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Fla. Fire Truck Crash Tears Up Property

Firefighter Safety - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 9:07pm

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Tony Holt

Hernando Today, Brooksville, Fla.

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Aug. 21--SPRING HILL -- She stood on the front porch and was disgusted by the sight of her cracked stucco walls.

That wasn't even the worst of it.

The front west corner of Mary Schwabebauer's house was mangled. The roof shingles were dangling and the walls were dented.

The inside was exposed to the rain. She was using a tarp to protect her floor Saturday morning.

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Fla. Fire Truck Crash Tears Up Property

Firefighter Safety - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 9:07pm

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Tony Holt

Hernando Today, Brooksville, Fla.

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Aug. 21--SPRING HILL -- She stood on the front porch and was disgusted by the sight of her cracked stucco walls.

That wasn't even the worst of it.

The front west corner of Mary Schwabebauer's house was mangled. The roof shingles were dangling and the walls were dented.

The inside was exposed to the rain. She was using a tarp to protect her floor Saturday morning.

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N.Y. Firefighters, Cop Injured in Blaze

Firefighter Safety - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 8:55pm

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Matthew Chayes

Newsday, Melville, N.Y.

Aug. 22--An accidental fire at a Shirley home injured three people and several rescuers, Suffolk police said Saturday night.

All were treated for smoke inhalation and other non-life-threatening injures, a police department spokesman said.

The cause of the 5:30 p.m. fire, on Van Buren Street, was still being investigated, the spokesman said.

The injured, including a police officer and firefighters, were taken to hospitals; their conditions were not immediately available.

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N.Y. Firefighters, Cop Injured in Blaze

Firefighter Safety - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 8:55pm

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Matthew Chayes

Newsday, Melville, N.Y.

Aug. 22--An accidental fire at a Shirley home injured three people and several rescuers, Suffolk police said Saturday night.

All were treated for smoke inhalation and other non-life-threatening injures, a police department spokesman said.

The cause of the 5:30 p.m. fire, on Van Buren Street, was still being investigated, the spokesman said.

The injured, including a police officer and firefighters, were taken to hospitals; their conditions were not immediately available.

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Chicago FFs, Cop Hurt in Building Fire

Firefighter Safety - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 8:52pm

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Jeremy Gorner

Chicago Tribune

Aug. 22--Two Chicago firefighters and a Chicago police officer were slightly injured this morning at the scene of a fire at a two-story building in the South Side's Auburn Gresham community.

The firefighters were taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park with non-life-threatening injuries, but fire officials could not say how they were hurt. The police officer suffered minor smoke inhalation and was treated on the scene.

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Chicago FFs, Cop Hurt in Building Fire

Firefighter Safety - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 8:52pm

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Jeremy Gorner

Chicago Tribune

Aug. 22--Two Chicago firefighters and a Chicago police officer were slightly injured this morning at the scene of a fire at a two-story building in the South Side's Auburn Gresham community.

The firefighters were taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park with non-life-threatening injuries, but fire officials could not say how they were hurt. The police officer suffered minor smoke inhalation and was treated on the scene.

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Calif. FFs Free Trapped Dog with Chisel

Rescue Ops - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 8:48pm

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Redlands Daily Facts, Calif.

Aug. 22--Redlands Firefighters broke apart a concrete wall Thursday evening to free a dog whose head was trapped between bricks.

When firefighters arrived on scene at the 600 block of Monterey Street, they found the dog's head stuck in a lattice-style concrete wall, according to Battalion Chief Jim Topoleski. Preston the Dalmatian had been stuck for over an hour.

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Fla. Rescuers Pull Kids From Hot Car

Rescue Ops - Sun, 08/22/2010 - 8:46pm

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WELLINGTON, Fla. --

Rescue officials in Wellington said a grandmother accidentally locked her keys in her car with her grandchildren in it Friday afternoon.

Crews ultimately smashed a window to get the children out of the hot car.

The children were put in a rescue truck to cool down. They were not injured.

Officials said the woman waited to call 911 because she was waiting for her daughter to bring her a spare set of keys.

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Two N.C. Firefighters Injured in Blaze

Firefighter Safety - Sat, 08/21/2010 - 8:16pm

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BY JANET CONNER-KNOX

The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.

Fire and smoke could be seen pouring from the gaping hole in the roof of Lee and Lisa Herndon's home at 2911 Ridge Road late Friday afternoon.

The fire started, family members believe, when a propane tank on a grill exploded, destroying the house. However, firefighters haven't yet released an official cause of the fire. Two firefighters, Lt. Brian Cooke and Capt. Danny Skinner, were injured in the fire, according to fire officials. Their injuries were not life threatening.

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Two N.C. Firefighters Injured in Blaze

Firefighter Safety - Sat, 08/21/2010 - 8:16pm

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BY JANET CONNER-KNOX

The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.

Fire and smoke could be seen pouring from the gaping hole in the roof of Lee and Lisa Herndon's home at 2911 Ridge Road late Friday afternoon.

The fire started, family members believe, when a propane tank on a grill exploded, destroying the house. However, firefighters haven't yet released an official cause of the fire. Two firefighters, Lt. Brian Cooke and Capt. Danny Skinner, were injured in the fire, according to fire officials. Their injuries were not life threatening.

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Responding Colo. Chief Hurt in Crash

Rescue Ops - Sat, 08/21/2010 - 8:13pm

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Posted by: Thomas Hendrick, News Editor

Story by /www.thedenverchannel.com

DENVER

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A battalion chief for the South Metro Fire Department was injured in a car crash while responding to a fire in Englewood Saturday morning.

The crash happened at S. Logan Street and E. Jefferson Avenue. The battalion chief was taken to a hospital for treatment. He was released later Saturday morning, said a South Metro Fire spokesman.

Two other people in the other vehicle were taken to the hospital as well. Their conditions were not released.

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Oregon Boy Hurt in Fire Pit Explosion

Training Features - Sat, 08/21/2010 - 7:39pm

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Story by kptv.com

GRESHAM, Ore.

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A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday night after an explosion at a backyard fire pit in Gresham.

Firefighters were called to the home on Couch Court after a report of the explosion at 8:50 p.m. A Gresham fire spokesman said someone caused the explosion by throwing an object into the fire pit.

The boy suffered burns to his arms and face, fire officials said.

Doug Nelson, who lives nearby, said he heard the explosion.

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Thirteen Hurt in Oregon Two-Car Crash

Rescue Ops - Sat, 08/21/2010 - 7:34pm

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CANBY, Ore. --

Thirteen people were hurt Friday night when two cars collided in Canby, where the Clackamas County Fair is being held this weekend.

Fire officials from the Canby Fire Department said a van with eight people inside and a SUV with five teenagers inside crashed at the intersection of New Era and Central Point roads just before 8 p.m.

One of the vehicles failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the intersection, officials said.

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Liquid Oxygen Leak Leads to Evacuations at Neb. Medical Center

Rescue Ops - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:07pm

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Story by ketv.com

 

OMAHA, Neb. --

Emergency officials said four buildings were evacuated Friday morning following a liquid oxygen leak on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.

Hazardous materials crews with the Omaha Fire Department were called to the campus around 7:45 a.m.

"Because of the high humidity this morning and the cold temperature of that gas, it created a huge white cloud. That's how we found out we had the leak," said Nick Combs, UNMC maintenance director.

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Fla. Man's Arm Caught in Shredder

Rescue Ops - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 9:51pm

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Diana Moskovitz

The Miami Herald

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Aug. 20--The moral of this story: Be extra careful around industrial shredders.

A man at work in Doral found himself in a precarious situation Thursday after his arm got caught in such a machine. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, about 5 p.m. the man was at a distribution center for ProLogix in the 8200 block of Northwest 21st Street when his limb got caught in a shredder the size of a truck.

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Dozens Flee Ind. Sorority House Fire

Firefighter Safety - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:05am

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Story by theindychannel.com

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

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Dozens of people fled a burning sorority house at Purdue University early Wednesday morning.

The northwest corner of the Delta Zeta house on Tower Drive was damaged in the fire.

More than 70 occupants evacuated the house. One woman was treated at the scene because of smoke inhalation.

According to a release from the university, residents in a room where the fire began said they saw flames behind a futon, which was next to a window fan and wall heater.

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Dozens Flee Ind. Sorority House Fire

Firefighter Safety - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:05am

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Story by theindychannel.com

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

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Dozens of people fled a burning sorority house at Purdue University early Wednesday morning.

The northwest corner of the Delta Zeta house on Tower Drive was damaged in the fire.

More than 70 occupants evacuated the house. One woman was treated at the scene because of smoke inhalation.

According to a release from the university, residents in a room where the fire began said they saw flames behind a futon, which was next to a window fan and wall heater.

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Wash. Hangar Fire Destroys Aircrafts

Firefighter Safety - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:03am

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Dee Riggs

The Wenatchee World, Wash.

Aug. 19--CHELAN -- An airplane and a helicopter were destroyed Wednesday afternoon when fire broke out in the hangar they were stored in at the Lake Chelan Airport.

The building was fully engulfed with the roof collapsing when firefighters arrived shortly after 4 p.m., said Tim Lemon, chief of Fire District 7 in Chelan. The fire was reported by a resident near the airport about three miles northeast of Chelan.

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Wash. Hangar Fire Destroys Aircrafts

Firefighter Safety - Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:03am

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Dee Riggs

The Wenatchee World, Wash.

Aug. 19--CHELAN -- An airplane and a helicopter were destroyed Wednesday afternoon when fire broke out in the hangar they were stored in at the Lake Chelan Airport.

The building was fully engulfed with the roof collapsing when firefighters arrived shortly after 4 p.m., said Tim Lemon, chief of Fire District 7 in Chelan. The fire was reported by a resident near the airport about three miles northeast of Chelan.

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Maine Town Offices Flood, FFs Help

Rescue Ops - Thu, 08/19/2010 - 11:56pm

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Geoff Cunningham Jr.

Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H.

Aug. 19--KITTERY, Maine -- Crews from four area fire departments were summoned to the Kittery municipal complex on Saturday when Town Manager Jon Carter arrived at Town Hall to find that a frozen pipe had burst, causing water to pour into the Town Hall portion of the building for hours before the problem was discovered.

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