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Crews Battle House Fire in Porrland
Portland :: OR :: USA | about 1 hour ago
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Crews responded to a residential fire at 306 SE 79th Avenue at 5:14 a.m. When fire crews arrived at 5:17 a.m., they found smoke coming from the house...Allen Oswalt with Portland Fire and Rescue. "Fire crews immediately began an interior attack on the...
Tags: smoke detector, frame members, fire crews, wood frame, Portland, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Smoke, Chimney fire, Active fire protection, Bioenergy, Wood fuel, Firefighting, Disaster Accident, Fireplaces
Combustible materials blamed for two Milford fires
Milford :: CT :: USA | about 2 hours ago
Credibility Firefighters on Monday dealt with two minor house fires caused by combustible materials left near heat. There was only minimal damage to a home at 124 Platt Lane at about 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, though heavy smoke billowed above the street for a time.
Tags: combustible material, Milford, Smoke, Thermodynamics, Structure fire, Fire, Firefighting, Combustibility, Fire protection, Disaster Accident
Car burns after collision, man in Saskatoon hospital
Saskatoon :: Canada | about 3 hours ago
Credibility One man is in hospital after he struck a parked semi trailer Monday morning, sending his vehicle into flames. At about 9 a.m., an eastbound van with Alberta license plates rear-ended the semi at Circle Drive and Preston Avenue...A firefighter, who also...
Tags: Canada, Saskatoon, Emergency vehicles, Fire extinguisher, Firefighting, Fire apparatus, Firefighter, Disaster Accident, Law Crime
BREAKING NEWS Plan would close 3 city fire companies
Baltimore :: OH :: USA | about 4 hours ago
Credibility Three city fire companies would close on the first of the year and their firefighters would be assigned to other stations under a proposal announced Monday by Baltimore Fire Chief James S...Closing the companies -- an engine in Southwest Baltimore, a...
Tags: James S. Clack, fire companies, Baltimore, Firefighting, Fire apparatus, Firefighter
Rescue technique does more than blow smoke
Cape Coral :: FL :: USA | about 7 hours ago
Credibility But the practice could make all the difference later in saving lives in a real fire, said John Spicuzza, fire department training officer. A total of 72 firefighters over a period of three days recently practiced using a new technique that drastically...
Tags: John Spicuzza, Cape Coral, fire departments, Firefighting, Firefighter, Disaster Accident
Monterey's Edwards wins weight class
Pacific Grove :: CA :: USA | about 14 hours ago
Credibility Monterey 1, Palma 1 Connor Auger scored for Palma in the first half off an assist from teammate Bruce Taylor before Edgar Antonio netted the equalizer for Monterey in the second half. Palma goalie Tim Carroll and Monterey keeper Kenny Morse made nine...
Tags: Monterey, Palma, Pacific Grove, Pacific Grove California, Monterey County California, Monterey California, Education, Aging-associated diseases, Firefighting, Alzheimer's disease, Wildland fire suppression, allnews, Alzheimer's Association, The Monterey County Herald
Microchipped suits keeping firefighters safe
London :: United Kingdom | about 19 hours ago
Credibility Senior Fire Commander at Airservices Australia, Rodney Reith, says each $1,000 suit has a microchip sewn into it which records how many times it has been exposed to heat and how many times it has been washed. "The chip has the individual's name and their...
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Airservices Australia, Firefighting, Firefighter, Microchip implant
Fire causes woman to leap from fourth floor
Vancouver :: WA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility She�s seriously injured and has been taken to intensive care,� said police spokesperson Bengt Kihlberg to the TT news agency. The fire broke out on the third floor the facility, located on Orm�ngsgatan in H�sselby , around 1.30am on Monday morning. According...
Tags: Vancouver, Firefighter, Disaster Accident, Firefighting, Storey, Milford Flat Fire, Oakland Firestorm
IFD dodges bullets at Eastside fire
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Firefighters were dodging bullets at a suspicious house fire late Saturday on the city�s Eastside. A person was shot at the home in the 3500 block of N. Leland Street earlier Saturday, Indianapolis Fire Department Capt...Hours later, about 11 p.m., firefighters...
Tags: Rita Reith, dodges bullets, Indianapolis, Active fire protection, Firefighting, Disaster Accident, Law Crime
Blizzard hampers Calgary firefighters
Delhi :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility Firefighters braved high wind and treacherous roads to battle a massive blaze that destroyed five Calgary homes early yesterday...N.W. got a rude and cold awakening when they were forced to leave their homes about 3:45 a.m., as high wind spread a three-alarm...
Tags: Paul Gough, fire trucks, Calgary Sun Firefighters, fire hydrant, Canada, Delhi, Firefighting, Street furniture, Fire apparatus, Firefighter, Disaster Accident
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