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South Lee brush fire grows to 65 acres

05/23/2013 Area of brush fire A brush fire in south Lee County grew to 65 acres by Wednesday night near U.S. 41 and Island Park Road, which is north of ...

Nogales, Ariz., wildfire grows, only 15 percent contained

05/23/2013 A wildfire burning in the Coronado National Forest near Nogales, Ariz., has consumed 6,000 acres and is 15 percent contained, officials said W...

Montgomery, Greene train for major disaster; Full-scale hazardous materials exercise preps first responders.; PUBLIC SAFETY

05/23/2013 Ohio counties are required to do a full-scale hazardous materials exercise every four years. The Montgomery/Greene Counties Local Emergency Re...

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES FY14 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL

05/23/2013 The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Ken Calvert:Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) joined a bipartisan...

TESTER ON AIR TANKER DECISION: BETTER OPTIONS WERE ON THE TABLE

05/23/2013 The following information was released by Montana Senator Jon Tester:(U.S. SENATE) - With fire season heating up, Senator Jon Tester today tol...

STATEMENT FROM FIRE COMMISSIONER CASSANO IN RESPONSE TO UFA PRESS CONFERENCE ON FDNY RESPONSE TIMES

05/23/2013 The following information was released by the NYC Fire Department:I have always strongly supported reporting complete and accurate response ti...

DEQ PENALIZES OWNER OF CAUDLE'S TREE SERVICES $400 FOR BURNING PLASTIC AND TRASH IN 55 GALLON BARRELS IN SALEM

05/23/2013 The following information was released by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality:The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has is...

INVESTIGATION INTO MAN FOUND DECEASED AT 10500 EXETER STREET

05/23/2013 The following information was released by the Houston Police Department:Houston police are awaiting autopsy results in the death of a man foun...

Designing fire department of future

05/23/2013 At a time when fire departments face uncertain futures mostly foisted on them from the outside - budget cuts, proposals to outsource ambulance...

Area firefighters helping in tornado recovery

05/23/2013 One firefighter from Orange County and two from Los Angeles County were sent to Oklahoma to help recovery efforts after a huge tornado devasta...

TRIPLE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATED; MAN QUESTIONED AFTER DISCOVERY OF BURNED BODIES

05/23/2013 Richmond County sheriff's investigators on the trail of a triple homicide were led to the home of two retired teachers in south Augusta on Tue...

Working to help heart attack victims survive

05/22/2013 When someone is having a heart attack, seconds matter in getting them treatment. Having an automatic external defibrillator, or AED, on site c...

Maine: Fire Department Encourages Public to Act FAST

05/22/2013 City of Portland, The State of Maine has issued the following press release:In honor of National EMS Week (May 19-25), the Portland Fire Depa...

Physicists light 'magnetic fire' to reveal energy's path

05/22/2013 New York University physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of fo...

Reporter's notebook: 'You can't fathom it'

05/22/2013 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAYMOORE, Okla. a€Â" Grim-faced police officers and sheriff's deputies guarded darkened intersections ...

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