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Lubbock, TX
Three-vehicle crash on Loop injures teens
Houston, TX
Katy Freeway reopens after crash
Dallas, TX
DEA employee dies after crash on wet road
Fresno, CA
Valley ERs packed, but not by flu
Grand Junction, CO
Flight for Life Helicopter Crashes
Annapolis, MD
EMS looks for rescue in fee increase
Los Angeles, CA
Rescue workers try to free man trapped up to neck in dirt
Fort Hood, TX
New Army helicopters heralded as rescue machines
Australia
Police rescue four people stranded after boat sinking
Phoenix, AZ
Fire officials seek man who rescued motorist, child from burning car
Fredericton, Canada
Hospital workers strike
Henderson, KY
Hospital receptionist presides over impromptu bathroom birth
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Friday, March 2, 2001
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Grantsburg, WI
Firefighter's death ruled a homicide
Spooner Advocate: The 25-member Grantsburg Fire Department was in mourning on Monday and lowered the fire station flag to half-staff on learning that their comrade and assistant fire chief Dana Johnson died while battling a blaze allegedly caused by arson, early Sunday morning.
Hoyt Lakes, MN
Partridge River plant is destroyed in blaze
Mesabi Daily News An early morning blaze burned Partridge River Inc. to the ground Thursday, putting 100 employees out of work -- at least temporarily.
Rutgers University, NJ
Rutgers' fire protection sparks concern
Star Ledger: Two years after Rutgers University disbanded the student volunteer fire squad that covered its two sprawling Piscataway campuses, a number of fire officials and safety experts say the Busch and Livingston campuses may be under-protected.
Charleston, SC
Can save additional $245,000, Fire Department officials say
Gazette Online: Charleston Fire Department officials said Thursday they had come up with another $245,000 that they could save the city in next year's budget.
Charleston, SC
Centenary to ebate fire repairs
The Post and Courier: The 180-member congregation at Centenary United Methodist Church will regroup Sunday after a fire that damaged the church's fellowship hall Wednesday night, the pastor said.
Braddock, PA
2 teen-age firefighters are charged in fatal fire
Post-Gazette: Two 15-year-old junior firefighters were charged yesterday with setting a series of fires, including one last month that killed an 85-year-old North Braddock woman.
Newport, OH
Chemical fire draws lawsuit
The Cincinnati Enquirer: Sharon Everett, who was critically burned last July in a freak chemical explosion inside her car, has sued several companies and individuals connected with the manufacturing, packaging and handling of the materials.
Geneva Twp. OH
Flash fire kills elderly couple
Star Beacon: An elderly couple died together Wednesday night as they tried to escape their burning home after an intense blaze broke out from their wood stove.
Belding, MI
Juveniles suspected in starting trestle fire
The Daily News: It now appears that youngsters set a fire that damaged a train trestle here and forced a major Greenville manufacturer to revise its transportation methods.
Brockton, MA
Man fires at Brockton officer
The Boston Globe: - Police were searching last night for a man who fired at an officer yesterday, missing him so narrowly that the bullet ripped through his jacket.
Benton, IL
Seventh fire in years burn Bethel Grain
Southern Illinoisan: An old gas-fired dryer caused another fire at Bethel Grain in Benton on Wednesday, the seventh fire at the grain elevator since April.
Union Colon, CO
House fire damage set at $80,000
The Trib Online: Thursday started like any normal morning for Richard Zelinger and his family, but soon after their lives were completely disrupted.
Lake City, AK
Carnegie group honors Arkansan who rescued girl, 2, from house fire
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: John Thomas Jordan said he was just reacting naturally when he rescued a 2-year-old girl from a burning house in 1999.
Hoyt Lakes MN
Partridge River Fire
Mesabi Daily News: A Hoyt Lakes firefighter walks by a blazing section of Partridge River Inc. a woodworking plant in Hoyt Lakes Minn.
Rochester Hills, MI
Firefighters say knowledge is the best fire-prevention weapon
Detroit Free Press: It began as a game, but last fall, several middle-schoolers in Rochester Hills were arrested after they lit Molotov cocktails and burned several trees in a woodsy area in their neighborhood.
Baltimore, MD
Fire unions reach pact
Sunspot: Baltimore's two firefighters unions reached a tentative, two-year agreement with the city yesterday that gives them parity with police officers in the contract's first year, with smaller raises in the second year.
Elburn, IL
Whole town talking about chief's firing
The Beacon News: By mid-morning, news of the police chief's firing was starting to settle in.
Oak Grove, KY
Fire temporarily closes Charlie's Steak House
Kentucky New Era: Charlie's Steak House in Oak Grove was scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. today following a fire Tuesday at the popular restaurant.
Calumet City, IL
Police, fire unions handing out Genova indictment information
The Times Online: Members of the police and fire unions say they have distributed information about Mayor Jerry Genova's federal indictment to 1,500 residents and hope to have 5,000 packets out by the weekend.
St. Petersburg, Russia
City Hit With Fire Outbreak
Sptimes: A spate of unrelated fires earlier this week killed 18 people in St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad Oblast, including two children aged three and four, the St. Petersburg Fire Department press service said.
Tallahassee, FL
Arsonist suspected in 21 fires
Tallahassee Democrat An arsonist set at least 21 fires in Brevard County on Thursday, including a blaze near Interstate 95, fire officials said.
Grant, FL
21 fires set in Brevard County
Jacksonville.com: An arsonist set at least 21 fires in Brevard County Thursday, including a blaze near Interstate 95, fire officials said.
Kingsburg, CA
Valley dog has his day after rescuing owners from blaze
Fresnobee.com: Poker the dog ate well Thursday night.
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