National Fire News...

Minn. FF's Death is Declared in Line of Duty: 12 Years After Incident

cygnus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:09:38 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

By Mara H. Gottfried

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota)

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />

As a St. Paul firefighter, Ramon "Ray" Hain came in contact with a patient's body fluids in 1997. Doctors think he contracted a rare disease that weakened his heart.

Hain, of Roseville, got a heart transplant in 1998 but had to retire in 2000 from the job he loved. In recent months, the 50-year-old Hain's heart began failing.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

Two Badly Burned In Fla. Gas Explosion

cygnus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:52 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

Jeff Barker

Northwest Florida Daily News

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />

Nov. 21--A man and a woman burned in a gas explosion Thursday were in critical condition Friday in a Mobile, Ala., hospital.

The victims, Michael Blanchard, 49, and Faye Boroughs, 40, were at the University of South Alabama Burn Center, said Mimi Ramirez, Blanchard's sister.

The explosion was caused by a natural gas leak, according to Lt.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

S.C. Sheriff Elected Fire Chief

cygnus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:22:17 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

Karen Daily

Aiken Standard (South Carolina)

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />

Nov. 21--Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt is getting back to his roots in the fire service, officials have confirmed.

At the Clearwater Fire Department's regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, Hunt was elected to be the new chief of the volunteer fire department.

A spokesperson for the sheriff's office, Capt.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

Conn. Dept. Donates Truck To Maine

cygnus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:56:40 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

Patricia Villers

New Haven Register (Connecticut)

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />

Nov.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

2 More Charged in Minn. Potty Fire

cygnus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:34 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota)

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />

Two more suspects face charges in the case of the burning port-a-potty.

On Sept. 3, police stopped Mike Vruno, a paid on-call firefighter with the Eagan Fire Department, and his friend Thomas John Schmidt as they were driving away from a burning port-a-potty near Rich Valley Park in Inver Grove Heights.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

Mom, 4 Kids Die In Fla. Trailer Fire

cygnus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:32:28 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

Story by wesh.com

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />

OCALA, Fla. --

A fully engulfed mobile home fire in the Ocala Estates area early Saturday morning left five people dead.

Marion County fire officials said they received a call from a cell phone shortly before 6:45 a.m.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

IBSRSS

Ariz. Tot, 3, Pulls Baby Sister From Blaze That Killed Their Mom

cygnus — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:28:57 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

The Associated Press

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />

PHOENIX

A 3-year-old Arizona boy dragged his 1-year-old sister from a house fire that killed their mother and injured two other adults Friday, authorities said.

Fire crews responding to the fire in the Pinal County community of Maricopa south of Phoenix found the mother, Michelle Mariano, 22, lying near a doorway of the mobile home, Maricopa Fire Department spokesman Brad Pitassi said.

Authorities said the children's aunt, Marion Mariano, 28, was also severely burned.

She and the

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

Calif. Firefighters Rush to Shooting Victims' Aid

cygnus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:07:49 +0000

Subtitle:

San Bernardino rescuers had to make a quick decision after hearing gunshots.

Authors and source

External author:

By Melissa Pinion-Whitt

San Bernardino County Sun (California)

SAN BERNARDINO - A tense few moments followed the sound of six to eight gunshots outside Fire Station 7 late Tuesday.

Firefighter-paramedic Greg Soria and his crew stood up in the living room of the station, looked out the window and saw a man lying in the middle of the intersection of 40th Street and Electric Avenue.

"This guy was in the middle of the street almost getting hit by cars," Soria said.

The firefighters had to make a decision: Wait for the police or run outside and save the man in the street, not knowing if the sho

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

Pa. FFs Scolded For Political Campaigning with Fire Dept. Vehicles

cygnus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:55:58 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

Chris Foreman

Tribune-Review (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)

Nov. 20--After a resident complained about Larimer firefighters campaigning for a political candidate, North Huntingdon commissioners said Wednesday that they'll send a letter to the volunteer department reinforcing a township policy that their vehicles should be used only for fire-related calls.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...

Maine FFs Seek Grant for Tankers

cygnus — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:45 +0000

Authors and source

External author:

NICK SAMBIDES JR. OF THE NEWS STAFF

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Fire Chief John Lee knows that his department's trucks are as well-maintained as his firefighters can make them, but someday soon, two tankers won't be able to answer any more alarms.

Web exclusive:

0Web exlusive

Memberzone only:

Feedname:

LexisNexis

Royalty URL:

http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc...