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Firefighters continue battle against FL wildfire
The Miami Herald (May 12, 2008)
Three dead in WI medical copter crash
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 12, 2008)
Tornadoes rip though Midwest, Southeast; 20 die
United Press International (May 12, 2008)
Death toll from China earthquake expected to rise
Associated Press (May 12, 2008)
Homes threatened by CA grass fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 12, 2008)
Australian firefighters save man from burning elevator
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News Online (May 12, 2008)
TN chief must merge paid, volunteer departments
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (May 12, 2008)
Wheelchair-bound MS man dies in house fire
The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. (May 12, 2008)
TX firefighters keep watch over huge sinkhole
Houston Chronicle (May 11, 2008)
Emergency personnel meet with Canadian public
Canadian Press (May 11, 2008)
OK residents vote on $76 Million bond to aid firefighters
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (May 11, 2008)
Homeless woman not guilty in deadly IL arson
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (May 11, 2008)
VA volunteer fire department calls for help
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (May 11, 2008)
Fire burns PA strip mall
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 11, 2008)
Cool climate reduces MN fire threats
Chicago Tribune (May 11, 2008)
Fewer in MA apply as part-time firefighters
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 11, 2008)
At least 100 evacuated in WA fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 11, 2008)
Two CA school playgrounds burn
The Sacramento Bee, Calif. (May 11, 2008)
SD man loses home to attic blaze
American News, Aberdeen, S.D. (May 11, 2008)
CA firefighters prepare for a dry fire season
Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif. (May 11, 2008)
Seattle pays damages to firefighter
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER (May 10, 2008)
PA woman guilty of arson
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (May 10, 2008)
OH man gets probation for setting fires
The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio (May 10, 2008)
WA firefighters appeal to voters for $36 million bond
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. (May 10, 2008)
Fire displaces 10 MO families
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 10, 2008)
Federal, state, tribal firefighters join to battle AZ blaze
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson (May 10, 2008)
MA woman arrested in April blaze that killed sisters
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 10, 2008)
WA mother's smoke was cause of nearly fatal fire
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. (May 10, 2008)
FL wildfire risk growing
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (May 9, 2008)
Many Ground Zero workers have died of cancer
United Press International (May 9, 2008)
Police arrest WA man in $500,000 arson
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 9, 2008)
Arbitration eyed over drug testing for Boston jakes
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 9, 2008)
WA city considers merger as cost-cutting move
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. (May 9, 2008)
Teen dies after FL bedroom fire
Tampa Tribune, Fla. (May 9, 2008)
OH union: Special apparatus mechanic necessary
The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio (May 9, 2008)
WA firefighters rescue clam digger stuck in sand
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. (May 9, 2008)
Wildfires erupt as humidity drops in TX
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 9, 2008)
Pilots prepare to fly into battle against CA fire
Ventura County Star, Calif. (May 9, 2008)
Three dead in North Vancouver apartment fire
United Press International (May 8, 2008)
CA fire districts to train 35 Mexican firefighters
The Sacramento Bee, Calif. (May 8, 2008)
Machias: Nine cats die in house fire
Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine (May 8, 2008)
PA firefighter treated for heat exhaustion
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 8, 2008)
'Controlled' FL fire jumps levee, burns 100 acres
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (May 8, 2008)
Experts: FL drought's two-year reign may be ending
Tampa Tribune, Fla. (May 8, 2008)
NC condo building destroyed by fire
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C. (May 8, 2008)
PA covered bridges to get flame-retardant roofs
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania (May 8, 2008)
Woman dies in NC morning house fire
The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, North Carolina (May 8, 2008)
Suit charges sexual discrimination at SC fire district
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 8, 2008)
End of an era as NY volunteer company closes doors
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 8, 2008)
WI city can't get grant to pay new firefighters' wages
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (May 8, 2008)
Speed is cited in Tulsa apparatus crash
Tulsa World, Okla. (May 8, 2008)
Firefighters gain on two NM wildfires
Associated Press (May 7, 2008)
Public safety overtime hits OH capital budget hard
The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio (May 7, 2008)
Firefighter protection law awaits FL gov's signature
The Bradenton Herald, Fla. (May 7, 2008)
Three firefighters injured battling TX house fire
The Dallas Morning News (May 7, 2008)
Miami firefighter dies from bike crash injuries
The Miami Herald (May 7, 2008)
Firefighters battle blaze in FL national forest
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 7, 2008)
Embattled FL fire district's attorney presents new plan
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 7, 2008)
Smoke from FL lake fires brings health alerts
The Miami Herald (May 7, 2008)
Late CT teen who dreamed of being a firefighter remembered
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 7, 2008)
ME town marks anniversary of Great Fire of '33
Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine (May 7, 2008)
9/11 recovery aid bill fails in Senate
Newsday, Melville, N.Y. (May 7, 2008)
CA city OKs firefighter raises
Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. (May 7, 2008)
PA department gets award for search for missing hunter
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 7, 2008)
Dropped match blamed for FL condo fire
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (May 7, 2008)
Apparatus collides with van in OH, killing two
Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio (May 7, 2008)
Cops restrain homeowner at massive FL fire
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (May 6, 2008)
Ire over Philadelphia fire station flag decision
The Philadelphia Inquirer (May 6, 2008)
PA county to consider giving volunteers perks
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 6, 2008)
CT marina fire ruled arson
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 6, 2008)
Novelty lighters with child appeal under fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 6, 2008)
Experts predict continued fire risk in Greece
Associated Press (May 5, 2008)
Weather helps NM firefighters battle wildfires
Canadian Press (May 5, 2008)
Firefighters save life of marathon runner in OH race
United Press International (May 5, 2008)
Unattended candle blamed for MA house fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 5, 2008)
PA department responded to 16 brush fires in April
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 5, 2008)
Firefighters extinguish chimney fire at MA home
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 5, 2008)
Massive fire destroys downtown NY building
Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (May 5, 2008)
TX stations equipped for walk-in medical emergencies
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas (May 5, 2008)
Left alone, infant dies in FL apartment fire
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (May 5, 2008)
Firefighters work to save tiny NY downtown area
Times Union, Albany, N.Y. (May 5, 2008)
MN home fire kills three
Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. (May 5, 2008)
Chief ready to take reins of merged PA departments
York Daily Record, Pa. (May 5, 2008)
Two years later, CA fire case still open
Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. (May 5, 2008)
Arsonist suspected in series of St. Louis fires
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (May 5, 2008)
Funeral services set for fallen MN firefigher
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 5, 2008)
China bus blast kills three
Associated Press (May 4, 2008)
Manhattan subway cars derail
Associated Press (May 4, 2008)
Firefighters contain PA fire to single town house
Reading Eagle, Pa. (May 4, 2008)
AL city celebrates new fire station
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 4, 2008)
Fed tax credits sought for firefighters, ambulance crews
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 4, 2008)
NC town's current truck inadequate for planned hotel
The Charlotte Observer, N.C. (May 4, 2008)
AK firefighters take over for resident with garden hose
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (May 4, 2008)

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