Friday, March 30, 2012

On the net and in the News

How NASA Rocket Technology Led To The Ultimate Fire-Fighting Weapon
A company that develops rocket engines for NASA has turned that rocket tech into an amazingly efficient method of extinguishing fires that can put out a flaming car in nine seconds. Called the Ultra High Pressure high-mobility fire apparatus, ...
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Those high-fashion firefighters from Sedan, Minn., are getting worldwide attention
Pioneer Press
Firefighters from around the world put out flames every day without getting much attention. But twofirefighters from the rural Pope County community of Sedan are getting worldwide attention for the attire they wore Saturday in Padua while putting out ...
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PHOTOS: How To Fight Fires Without Hydrants
Patch.com
Members of the Portsmouth Fire Department trained Thursday at Melville Pond on how to fight a blaze when a fire hydrant is unavailable. By Sandy McGee Portsmouth firefighters took part in a training drill Thursday at the upper Melville Pond.
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Volunteer fire fighters sought after tornados touch down
WOAI
That's why he is taking this time to look for more permanent volunteers to respond to fires and natural disasters. And he's doing so at the pumper games just up the street from the Divine Fire Station. It's where volunteer fire fighters from 14 fire ...
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Firefighter injured after tree falls on top of him
WQOW TV News 18
Chippewa Valley (WQOW)- Grass fires spread quickly today because of the dry, windy weather. One firefighter was injured. A volunteer for the Fall Creek Fire Department was hurt when a tree fell on him as he was fighting a fire in the town of Lincoln.
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