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Fountain Valley, CA
Boy, 2, Drowns in Lake
Chino Valley, CA
Head-on collision injures three
Ontario, Canada
Drivers die in separate crashes
Detroit, MI
Rescuing 911
Toronto, Canada
Paramedic involved in meningitis baby case probed for assaulting patient
Memphis, TN
Bus smashes into building
Sarasota County, FL
Divers rescued in Gulf of Mexico
Morgantown, WV
Rescue crews pull body of missing man from collapsed silo
Portugal
Bad weather hampers rescue of 70 people missing in Portugal
Fort Worth, TX
Computer system to cut ambulance response time
Philadelphia, PA
Parents Benefit by Accompanying Children on Ambulance Trips Between Hospitals
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Tuesday, March 6, 2001
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Iowa City, IA
Family escapses fire
Iowa City Press-Citizen: A mobile home fire Monday night at the Regency Trailer Court south of Iowa City sent one woman to the hospital with minor injuries after rescuing her two young boys from the blaze.
New London, IA
Police investigation continues on year anniversary of fatal fire
Iowa City Press-Citizen: The alarm clock sounds at 6:25 each morning, a time chosen because Kurtus' birthday is June 25, 1979.
North Hollywood, CA
Woman, 70, Dies After Fire Engine Hits Her Pickup Truck
LA Times: A 70-year-old woman was killed Monday when her truck was struck by a Los Angeles Fire Department engine that was on a medical run, authorities said.
Schenectady, NY
Woman dies in Mont Pleasant house fire
Gazett Local: A 75-year-old city woman died Monday morning as fire tore through the Mont Pleasant home she shared with her children, fire officials said.
Great Barrington, MA
Blaze destroys vacant mill at Log Homes site
Berkshire Eagle: For the second time this year, a fire destroyed a local mill building yesterday afternoon as flames tore through the vacant former New England Log Homes building.
Sacramento, CA
Bill would aid public employees
Contra Costa Times: Firefighters, police officers and emergency workers could get loans to buy homes in high-priced areas under a bill being considered by the Legislature.
Gastonia, NC
Fatal fire in Gastonia may have started from candle
The Charlotte Observer: -- A dropped candle or another type of open flame started the house fire that killed a 78-year-old woman Sunday afternoon, fire investigators said Monday.
Barry County, MO
Fire district proposals to go to voters
The Monett Times: Circuit judge takes broad view of judicial role in sending plan forward without judging its merits
Cooper County, MO
Flue fire destroys Bunceton home
Boonville Daily News: Firefighters were unable to save a Cooper County home this weekend despite an extended battle against the flames. The home, owned by James Garrett and Sandy Scammahorn of Bunceton, was pronounced a total loss.
Contra Costa, PA
Priest Saved From Two-Alarm Fire
Kpix: Contra Costa fire officials report a two-alarm fire at a Pittsburg church is now under control after a priest and a seminarian rescued an 80-year-old priest who lay sleeping, oblivious to a raging fire.
Spring Hill, FL
Fire commissioners clog negotiations by bringing in lawyers
St. Petersburg Times: As president of the Professional Firefighters of Spring Hill, I have the pleasure of working alongside and representing the most talented, dedicated emergency workers this community, if not this state, has to offer.
San Antonio, FL
San Antonio must have county's fire protection
St. Petersburg Times: Fire and rescue protection for the twin hamlets of San Antonio and Saint Leo is at a crossroads.
Central Florida
Danger of fires rides in on wind
Sentinel: On the worst day in memory for wildfire danger, Florida got through Monday without a major blaze. But watch out for even worse conditions today.
Hennepin County, MN
Man pleads guilty in 1977 fire that killed 2 Minneapolis firefighters
Pioneer Planet: Spring Park man pleaded guilty today to arranging a fire that killed two Minneapolis firefighters in 1977.
Deason, TN
Fire academy set to open with smoking new facility
Tennessean.com: On a flat piece of ground in northern Bedford County, a six-story brick building has been constructed so that it can be set on fire . . . again and again.
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