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• Children Rescued From Burning Building In Bronzeville

  Several people, including two children, were rescued Monday morning from a blaze in a sparsely occupied Bronzeville condo building where conditions... - Sep 7, 2010

• Australian Firefighters Arrive In Emmitsburg

  Australian firefighters arrived in Emmitsburg early Monday on the final leg of a 4,600 mile cross-country run from Santa Monica Pier, Calif., to New... - Sep 7, 2010

• Bibb Firefighter Is State's Quickest Dresser

  It all started with a little trash talking at the fire station. Several months later, Macon-Bibb County firefighter Ellen Kicklighter has been... - Sep 7, 2010

• Fire Destroys South Loop Commercial Building

  An extra-alarm fire gutted a vacant two-story commercial building in the South Loop early this morning. The fire in the 1300 block of South Michigan... - Sep 7, 2010

• Bobcat On Power Pole Starts Brush Fire

  A bobcat climbing up a power pole resulted in a small brush fire near Piru that was contained in several hours Monday morning, according to Ventura... - Sep 7, 2010

• One Person Dead After Lauderhill Condo Fire

  A person rescued by firefighters from a burning condo Monday morning has died. Firefighters reached the first-floor Park South condo at 1511 N.W.... - Sep 7, 2010

• Fat In The Fire At Warehouse

  Fire ripped through the garage bays of a Mill Street warehouse that serves as a transfer facility for recycled animal products and cooking oil and... - Sep 7, 2010

• NY Firefighter And Manhole Worker Die From Fumes

  A Tarrytown New York firefighter who climbed down into a manhole to try to rescue a worker apparently overcome by fumes has died along with the man... - Sep 7, 2010

• Colleton County Firefighters Battle Strucutre Fire

  Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to a two-alarm fire in a single-family residential structure Monday morning 6-September at 05:25. Engine 18 and... - Sep 6, 2010

• Colorado Fire Destroys Homes, Triggers Evacuations

  A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the rugged Colorado foothills and quickly spread across 4 square miles Monday, destroying some homes and... - Sep 6, 2010

• Three Die In Ohio House Fire

  An early Monday house fire blamed on an electrical malfunction has killed three adults in Ohio, authorities say. Firefighters were called to the... - Sep 6, 2010

• More Volunteer Firefighters Needed, Local Fire Chiefs Say

  Area rural fire chiefs say they are finding it harder and harder to recruit younger members to be part of rural fire departments. The time commitment... - Sep 6, 2010

• Conyngham Apartment, Business Building Gutted By Fire

  An early Sunday morning fire in the borough of Conyngham left four people homeless. The blaze was reported to the Luzerne County 911 Center by a... - Sep 6, 2010

• Volunteer Firefighters Among Five Arrested In Robbery Case

  Two Socorro volunteer firefighters and three other men were arrested by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office in connection with an alleged aggravated... - Sep 6, 2010

• Jerome Fire Department Wants Volunteers And Spanish Speakers

  Quick thinking, physical endurance and the ability to reassure people in crisis situations are all necessary skills for firefighters. The Jerome City... - Sep 6, 2010

• Firefighters Rescue Several, Including 2 Children In South Side Blaze

  Several people, including two children were rescued this morning from a blaze that broke out in a five-story Bronzeville apartment building,... - Sep 6, 2010

• Dozens Chased From High-rise In Allentown By Fire

  Firefighters evacuated dozens of elderly and disabled residents of the Richard S. Caligiuri high-rise in Allentown after fire ripped through a 10th... - Sep 6, 2010

• Pine Prairie VFD Doubles Its Size

  The Pine Prairie Volunteer Fire Department is growing. In just three short years, the small rural group of volunteers has swelled from less than 10... - Sep 6, 2010

• Move To Consolidate Firefighting Leaves Some Volunteers Alarmed

  Mike Eamma says he has responded to 5,550 emergency calls in 10 years all of them as a volunteer firefighter. But Eamma, assistant chief at the... - Sep 6, 2010

• Fire Destroys Old School Building Near Milliken

  An abandoned school house built in 1917 near Milliken was destroyed Saturday morning by a fire authorities are investigating as an arson. About 30... - Sep 5, 2010