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Insurance rates in Stanford could rise if ISO rating drops
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Poor performance numbers from the Stanford Fire Department over the past three years are threatening to cause insurance rates in the city to rise. According to a recent evaluation by the International Organization for Standardization...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Science and Technology, Standards, Politics
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Body recovered following overnight fire in Allentown
Allentown firefighters battling an attic fire in a three-story apartment building discovered a deceased resident in A second-floor apartment while evacuating residents Thursday morning. The deceased resident was an adult male and his death was...
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Lake Tech's Fire Academy named 2012 Training Center of the Year
TAVARES — Fighting fires takes teamwork. So does training firefighters, according to Ron Williams, longtime director of the Lake Technical Center's Fire Academy. The Lake fire academy, located at Lake Tech's Institute of Public Safety on Lane...
Tags: Human Interest, Coral Springs, Awards and Prizes, Robin Williams, Rick Scott
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Batavia firefighter overheats battling attic blaze
A lightning strike caused an attic fire in a large home in Batavia Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said. At 12:14 p.m., Batavia firefighters got a call to respond to the 900 block of Ekman Drive, where a 2 1/2-story home was on fire, said Deputy...
Tags: Banking
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AFD Investigating Fire, Possible Burglary at Midtown Coffee Stand
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage firefighters are investigating a fire at a Midtown coffee stand early Tuesday morning, this month’s second suspicious blaze at a local food-service establishment with indications of burglary beforehand. According to Anchorage Fire... -
Fire grant to improve recruitment, retention
Our Town CorrespondentA $5,157,000 grant awarded to Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1 by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster will allow several fire departments in Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Centre counties to enhance their recruitment process and retain firefighters, according to...Tags: FEMA, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bill Shuster
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Deerfield firefighters mark centennial
One hundred years ago, volunteer firefighters in Deerfield had two ways of hauling their "fire cart" to a blaze. They could attach the two-wheeled cart to a horse-drawn buggy — or to a car, if available. The cart carried a single coil of hose,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Bannockburn, Deerfield, Cook County Government, Waukegan
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Crews prepared to respond
A hazardous materials call Friday and a gas station fire Monday required vastly different responses, but year-round training and organizational tactics enabled firefighters from Aberdeen Fire and Rescue to handle whatever was thrown their way. "The...
Tags: Hazardous Materials, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues
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More L.A. firefighters sent to areas hit by Oklahoma tornado
Two Los Angeles County Fire Department captains have been dispatched with specialized rescue teams to areas ravaged by a tornado that left a 20-mile-long swath of death and destruction in Oklahoma, officials said Tuesday afternoon. One captain is...Tags: FEMA, Los Angeles Fire Department, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Oklahoma tornado: Search, cleanup continue; rebuilding ahead
MOORE, Okla. — State and local officials vowed Tuesday to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. In a day marked by...
Tags: Human Interest, Renovation, Joplin Tornado (2011), FEMA, Health and Safety at School
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LAFD chief's report slammed by city Fire Commission
The Los Angeles Fire Commission on Tuesday delivered a strong rebuke of a highly anticipated report by the fire chief regarding a controversial plan to beef up the number of ambulances assigned to firehouses. The report by LAFD Chief Brian Cummings...
Tags: Juvenile Delinquency
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Fire damages Naper Settlement fort
Fire damaged Naper Settlement's Fort Payne over the weekend, but no one was injured, according to officials. The blaze broke out about 12:39 a.m. Sunday at the living history museum in downtown Naperville and was under control in within minutes,...
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