Bill Gustin, Longtime Fire Engineering Technical Editor, Passes Away
Bill Gustin, Miami-Dade (FL) fire captain and longtime technical editor for Fire Engineering, passed away unexpectedly.
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Retired Fire Chief John R. Leahy Jr. Passes Away
John R. Leahy Jr., 94, retired chief of the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, died February 20 in Florida following a short illness.
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Man Sets Strip Club on Fire at 5 a.m., Then Starts Firing Gun, FL Police Say
A man set a Florida strip club on fire just after closing time, then pulled out a gun and started shooting, according to the Tampa Police Department.
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Delray (FL) Officials’ Emails Show Fallout, Confusion After Brightline, Fire Truck Crash
Emails between fire department and city officials newly released to the South Florida Sun Sentinel show more details of the fallout in the days following the crash.
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EF2 Tornado Rips Through Central FL
A widespread storm system moved quickly across Central Florida on Monday.
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Crews Battle Fire on Luxury Boats in Miami
Fire crews battled a fire on luxury boats in Miami early Friday.
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Miami Firefighter Falls Through Floor While Clearing Burning Building, Rescued After Mayday
A city of Miami firefighter was hospitalized Monday night after falling through the floor of a building that he and his colleagues were clearing while extinguishing a…
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Former Miami-Dade (FL) Firefighters Arrested in Deadly Training Exercise
Two former Miami-Dade County firefighters were arrested Friday in connection with a fatal training exercise that took place last June in Virginia Gardens.
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Fort Lauderdale (FL) Firefighters Save Dogs From House Fire, Department Says
Firefighters pulled four dogs from a smoldering Fort Lauderdale home that was in flames just minutes earlier Thursday morning, according to the department.
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One Dead, One Hurt in Deerfield Beach (FL) House Fire
A house fire in Deerfield Beach left one man dead and another person hospitalized early Sunday.
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Death Toll Rises to Four in Key West (FL) Fire
A five-year-old boy is the latest victim of a deadly Key West fire last week that also left his parents and seven-year-old brother dead, authorities said.
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Broward (FL) Woman Killed in Townhouse Fire; Suspect Charged with Arson
Firefighters found a person dead after responding to a residential fire on Friday morning in Deerfield Beach.
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