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Vol. Ky. Dept. Vows to Recover From Station Fire

June 19--Dundee Fire Chief Danny Pogue is certain the volunteer fire department will return from the weekend fire that destroyed the department's equipment and heavily damaged the station. But Pogue said he was unsure how long rebuilding the department would take. "It's going to take time," Pogue said Tuesday. "Before (we) do anything, (the insurance companies are) going to have to finish their investigation on the cause." He said there are three insurance adjusters involved in the...

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Vol. Ky. Dept. Vows to Recover From Station Fire

Fire destroyed the Dundee Fire Department's equipment and apparatus and heavily damaged the station but its chief says the department will be restored.

News • June 19th, 2013
Calif. Wildfire Slows, 700 Residents Allowed Home

Firefighters are catching up with a wildland fire near the entrance of Yosemite National Park and more than half the people forced to evacuate are home.

News • June 18th, 2013
Kan. House Packed With Ammo, Fireworks, Clutter Burns

Overland Park firefighters were challenged by a house filled with explosives and combustibles when it caught fire early Tuesday.

News • June 18th, 2013
Unattended Grease Pot Burns S.C. Fire Station

The Columbia chief says he's mulling whether to discipline a firefighter who left a pot of grease on a stove to answer a call. The ensuing fire caused $20K damage.

News • June 18th, 2013
N.C. Fire Truck Burns in Wheat Field Arson Fire

A Pembroke Rural Fire Dept. brush truck got stuck in while fighting a wheat field fire and the exhaust set the material under it on fire, burning the vehicle.

News • June 18th, 2013
S.C. Fire Marshal Closes Part of Myrtle Beach Hotel

Citing unsafe conditions, a Myrtle Beach fire official closed portions of Calypso Inn forcing several international students who were staying there to look for new housing.

News • June 18th, 2013
Carbon Monoxide in Group Home in Md. Injures Eight

Staff and residents of a group home in Parkville were hospitalized after a possible chemical exposure in the home early Monday morning.

News • June 18th, 2013
Wash. Authorities Investigate Beaver Lodge Fire

Orondo fire officials believe humans caused a fire that destroyed a beaver lodge on the banks of the Columbia River. The beavers were thought to have survived.

News • June 17th, 2013
Alabama Firefighters Clear Smoke at High School

Heavy smoke was report inside Saks High School on Sunday morning. Employees had largely extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived.

News • June 17th, 2013
Investigators 'Zeroing In' on Colo. Fire Point of Origin

Investigators say they are getting closer to pinpointing where the state's most destructive fire started.

News • June 17th, 2013
Fire Hits New York Fire Hall Storage Building

Fire broke out at the former Pamelia fire hall, damaging holiday decoration, promotional supplies and other items before firefighters could control the blaze.

News • June 17th, 2013
Reviewing Lessons Learned From Tenn. Mulch Fire

A little more than a year after the smoke has cleared from a massive mulch fire in Knoxville, city officials and firefighters are looking at lessons learned.

News • June 17th, 2013
Oregon Man Arrested After Fatal Fire at His Home

A Coos County man has been arrested and charged with aggravated murder and first-degree assault after fire broke out at his home.

News • June 17th, 2013
Frustration Boiling Over For Some Colo. Fire Evacuees

On the six day of evacuations in Colorado Springs, many evacuees are voicing frustrations over the length they've been out of their homes.

News • June 17th, 2013
Kan. Gentleman's Club Fire Investigated as Arson

Fire officials in Wichita are treating a scene at a neighborhood gentleman's club as a possible burglary-arson.

News • June 16th, 2013

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