Fire In The News

Investigators question the causes of downtown Chippewa Falls fires Leader-Telegram Left: Chippewa Falls firefighters work to put out hot spots Aug. 8, hours after a fire at 15 W. Spring St. that damaged three buildings. Fire and police officials are investigating the cause of the fire. A fire at a nearby downtown Chippewa Falls ... See all stories on this topic »

Detroit Fire Department merchandise are hot items The Detroit News "Everybody wants something from Detroit because we're synonymous with fighting fires." The walls of the store are lined with historic fire memorabilia, including old helmets and axes, pictures of Detroitfirefighters operating horse-drawn fire ... See all stories on this topic »

Northern Calif. fire grows to 28 square miles San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO—Good weather aided more than 1,300 firefighters Saturday as they strengthened containment lines at a massive wildfire burning across two Northern California counties. The Sixteen Complex fire was being managed as one blaze even ... See all stories on this topic »

Preparing for the next big fire: Rhoda Mae Kerr, Austin Fire Chief Austin American-Statesman The passing of the one-year anniversary of the Labor Day fires marks the perfect time to talk about the shared responsibility that comes with proactive wildfire safety. That means everyone has to do his or her part. The Austin Fire Department is ... See all stories on this topic » Austin American-Statesman

East of Lincoln, Grass Fires Keep Crews Very Busy 1011now Multiple grass fires late Saturday afternoon just east of Lincoln in Lancaster County had volunteerfirefighters racing all over to knock them out. And traffic on "O" street was backed up for miles. In addition, one firefighter suffered rib injuries ... See all stories on this topic »

Fires burn stretch east of Lincoln; slow traffic Lincoln Journal Star A stretch of grass fires along 176th Street between Lincoln and Eagle sent smoke billowing above O Street/U.S. 34 on Saturday and backed up traffic for miles along the roadway by about 4 p.m. asfirefighters responded. It's unclear whether the fires ... See all stories on this topic »

Winds threaten progress on fire near White Salmon Yakima Herald-Republic Weather officials have issued a "red flag" warning for fire danger for a wide swath of Eastern Washington, grim news for more than 600 firefighters working to contain a wildland blaze in Klickitat County. Winds could gust up to 35 miles per hour today ... See all stories on this topic »

Firefighters gather for muster in Milford despite storm threat (photos, video) New Haven Register MILFORD—Firefighters from around New England brought their antique fire engines and mustered their skill for the 41st annual Engine 260 Antique Fire Apparatus Show and Muster on Saturday in Eisenhower Park. Concern over severe thunderstorms and ... See all stories on this topic »

Firefighters To Install Smoke Detectors After Fatal Blazes WBAL Radio One week after a pair of fatal fires, Baltimore City firefighters will go on what officials call a "Neighborhood Sweep" to install smoke detectors. From noon until 4 p.m., firefighters will knock on doors in various neighborhoods and will install free ... See all stories on this topic »

More firefighters arrive to help as crews struggle to contain wildfire in ... The Republic Since the fires broke out Tuesday, they have consumed more than 26 square miles, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Daniel Berlant. Firefighters were working against gusty winds and low humidity in a rugged terrain of grasslands ... See all stories on this topic »

Long summer of wildfires puts strain on nation's firefighters, budgets KXLF Butte News Forty wildfires are burning from Southern California to Montana. Nationally, 45,000 fires have left more than 8 million acres scorched. After months of putting out blazes and no end in sight,firefighters are exhausted and budgets are strained. In the ... See all stories on this topic »

Hundreds of homes threatened by 1600-acre Scotts Fire east of Ukiah Ukiah Daily Journal The largest of several fires that broke out Friday afternoon quickly grew to 1,600 acres by Saturday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported. CalFire spokeswoman Julie Cooley described the blaze as burning "intensely with ... See all stories on this topic »

9/11 Firefighters Honored in Dallas NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Taking the stairs took on a deeper meaning Saturday morning in Dallas. Hundreds of firefightershonored the fallen heroes of 9/11 with a memorial stair climb. "We can never forget those brave Americans who were murdered that infamous day," one ... See all stories on this topic »

Blaine Fire restrictions begin to lift Twin Falls Times-News Air quality decreased after smoke from the Halstead and Trinity Ridge forest fires began drifting over the northern county. While the fires ... Firefighters have removed the majority of the hazard items but weather and time will cause snags and trees ... See all stories on this topic »

Silo fire flames go 20 feet high Chippewa Herald Cornell Fire Chief Dennis Klass had thought about having a firefighter attempt to climb the silo on the Bernard Siverling farm in the town of Arthur, about eight-tenths of a mile east of Highway 27. The idea was that the firefighter could then shoot ... See all stories on this topic »

Firefighters Warn of Fake Fire Inspectors in Southern California LAFD News & Information (blog) LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is warning business owners to be on the lookout for phony "fire inspectors". Businesses across the greater Los Angeles area have been targeted by scam artists wearing official-looking uniforms who claim to ... See all stories on this topic »

Bensalem's Union Fire Company reinstated, will give up fireboat Philadelphia Inquirer "They're more interested in the boat than fighting fires," he said. Jerri and company president Steve Carmichael stepped down, replaced by Barford and John Knowles. The company immediately started recruiting members, going door to door, and signing up ... See all stories on this topic »

Remembering, honoring vital for familes of fallen firefighters Lincoln Journal Star As she spoke to the crowd Saturday at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, Wach urged the other firefighters' families and friends in attendance to understand their loved one's death will not be forgotten. The service, organized by the Nebraska ... See all stories on this topic »

Firefighter burned in Tulsa school blaze released from hospital Tulsa World One of three firefighter who remained in a hospital after being injured in a fire at the Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences has been released, the Tulsa Fire Department reported Saturday. Thefirefighter was released from Hillcrest Medical Center late ... See all stories on this topic »

Firefighters gain upper hand on BWCA wildfires KARE DULUTH, Minn. - All wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota are contained, controlled or out. But the U.S. Forest Service says Saturday campfire restrictions remain for the entire wilderness area, and some lake ... See all stories on this topic »