Poultry Truck Crashes Into Parked Car, Bursts Into Flames in NJ
A parked poultry truck stuffed with frozen chicken lost its brakes Wednesday morning, rocketed down a hill, and smashed into another vehicle.
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Residents Flee Fire at Pismo Beach (CA) Housing Complex
A fire displaced at least seven people living in a Pismo Beach housing complex.
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Montville (CT) Firefighters Battle Recycling Facility Fire
Firefighters extinguished a structure fire at the the Rand-Whitney facility on Route 163 in Montville Wednesday.
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Mayor’s Text Messages Provide Vivid Window Into Early L.A. Fire Response
Mayor Bass was more than 7,500 miles away from Los Angeles when fire started high in the hills of Pacific Palisades.
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Kansas City (MO) Firefighters Battle Fire at Lawn and Garden Business
Kansas City firefighters fought a heavy fire in a maintenance building Wednesday.
Humpday Hangout: From Command to Community
Hosts Frank Ricci and P.J. Norwood are joined by guests Sam Peña and Otto Drozd to explore several critical issues facing the fire service today.
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South Korea Struggles to Contain Deadly Wildfires
Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea on Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires.
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Boston Firefighters Knock Down Heavy Fire in Dorchester
Firefighters knocked down a heavy fire in a multi-family Dorchester home Tuesday night, according to officials who reported that a dog died in the fire.
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Abandoned Church Catches Fire in East Los Angeles
A two-alarm fire broke out Tuesday evening in East Los Angeles at a vacant commercial building that once housed a church ministry.
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Man, 72, Killed in Liliha (HI) House Fire
A man died after a three-alarm fire broke out in a two-story home in Liliha Wednesday.
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Fire Displaces Guests at Budget Inn in South Portland (ME)
The Office of the Maine State Fire Marshal is investigating a three-alarm fire that overtook the Budget Inn in South Portland Tuesday.
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Wildfires Ravage Southern South Korea, Killing 24 People and Forcing 27,000 to Evacuate
Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever were ravaging the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing…
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Women in Fire: Leadership Conference Preview
This podcast provides a sneak peek into important topics to look forward to at the Women in Fire Leadership Conference
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A Rush in, Then Retreat: Syracuse (NY) Firefighters’ Frantic First Minutes to Save Historic Convent
Nine minutes after the call came in about a fire at the former Sisters of St. Francis convent on Syracuse’s North Side, city firefighters reached the raging flames on…
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