Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Odd in the News and on the Web

Firefighters Left without Rescuing Man
FOX 4 News
DALLAS - Dallas Fire Rescue has launched an internal investigation over the handling of a fire call on Sunday. Firefighters responded twice to the same condominium where a disabled man died. Angry neighbors claim the first responders left without ...
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Gilbert crews training to tackle fires at hoarders' homes
Arizona Republic
20, 2012 10:08 AM Gilbert firefighters will take on specialized training geared to battling the extremely hot fires that typically rage at the debris-filled homes of hoarders. Stacks of newspapers, cans and other trash form veritable walls between the ...
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Nine firefighters injured in Jersey City five-alarm blaze, officials say
NJ.com
By Charles Hack/The Jersey Journal Enlarge Michael Dempsey/The Jersey JournalFirefighters battle a five alarm fire that broke out at the corner of Fairmount Ave. and Monticello Ave. in Jersey City on February 19, 2012. Michael Dempsey/The Jersey ...
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Firefighter hurt, families displaced in Cicero fire
Chicago Tribune
A Cicero firefighter was injured and two families were displaced after an afternoon fire today in the west suburb, officials said. According to Cicero town spokesman Ray Hanania, the firefighter was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, ...
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Volunteer fire departments get creative for resources
Chillicothe Gazette
Colerain Township firefighters empty water from a tanker into a portable dump tank during a drill in October. Colerain's fleet of vehicles largely has been paid for through state and federal funding — dollars that have become more elusive in recent ...
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