springfield, was granted work release this week.
Bucks County, PA
Fire breaks out at Sheraton
>Philly Burbs: More than 120 guests of the Sheraton Bucks County hotel were roused from their sleep early yesterday morning after a voice activated fire alarm ordered them to evacuate the building.
Oregon
Fire volunteers hard to keep
Statesman Journal: What if you had a fire and no one showed up?
Troutdale, OR
What if you had a fire and no one showed up?
Channel6000: An early-morning fire caused about $45,000 in damage to a vacant house in Troutdale.
Delaware County, OK
Fire departments to miss tax vote
Oklahoman: Delaware County residents won't get to vote next week on a sales tax measure for the county's fire departments because the county didn't publish its legal notice in time.
Guthrie, OK
Discussions continue over new fire station
The Guthrie News Leader: The Guthrie Finance Committee met Tuesday night to discuss a variety of topics, including possible ways to pay for construction of a new fire station and the renovation of the west side fire station.
Elyria, OH
Firefighters injured, 14 homeless after Elyria fire
Wkyc.com: Two firefighters are recovering today after being injured while battling an apartment fire in Elyria Tuesday, WKYC reports.
Portage County, OH
Husband accused of setting his wife on fire
Wkyc.com: A man is in the Portage County jail Wednesday morning, accused of trying to set his wife on fire, WKYC reports.
Elyria, OH
Apartment fire in Elyria saps Red Cross reserves
Plain Dealer Reporter: Wanted: one-size-fits-all disaster relief. It’s spelled C-A-S-H.
Bedford-Stuyvesant, NY
Building Owner Charged in Fire
Newsday.com: The owner of a Bedford-Stuyvesant building that burned down last July killing a 13-year-old girl was arrested yesterday on charges he set the fire to collect insurance money, police said.
Lindenhurst, NY
Son Escapes Fire, Can't Save Father
Newsday: Shivering in the cold outside his burned-down family home yesterday, Robert Michael Johnson, 18, seemed confused about his feelings.
Branson, MO
Branson firefighters say physically fighting fires is not required; other tasks abound
News-Leader: The Branson Fire Department is looking for people who want to help but may not want to face the challenge of physically fighting fires.
Orlando, FL
Burn ban, public awareness help lower number of Florida fires
Naples Daily News: Florida fire officials on Wednesday reported the smallest number of new fires in 10 days, the result of a burn ban for more than half the state and greater public awareness about the risk of wildfires.
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