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Grapevine, TX
Grapevine man hurt in 3-vehicle accident; Police say the motorist ran red light
Houston, TX
Fiery freeway crash kills two; passers-by save two others
Columbus, OH
Boy, 15, suffers burns in horseplay with lighter
Hartford, CT
Unusual Response System Puts Hartford Residents At Risk
Hong Kong, China
Death sparks ambulance probe
Hartford, CT
Medical Response Remedies Explored
Woodstock, NH
42 rescue injured hiker in Kinsman Notch
Los Angeles, CA
Woman Backs Car Through Fence, Ends Up Poolside
Chippewa Falls, WI
Officer Wounded in Shootout
Jackson Twp., OH
Canton woman drowns at hotel
San Mateo county, CA
Fire Department Posts Emergency Dispatch on the Internet
Jackson Twp., OH
Canton woman drowns at hotel
Woodridge, OH
Safety Town teaches life lessons to little ones
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General Emergency Services News
- Salem, VA
Salem man to dedicate fire truck in memory of wife who died of cancer
Times Dispatch.com: John McNamara always has been fascinated with fighting fires and saving lives.
- Houston, TX
Suspect may plead in McDonald's fire
Houston Chronicle: One of the five suspects charged in the McDonald's restaurant fire that killed two Houston firefighters has agreed to a deal with prosecutors.
- Corsicana, TX
A tractor-trailer rig was traveling south on I-45 when it caught fire and went through the gaurd rail Wednesday evening.
Corsicana Daily: A tractor-trailer rig was traveling south on I-45 when it caught fire and went through the gaurd rail Wednesday evening.
- Corpus Christi, TX
Citizens test limits at fire training academy
Caller-Times: Two women and a man crawl into an unfamiliar room.
- Houston, TX
Plan to increase funding for Fire Department fails
Houston Chronicle: City Council's fiscal affairs committee Thursday rejected Councilman Orlando Sanchez' proposal to add $7 million to the Houston Fire Department budget next year.
- St. Paul, MN
Fire equipment stolen while St. Paul crew does river search
Metro Region: A St. Paul fire rig was stripped of lifesaving and medical equipment worth thousands of dollars Sunday while its crew searched the Mississippi River for a drowning victim.
- Denton, TX
Investigation tool
Denton Record-Chronicle: Denton fire marshals now have a new tool to carry all their old tools to investigate structure fires.
- Mount Lemmon, AZ
Festival of fire?
Arizona Daily Star: We hesitate to sound like Strother Martin in his prison warden's role in "Cool Hand Luke," but this business on Mount Lemmon seems to show a failure to communicate.
- Denver, CO
Winds Whip Up in Colorado Wildfires
Sympatico: Dry winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour on Thursday whipped up two raging Colorado wildfires that have incinerated more than 15,000 acres in four days, destroying more than 50 homes and other buildings.
- Pembroke Pines, FL
Fire death declared murder
Miami Herald: The death of a 31-year-old Pembroke Pines woman in an apartment fire took a sinister turn Thursday when police said she had been murdered -- and that the killer had set the fire to cover his tracks.The death of a 31-year-old Pembroke Pines woman in an apartment fire took a sinister turn Thursday when police said she had been murdered -- and that the killer had set the fire to cover his tracks.
- Baton Rouge, LA
Phares to retire; mayor to name him acting chief
The Advocate: Police Chief Greg Phares will retire next month but Mayor Tom Ed McHugh will appoint him acting chief right away
- Hackensack, NJ
Staffing worries shut city firehouse
The Record: -- Fire Chief Richard Johnson shut down one of the city's four firehouses Thursday morning -- reportedly over concerns that firefighters were abusing sick time -- before abruptly reopening the station four hours later.
- Titusville, PA
Titusville house fire hospitalizes infant
The Meadville Tribune: A lighted candle is blamed for a Thursday morning fire at a Titusville duplex that sent an infant to the burn unit at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.
- Collingwood, NJ
Garden growing in memory of fire victims
MSNBC: There is a beautiful new garden growing in Collingswood. It’s a living memorial to a South Jersey father and his six year old son. Both perished in a fire this past April. News 10’s Alicia Taylor has the story.
- Golden, CO
Firefighters snuff S. Table Mountain blaze
Denver Post: A brushfire that blackened more than 30 acres on South Table Mountain across from the Adolph Coors Co. industrial complex was quickly brought under control Thursday afternoon with a combination of intensive aerial slurry bombing and groundbased firefighting.
- Canada
Canada Sues to Recover Firefighting Losses
Anchorage Daily: The Canadian government is heading to court in efforts to recover some costs from Yukoners accused of causing forest fires.
- Pine Junction, CO
Blaze amazes veteran firefighters
Denver Post: Jerry Fallon has been a firefighter for 11 years and has seen his share of fires. Thursday, the Hi Meadow fire left him speechless.
- Colton, CA
Freight Train Derails, Spills Fuel
Los Angeles Times: A freight train derailed Thursday in a rail yard, spilling diesel fuel near the San Bernardino Freeway and shutting down two offramps for hours, San Bernardino County fire officials said.
- Mobile, AL
Hero firefighter humble Roy Lowe insists he was 'just doing my job'
The Mobile Register: Prichard firefighter Roy Lowe insisted he was just doing his job when, on his way to work in April, he helped save a passenger's life after watching a van tumble off the road.
- Scarborough, Canada
Firefighters were recalled
Toronto Sun: Scarborough firefighters had just begun to head out to a Beaches apartment fire that took two lives when they were recalled, an inquest was told yesterday.
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