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THE QUEST FOR FIRE
Toronto :: Canada | 11 days ago
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Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 2:52AM EST T he 2010 torch relay has months to run before the Olympic flame arrives in Vancouver.
Tags: Canada, Toronto, EBay, Olympic Flame, Fire, Lighting, Torch
Stated warned of 'catastrophic fire conditions'
Brisbane :: Australia | 11 days ago
Credibility Rural Fire Service (RFS) commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said the Lower Central West Plains, Southern Riverina, Northern Riverina, South Western and Far Western areas will experience a catastrophic fire danger tomorrow. Total fire bans have also been declared...
Tags: catastrophic fire, prone area, fire conditions, Mr Fitzsimmons, Australia, Brisbane, Fire, Wildfires, Shane Fitzsimmons, Bushfires in Australia, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Bushfire, Disaster Accident, Environment
Blazes burning across NSW
Sydney :: Australia | 11 days ago
Credibility 00 Updated November 19, 2009 16:16:00 Firefighters are working to control several blazes burning across New South Wales, but the Rural Fire Service (RFS) says no properties are under threat at this stage. In the state's north-west, a fire near Inverell...
Tags: RFS, blaze burning, Australia, Sydney, Fire, Mount Canobolas, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Wildland fire suppression, Bushfires in Australia, Disaster Accident, Environment
SLC commission gives nod to pet crematorium
Salt Lake City :: UT :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility The Salt Lake Tribune Updated: 11/18/2009 08:38:31 PM MST Convinced the furnaces will not emit hair or smell, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission on Wednesday gave its unanimous approval for a zoning amendment that would allow a pet cremation service...
Tags: Salt Lake City, Incineration, Zoning, Death customs, Fire, Cremation
Blaze destroys garage
Hanford :: CA :: USA | 12 days ago
Credibility Several small explosions were heard from outside, likely gas cans and a lawn mower bursting into flames, Hernandez said. He grabbed the backyard garden hoses while another man rushed inside to wake the house's sole occupant, who was apparently asleep...
Tags: Richard Hernandez, garden hose, Hanford, Garages, Fire, Disaster Accident
Fire plans activated as locals swelter
Adelaide :: Australia | 12 days ago
Credibility South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales are sweltering through another day of record high temperatures. For the second day parts of South Australia have been declared catastrophic code red fire danger zones, with a bushfire burning out of control...
Tags: South Australia, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, fire services, Curramulka, fire warning, Lower Eyre Peninsula, near curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, fire risk, Australia, Adelaide, Bushfire, Streaky Bay South Australia, Eyre Peninsula, Wildfires, Bushfires in Australia, Country Fire Service, Disaster Accident, New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Severe thunderstorm warning, Environment, Robinvale Victoria, Dust storm, Heat wave, Ceduna South Australia, Fire, Weather, Mount Lofty, Firefighter, Black Saturday bushfires, Thunderstorm
Fire ban issued for ACT on Thursday
Melbourne :: Australia | 12 days ago
Credibility It is the second total fire ban since the season began on October 1. Emergency services are warning residents to expect hot, dry and windy weather. The ACT Emergency Services Agency has warned that if a fire starts, it may burn uncontrollably. Many public...
Tags: fire ban, total fire, Australia, Melbourne, Safety equipment, Fire, Active fire protection, Fire extinguisher, Fire suppression, Disaster Accident, Environment
Firefighters brace for toughest day
Melbourne :: Australia | 12 days ago
Credibility The total fire ban covers centres including metropolitan Melbourne, Bendigo, Shepparton, Wodonga, Mildura, Ballarat and Horsham. Fire chiefs said it was up to individuals to heed bushfire warnings and take action. Temperatures will rise above 40C in the...
Tags: South Australia, fire ban, Melbourne, total fire, Australia, Ceduna South Australia, Wildfire, Eyre Peninsula, Wildland fire suppression, Country Fire Service, Disaster Accident, Environment, Bushfire, Bendigo Victoria, Wildfires, Black Saturday bushfires, Wimmera, Bushfires in Australia, The Mallee, Weather, Fire, Heat wave, National Weather Service
Organic waste headed for landfill
Halifax :: Canada | 12 days ago
Credibility Fighting the swine flu pandemic could put Nova Scotia's biggest health authority in a $2.5-million deficit by the end of the year, officials said Wednesday. A third person with swine flu in Nova Scotia has died. Deputy sheriffs use pepper spray to stop...
Tags: Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, Sidney Crosby, olympic torch, N.S, hockey star, star sidney, swine flu, fire boat, Canada, Halifax, Halifax Harbour, Geography of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax Nova Scotia, Disaster Accident, Olympic Flame, Captain, allnews, Capsizing, Torch, Downtown Halifax, Pittsburgh Penguins, Summer Olympics torch relay, Fire, Communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Residents on alert as bushfires encroach
Central :: SC :: USA | 12 days ago
Credibility Tableland Road and Mitchell Road at Rosedale to carry out their bushfire plans as the fire-moving fire threatened homes. However, a Community Service spokeswoman said firefighters had succeeded in protecting 15 homes along Mitchell Road overnight. "We...
Tags: Mitchell Road, Central, Bundaberg Queensland, Firefighter, Bushfires in Australia, Wildfires, Bushfire, Fire, Disaster Accident, Queensland
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