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Firefighter to Run for School Board

By admin on April 30, 2011

A local firefighter is throwing his hat into the ring for the Rochester City School Board.

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Wildfire Simulation Technology – Part 2

By admin on April 30, 2011

Subtitle: Software that helps fire managers predict fire growth and hazards Authors and source Internal author: marcher47 External author: Position: Firehouse.com Contributor In the summer of 2003, a wildfire was threatening the Montana town of Hungry Horse. Several simulations were run by scientists who had combined data on the conditions of the fire, fuel, and weather to provide a forecast of what the fire would do. The results of one of these simulations suggested that some spot fires could occur on the far side of Hungry Horse Reservoir

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Alabama Fire Chief Lucky After Tornado Hits Fire Truck

By admin on April 30, 2011

Subtitle: Shoal Creek Fire Chief Vernon White's fire truck was flipped several times before it was dropped in a river.

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Rookie Illinois Firefighter Pinned During Training

By admin on April 30, 2011

Authors and source External author: Firehouse.com News East St. Louis Firefighter Bobby Cole Jr. sustained a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries

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Firefighter injured at Gun Club Road house fire in West Palm Beach

By admin on April 30, 2011

Firefighter injured at Gun Club Road house fire in West Palm Beach

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Tornado Lifts Apparatus/Chief, FF Pinned by App: Critical (The Secret List)

By admin on April 30, 2011

Hey, While there are numerous horrific stories of how this week’s weather has devastated the south, including it impacting numerous Firefighters and departments, this story is absolutely amazing. While responding on a run before tornado approached his community, the Fire Chief of the Shoal Creek (Alabama) VFD, was actually picked up by the tornado, flipped around several times and dropped upside down in the Coosa River! While the apparatus was upside down in the river, Fire Chief Vernon White amazingly managed to unbuckle his seat belt, get out of the truck through a broken window and swim to safety.

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NC Firefighters Rescue Disabled Man From Blaze

By admin on April 30, 2011

A disabled man had to be rescued by firefighters from his burning home during an early morning fire Friday in northern Charlotte.

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Report Urges Haverhill Fire Department Changes

By admin on April 30, 2011

A consultant’s study of the scandal-plagued Fire Department says Haverhill’s network of four fire stations provides excellent coverage for residents, but also calls for major changes. The 127-page report by …

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Houston Businesses Burn, Firefighter Breaks Leg

By admin on April 30, 2011

Authors and source External author: Story by click2houston.com HOUSTON — A fire that broke at a west Harris County strip mall Friday morning, destroying several businesses, was started by discarded smoking materials, investigators said. Fire crews were sent to the center on Highway 6 at Clay Road at 9:40 a.m

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Wis. Crews Try to Save Bank Building After Crash

By admin on April 30, 2011

Authors and source External author: Story by channel3000.com MADISON, Wis. — A car slammed into a limestone pillar at the Chase Bank on the corner of Winnebago Street and Atwood Avenue on Friday afternoon. Madison Fire Department officials said their Heavy Rescue Team was called to the scene of a traffic crash at about 1:15 p.m.

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