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Boston IDs At-Risk Buildings in City
Firefighter Safety - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 9:59pm
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Story by thebostonchannel.com
BOSTON --
A fire that consumed an abandoned warehouse in Boston has led to the creation of a new inspection team, charged with identifying at-risk buildings in the city.
"We don't need buildings like this in our city," Boston Mayor Tom Menino said.
In front of the charred remnants of an abandoned Roxbury warehouse that was consumed by a 9-alarm fire last the weekend; Menino announced the formation of a new problem property team.
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Odor Forces Evacuation of Ky. Building
Rescue Ops - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 9:57pm
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By Brad Ginsberg/WLKY Story by wlky.com
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. --
A building in downtown Louisville has been evacuated after reports of a chemical odor.
An unknown number of people at the Chestnut building told emergency crews the smell made them ill. Employees complained of irritated throats, dizziness and nausea. EMS crews treated 21 people for nausea and dizziness. Nobody was transported to the hospital.
The building is located at 410 Chestnut Street.
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Heat Injuries Hit 7 FFs at Ft. Bragg Fire
Firefighter Safety - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 5:59am
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The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.
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Aug. 26--Seven firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion after a roof caught fire this morning on a three-story barracks building under construction on Fort Bragg.
The fire started at about 10:15 a.m. while contractors were working in the building at Bastogne and Salerno drives, said Tom McCollum, a Fort Bragg spokesman.
The fire was under control within 90 minutes, said Battalion Commander Scott McGuire of the Fort Bragg Fire Department. mcgUire said
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Heat Injuries Hit 7 FFs at Ft. Bragg Fire
Firefighter Safety - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 5:59am
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The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.
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Aug. 26--Seven firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion after a roof caught fire this morning on a three-story barracks building under construction on Fort Bragg.
The fire started at about 10:15 a.m. while contractors were working in the building at Bastogne and Salerno drives, said Tom McCollum, a Fort Bragg spokesman.
The fire was under control within 90 minutes, said Battalion Commander Scott McGuire of the Fort Bragg Fire Department. mcgUire said
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Training & Tactics Talk: Truck Company Operations without the Truck
Training Features - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 4:06am
Training & Tactics Talk Podcast Author: Doug Cline
Join host Douglas K. Cline and Lt. Rick Mosher from the Merriam, KS, Fire Department as they talk about truck company operations when no "truck" is available.
Listen as the two explore how to successfully conduct truck company operations, such as entry, ventilation and other tactics, without a true ladder truck. From thoughts about designing apparatus to meet your needs to the hard core tactics of truck company functions on the fire ground are covered in this month's show.
67:53 minutes (38.88 MB)
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Jet Tires Catch Fire at Calif. Airport
Rescue Ops - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 9:44pm
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By ROBIN HINDERY
Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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The tires of a JetBlue airplane caught fire Thursday during a hard landing in Sacramento that left 15 people with minor injuries and sent passengers down emergency slides to escape the aircraft.
Passenger Michelle McDuffie said people onboard felt a thud when the plane touched down at about 12:50 p.m. after a flight from Long Beach, but nobody thought there was an emergency until the crew shouted for everyone to exit on the inflatable slides.
McDuffie saw the burning tires when she was on the ground.
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Fla. Deputy Hurt Saving Kids From Fire
Rescue Ops - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 9:40pm
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Jeff Weiner
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.
Aug. 26--Several children were rescued from an apartment fire on Thursday, after fire crews responded to an Orange County apartment complex to find residents trapped on the second floor by the flames.
The fire started on the first floor of the two-story building and spread quickly, according to Battalion Chief Gregory Pines.
Arriving at Citrus Glen Apartments on Limelight Circle at around 6:15 p.m., firefighters saw flames shooting up from a first story window.
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Clorox Plant Catches Fire in Ga.
Firefighter Safety - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 9:23pm
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FOREST PARK, Ga.
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Firefighters are trying to extinguish a blaze at a Clorox plant in Forest Park that has sent plumes of smoke into the air near two interstates.
Police say the blaze began around 9:15 a.m. Thursday when a truck at the plant caught fire.
A Forest Park fire official told CBS Atlanta that there was some sort of explosion when Pine Sol caught fire.
There are safety precautions in place to prevent it from getting to the Clorox.
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Clorox Plant Catches Fire in Ga.
Firefighter Safety - Thu, 08/26/2010 - 9:23pm
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FOREST PARK, Ga.
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Firefighters are trying to extinguish a blaze at a Clorox plant in Forest Park that has sent plumes of smoke into the air near two interstates.
Police say the blaze began around 9:15 a.m. Thursday when a truck at the plant caught fire.
A Forest Park fire official told CBS Atlanta that there was some sort of explosion when Pine Sol caught fire.
There are safety precautions in place to prevent it from getting to the Clorox.
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Deadline Extended for 9/11 Responders
Health and Fitness - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:30pm
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By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK --
Thousands of ground zero responders are being given more time to decide whether to settle lawsuits over their exposure to potentially toxic dust from the ruins of the World Trade Center, lawyers in the case said Wednesday.
The lawyers said they have scrapped a deadline that gave rescue and response workers until Sept. 8 to join or reject a settlement worth as much as $713 million.
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Deadline Extended for 9/11 Responders
Firefighter Safety - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:30pm
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By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK --
Thousands of ground zero responders are being given more time to decide whether to settle lawsuits over their exposure to potentially toxic dust from the ruins of the World Trade Center, lawyers in the case said Wednesday.
The lawyers said they have scrapped a deadline that gave rescue and response workers until Sept. 8 to join or reject a settlement worth as much as $713 million.
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Deadline Extended for 9/11 Responders
Firefighter Safety - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:30pm
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By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK --
Thousands of ground zero responders are being given more time to decide whether to settle lawsuits over their exposure to potentially toxic dust from the ruins of the World Trade Center, lawyers in the case said Wednesday.
The lawyers said they have scrapped a deadline that gave rescue and response workers until Sept. 8 to join or reject a settlement worth as much as $713 million.
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Deadline Extended for 9/11 Responders
Health and Fitness - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:30pm
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By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK --
Thousands of ground zero responders are being given more time to decide whether to settle lawsuits over their exposure to potentially toxic dust from the ruins of the World Trade Center, lawyers in the case said Wednesday.
The lawyers said they have scrapped a deadline that gave rescue and response workers until Sept. 8 to join or reject a settlement worth as much as $713 million.
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Mass. FFs Save Man Stricken by Station
Rescue Ops - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:24pm
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Fred Hanson The Patri
The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.)
Gary Fratus celebrated his 52nd birthday last week, something that wouldn't have been possible without the quick action of Randolph firefighters.
"I can't thank them enough," Fratus said Monday night. "I don't know what to say."
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Man Crushed at Ore. Recycling Plant
Rescue Ops - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:13pm
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Story by kptv.com
CANBY, Ore. --
A worker was flown to a Portland hospital after being crushed by equipment at a Canby recycling plant, fire officials said.
Canby Fire District spokesman Todd Gary said firefighters were called to KB Recycling on Southeast Fourth Avenue at about 11 a.m. Wednesday on a report of a man stuck in a piece of industrial equipment.
Responding crews found the man had been removed from the pickup arm of a refuse truck by other workers, Gary said.
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Two Rescued From Pa. House Fire
Rescue Ops - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:09pm
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Story by thepittsburghchannel.com
JEANNETTE, Pa. --
Two overnight fires in Jeanette were under investigation Wednesday morning.
Fire crews said the first fire started at 11:28 p.m. Tuesday at an abandoned house in the 300 block of North Fifth Street. The fire was put out a little after midnight. The fire marshal is investigating the cause of that fire.
Another fire in Jeannette started in a kitchen of an apartment building on Columbia Court a little after 2 a.m. Wednesday.
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Gas Leak Evacuates Conn. Businesses
Firefighter Safety - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:05pm
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Story by wfsb.com
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. --
A backhoe struck a Southington gas line late Wednesday morning, forcing the evacuation of several businesses on the Meriden Waterbury Turnpike, police said.
The leak was reported in the area of the Milldale Center Plaza before 11:30 a.m.
Officials said a backhoe that was digging in an effort to install a new light pole, struck the gas line.
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Gas Leak Evacuates Conn. Businesses
Rescue Ops - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:05pm
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Story by wfsb.com
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. --
A backhoe struck a Southington gas line late Wednesday morning, forcing the evacuation of several businesses on the Meriden Waterbury Turnpike, police said.
The leak was reported in the area of the Milldale Center Plaza before 11:30 a.m.
Officials said a backhoe that was digging in an effort to install a new light pole, struck the gas line.
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Gas Leak Evacuates Conn. Businesses
Firefighter Safety - Wed, 08/25/2010 - 8:05pm
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Story by wfsb.com
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. --
A backhoe struck a Southington gas line late Wednesday morning, forcing the evacuation of several businesses on the Meriden Waterbury Turnpike, police said.
The leak was reported in the area of the Milldale Center Plaza before 11:30 a.m.
Officials said a backhoe that was digging in an effort to install a new light pole, struck the gas line.
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Fla. Firefighter Says He Was Target of Discrimination, Committee Agrees
Health and Fitness - Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:41pm
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Jane Musgrave
The Palm Beach Post, Fla.
Aug. 24--WEST PALM BEACH -- For years, firefighter Rick Curtis has accused the city of race discrimination.
Despite a master's in business administration, completion of top fire and emergency medical courses and 15 years of service, he has been repeatedly overlooked for promotions.
Last week, the Palm Beach County Office of Equal Opportunity confirmed Curtis' long-held beliefs. The city, its Equal Employment Board ruled, discriminated against the 44-year-old captain because he is African-American.
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