Up to 20 IN firefighters could be laid-off(Feb 9, 2010) Feb. 9--It was hard to tell who was supporting who during Monday's New Albany City Council work session regarding a $2 million funding request for the public safety departments.
Richmond firefighters rescue woman from bridge(Feb 9, 2010) Feb. 9--Richmond firefighters rescued a woman from the edge of a bridge yesterday, quickening their effort after she told them her legs were weakening.
VA apartment fire displaces four families(Feb 9, 2010) Feb. 9--CHESAPEAKE -- Four families were displaced for the night after a fire ripped through an apartment building in the 3000 block of Parkside Drive.
Fire, ice doom Charlottesville house(Feb 9, 2010) Feb. 9--Fire below and snow above brought down the roof on a Robertson Avenue home Monday afternoon, said Charlottesville fire Chief Charles Werner.
Cause of RI fire that killed 5 still unknown(Feb 9, 2010) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Rhode Island Fire Marshal says officials have pinpointed the origins of a house fire that killed five people, including a 7-month-old baby, but still haven't figured out the cause.
BRIEF: Dome Building arson suspect charged(Feb 9, 2010) Feb. 9--A 58-year-old man has been charged in connection with an October 2009 fire set at the entrance to the Dome Building downtown.
BRIEF: Fire destroys DeWitt building(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--DEWITT -- The Iowa state fire marshal is expected to arrive in DeWitt today to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed an apartment building here Sunday.
Overnight fire damages Waco home(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--No one was injured in an early morning fire Sunday that damaged a Waco home.
Marshals seek deadly Conn. gas plant blast's cause(Feb 8, 2010) MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Connecticut fire marshals are preparing to start their investigation into an explosion that rocked an under-construction power plant where natural-gas lines were being tested, killing at least five people.
Engine hits Welsh firefighter(Feb 8, 2010) A FIREMAN was ser iously injured yesterday when he was run over by a fire engine after the handbrake failed.
Fire injures 2 in PA apartment fire(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--LUZERNE -- Two people were injured and 10 were temporarily displaced in a Bennett Street blaze late Sunday morning.
BRIEF: Dome Building fire suspect arrested(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--Chattanooga fire investigators have arrested a 59-year-old man in connection with an Oct. 4, 2009, fire at the Dome Building downtown.
Fire Ma Saves Family - Hurt in Bx. Rescue(Feb 8, 2010) A hero mom herded her children out of a burning Bronx building yesterday, then darted back inside the inferno to warn neighbors and try to save her husband, witnesses said.
Resident escapes injury in Annisquam fire(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--A woman living in the top floor of an Annisquam home escaped smoke from a basement fire this morning after being alerted by a bystander who spotted the blaze and banged on her door.
Feds say arson behind 8 Texas church fires in 2010(Feb 9, 2010) DALLAS - A federal official says a fire that destroyed a church last week was the eighth case of arson against a house of worship in Texas this year.
Officials: Some die in Conn. power plant explosion(Feb 7, 2010) MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - An explosion at a power plant in Connecticut has killed multiple people and an unknown number of people are injured.
Fire damages Sunnyvale restaurant, karaoke lounge(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--A Sunnyvale restaurant and karaoke lounge suffered significant damage today by an early morning fire that swept through the single-story building, according to a city spokesman.
Furniture fires a federal priority(Feb 6, 2010) Feb. 6--Inez Tenenbaum, South Carolina's former Superintendent of Education, says making sofas and other upholstered furniture less prone to deadly fires is a "must-do" for the federal Consumer Products Safety Commission that she now heads.
BRIEF: Roanoke fire ruled arson(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--A blaze at a vacant house in Southwest Roanoke on Wednesday has been ruled arson, officials said today.
BRIEF: Akron man dies in house fire(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--A 62-year-old Akron man died early Sunday morning in a fire that started in a vehicle parked in the driveway and spread to the house.
BRIEF: Cats perish in Windham fire(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--WINDHAM, N.H. -- Several pet cats died in a Hunt Road house fire yesterday morning.
State fire marshal to investigate blazes at house, nearby church(Feb 8, 2010) Feb. 8--BLOOMINGTON -- On Saturday, authorities still were trying to figure out what caused fires at a house and later a church across the street on Bloomington's northwestern edge Friday.