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North San Jose Blaze Reaches Four Alarms http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/OmF4kLKg_Vk/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (San Jose Mercury News) Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Efforts at battling a four-alarm blaze Wednesday afternoon in North San Jose were hampered by a city-mandated service cut at the station that serves...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104055 Miamisburg Approves Joint Fire District http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/Bi_p7hPITVQ/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Dayton Daily News) Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Over objections from a local firefighters union, Miami Township trustees and Miamisburg City Council approved a series of agreements on Wednesday...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104053 San Rafael, Larkspur Fire Departments Move Toward Merger http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/meVJsnw2xN0/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Marin Independent Journal) Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST They may not be married to each other yet; but the San Rafael and Larkspur fire departments are definitely engaged. The San Rafael and Larkspur city...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104052 Family Escapes Mooresville Fire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/JVuoK1vD17w/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The Charlotte Observer) Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Authorities say all five members of a family escaped without injury when fire heavily damaged or destroyed their home early Thursday morning near...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104051 Driver Accused Of Running Over Firefighter's Foot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/trbeQ1CSRaA/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Valley News-Dispatch) Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST A 43-year-old woman allegedly drove her car over the foot of a rookie volunteer firefighter and narrowly missed hitting a second firefighter who was...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104050 Huge NM Wildfire Grows To Nearly 300 Square Miles http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/FpATg0bg7ZU/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST A giant wildfire in the Gila National Forest that is already New Mexico's largest ever has grown to nearly 300 square miles. Fire officials said...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104049 Two Firefighters Injured In Dover Township Blaze http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/HbEbr2kpVYk/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The York Dispatch) Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Two firefighters were injured Monday battling a two-alarm blaze in Dover that overwhelmed first responders. A dozen companies fought the fire for an...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104048 Calif. 9/11 Fund Raided For Deficits http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/Tyb0lBpg8iY/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims' families and law...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104047 Crews Work To Protect Structures In Mich. Wildfire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/ZKmvOBqKqSU/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Crews worked Tuesday to ensure that no more structures were damaged by a wildfire burning across more than 30 square miles of Michigan's Upper...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104046 Bill To Place Advertisements On City Fire Trucks Moves Forward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/EphWZXTmcyE/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The Baltimore Sun) Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST A Baltimore City Council committee approved a measure Tuesday that would allow advertisements to be placed on fire trucks to help support the...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104044 Vacaville Fire Protection District Faces Lawsuit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/5jio207Fg-o/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The Reporter.) Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Four paid firefighters with the Vacaville Fire Protection District have filed a lawsuit against the mostly volunteer organization and its chief over...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104043 Firefighters Save One Of Thier Own In Hackensack http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/NsIp6ZG0rmI/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Bill Tompkins) Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EST There were a few tense moments at a three alarm fire in Hackensack on May 26th, when a collapse occurred and a firefighter came down with it....http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104042 180-year-old Conn. Bell Factory Destroyed By Fire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/IOBioUZ2f8E/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EST One of the oldest continuously operating factories in Connecticut that made bells was destroyed in a late Saturday night fire. Little remains of the...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104041 Chief: Smoker's Oxygen Tank Fed Fire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/bQgvfVpRUXU/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Boston Herald) Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Fire officials renewed warnings yesterday of mixing smoking with medical oxygen after they said a Plymouth woman's dropped cigarette ignited tubing...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104040 5 Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze That Destroyed Mpls. Church http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/zT2pUYH9Cw8/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Star Tribune) Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 EST At least five firefighters were injured and taken to a hospital Sunday night after battling a blaze that destroyed a historic church in south...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104039 Horse Rescued From Outdoor Swimming Pool http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/HfSYoaXhYSw/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The Morning Call) Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Hilltown Township police and other emergency responders saved a 1,200-pound horse trapped on top of an in-ground swimming pool cover Thursday. Police...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104038 Haverhill Firefighters Get $1.5M Back Pay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/HxJJXZk1kaQ/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The Eagle-Tribune) Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 EST More than 100 current and former firefighters including the local leader of the EMT training scam and the one who collected paychecks while in jail...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104037 New Mexico Fire Grows, Forces Evacuation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/JNSL98VkaiI/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 EST A wildfire in Gila National Forest burned through more timber and brush lands as it forced the evacuation of residents living near a privately owned...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104036 Motorist Struck By Stolen Fire Truck Sues Beaufort http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/eCsD8sClSgk/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The Beaufort Gazette) Sun, 27 May 2012 00:00:00 EST A Beaufort resident injured in a crash in February with a stolen Port Royal firetruck is suing the city and the town of Port Royal, alleging...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104035 Person Killed In Fiery Explosion In Leithsville Fire Station Was Not A Volunteer Firefighter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Firefightingnewscom-USHeadlineNews/~3/kA2PW6dpaH4/article.cfm United States FireFightingNews.com (The Morning Call) Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 EST Authorities have not yet released the name of person killed in a fiery explosion when a dump truck crashed into the Leithsville Fire Company's...http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=104034 nonadult