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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...

First responders tour Corpus Christi fertilizer plant to learn about chemicals, emergency response

05/24/2013 CORPUS CHRISTI - After an explosion at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant killed 14 and injured 200 people, the Corpus Christi Local Emergency Pl...

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 ...

Storm shelters need to be reported; Registering helps first responders to find survivors

05/24/2013 Storm shelters help save lives during a tornado and other natural disasters but need to be registered so that first responders and rescuers ca...

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...

Washougal mayor faces challenge

05/24/2013 The challenger for Washougal's top elected position promises to retire from his city job this fall to avoid a conflict of interest.Earl Scott,...

UPDATED: Debris burn spreads to four acres of vegetation, firefighters say

05/24/2013 Firefighters say they've stopped the advance of four-acre blaze that began as a large debris burn in Anderson this afternoon. The fire, repor...

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...

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...

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Appoints Erik W. Matson to Commercial Insurance Field Executive

05/24/2013 New Delhi, May 23 -- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company announces the appointment of Erik W. Matson to the position of commercial insurance fiel...

Reminder: Only Licensed Professionals can Operate Sky Lanterns in TN

05/24/2013 The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news:To ensure that special events are celebrated safely, the State Fi...

Virginia Beach Fire Department Recognizes EMS for Children's Day as Part of EMS Week in Virginia

05/23/2013 The city of Virginia Beach issued the following news release:As proclaimed by Gov. Bob McDonnell, May 19 to 25, 2013 is observed as EMS Week i...

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