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House, barn saved from Elmdale grass fire; People OK; land sparked Saturday, too

05/24/2013 A grass fire on a ranch north of Interstate 20 near Elmdale Road was put out before it could harm a nearby home and barn, a fire official said...

RICK SMITH: Father recalls rescue from '95 storm

05/24/2013 SAN ANGELO, Texas - Several weeks after San Angelo's infamous 1995 storm, Brent Smith returned to a concrete ditch where he and his children w...

Vershire Man Who Shot Himself in the Head, Torched House, is Criminally Charged

05/24/2013 Man Who Shot Self in Head, Torched House, ChargedVershire - A 53-year-old man who was hospitalized after shooting himself in the head and sett...

GREG WALDEN TO BLM, FOREST SERVICE: GET READY FOR FIRE SEASON NOW

05/24/2013 The following information was released by the office of Oregon Rep. Greg Walden:U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced today that he has wri...

DUNCAN TO HOLD TOUR THANKING FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS

05/24/2013 The following information was released by the office of South Carolina Rep. Jeff Duncan:Starting Friday, May 24th, Congressman Jeff Duncan of ...

FIRE COMMISSIONER CASSANO TO PRESIDE AT PROMOTION CEREMONY FOR 5 EMS CAPTAINS

05/24/2013 The following information was released by the NYC Fire Department:Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano will preside over a promotion ceremon...

Firefighters battling grass fire northeast of Abilene

05/24/2013

Update 2:54 p.m.: Abilene Fire Department Spokesman Lt. Greg Goettsch said that the department has left the scene of the fire.

Fire Department pushes for four new stations

05/24/2013 SARASOTA COUNTYBefore the recession hit, Sarasota County intended to replace four fire stations that are highly vulnerable to potential wind d...

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05/23/2013 Robert L. Vander Robert L. Vander (Vanaudenaerde), Retired Paramedic, Chicago Fire Department. Beloved husband of Bonnie, nee Conrad; Dear fat...

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...

FDNY HOSTS EMS HEALTH FAIR AND EMS COMPETITION

05/23/2013 The following information was released by the NYC Fire Department:The New York City Fire Department will host its annual FDNY EMS Health Fair ...

Mountain lion kills dogs in backyards

05/23/2013 In Brief BOISE - Three next-door neighbors in east Boise have had their small dogs attacked by a mountain lion in their fenced backyards in t...

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...

Long Beach firefighter hospitalized with burn injuries

05/23/2013 LONG BEACH -- One firefighter was hospitalized with injuries he suffered during a battle of a fire at a two-story apartment building, a spokes...

U.S. national suspected of murdering four people in Brno; Adds more information in paras 2, 4, 12, 13

05/23/2013 Czech police have found four murdered people in Brno's Ivanovice neighbourhood and suspect Kevin Dahlgren, a U.S. national from California, of...

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