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Florida Firefighting Exercise Goes Awry

A fire rescue training exercise went wrong Thursday, gutting an abandoned house, damaging an occupied home next door and triggering an investigation into "mistakes" that were made, fire officials said.

News • July 7th, 2003

Woman Training To Be Firefighter Dies In Virginia Rescue Boat Crash

Elisa Escalante wanted to be a firefighter, so when the call came to work a Friday rescue shift on the Potomac River, she answered

News • July 7th, 2003

Firefighters Torch Texas House In Training Exercise

Firefighters from four Nacogdoches County Volunteer Fire Departments watched as a house off FM 225 burned to the ground on Saturday

News • June 30th, 2003

Rhode Island Town Officials want Input on State Fire Training Academy

A steady stream of firefighters could benefit a rural town with only volunteer emergency services. At the same time, a 25-acre fire training academy could endanger a town determined to preserve its environmental resources and rural charm.

News • June 27th, 2003

Emergency Response Teams Getting Tested In Orange County, Florida

The city of Orlando and Orange County will test its emergency response teams today during two mock terrorism drills. One is at an undisclosed resort; the other in downtown Orlando

News • June 25th, 2003

Don't Be Alarmed; Florida Terror Attack Only A Test

Domestic security officials are staging a full-scale terrorist attack in several locations across northeast Florida this morning in a large-scale test of the readiness of first responders

News • June 25th, 2003

Orlando, Florida Terror Drill Closes Roads

Emergency officials in Central Florida are holding a mock chemical disaster drill in the heart of downtown Orlando Wednesday

News • June 25th, 2003

Fire Drill Turns Into Uprising At Arkansas Area Prison

A routine fire drill turned into a real-life disturbance at the North Central Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction in Calico Rock Monday night

News • June 25th, 2003

South Carolina Rescuers Train For Chemical Explosion

Dozens of York County rescue workers put their skills and experience to the test today in a mock drill that mimicked the conditions of a chemical explosion

News • June 23rd, 2003

Arkansas Firemen Train To Fight Propane Fire

The Arkansas Fire Academy hosted a training session for area firefighters to demonstrate proper techniques for eliminating a propane gas fire

News • June 22nd, 2003

Wildland Fire Training Operation Takes Place In California

A massive, multi-county wildland fire training operation took place Friday, involving dozens of fire rigs, a helicopter, an ambulance, a mobile communications center and mountains of equipment

News • June 22nd, 2003

New York Bill Bars 'Live' Training Victims

The state Assembly and Senate Tuesday passed a bill that prohibits the use of people to portray victims in fire-training exercises.

News • June 20th, 2003

Job Applicants Attempt to Ace Firefighting Test in Champaign, Illinois

Monica Hall leans over. "I'm nervous, I'm really nervous," she whispers. It is less than two hours before she will take her written test for the Champaign Fire Department

News • June 19th, 2003

Mock Rescue Is Dead Serious; Firefighter's Death Prompts Training In Arizona

Three firefighters crawled through the thick fog of smoke, searching for one of their own

News • June 18th, 2003

Purposeful Burning ... BLM Crews Use Fire To Reduce Hazard, Get Hands-On Training In Idaho

Bureau of Land Management firefighters are purposely burning thousands of acres in south-central Idaho this week

News • June 18th, 2003

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