November 2008

FDNY Firefighter Dies Fighting Attic Fire

November 23, 2008

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta announced that Lieutenant Robert J. Ryan Jr. of Staten Island died Nov. 23 at Richmond University Medical Center of Staten Island, where he was taken early this morning after he sustained injuries while operating at a 2nd Alarm fire at 39 Van Buren St., in the New [...]

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Redlands Firefighters to Host event Supporting Candlelighters

November 22, 2008

REDLANDS – The Redlands Professional Firefighters and the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of the Inland Empire will have their inaugural “Lighting the Way” charity run in Redlands Sunday, Nov. 23. “We were trying to look for an event to raise a little more funds for the organization,” said Redlands Fire Department engineer Mark Howard. “It [...]

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Investigators study Alhambra condo fire

November 22, 2008

ALHAMBRA – Agents from a special federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives team sifted through the site of a condominium fire as a multi-agency investigation into the cause began Friday.The ATF’s National Response Team flew in from around the country late Thursday and was briefed Friday morning on the fire, which destroyed the [...]

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Metrolink and freight train collide in Rialto

November 22, 2008

RIALTO – A Metrolink commuter train hit the tail end of a freight train Thursday, injuring four passengers and disrupting commuters as far as Rancho Cucamonga. National Transportation Safety Board officials said they will spend the next three days investigating what led up to the 11:30 a.m. accident just west of Lilac Avenue. The commuter [...]

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Las Vegas Shopping Center Fire is Ruled Arson

November 21, 2008

A fire that damaged seven stores at a North Rancho Drive shopping center early this morning has been ruled arson by Las Vegas fire investigators. Specifics about the crime are not being released at this time because of the ongoing investigation. There were no reported injuries. Firefighters were called to the Twin Lakes Plaza Shopping [...]

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Three-alarm fire destroys seven stores in Las Vegas

November 21, 2008

A three-alarm fire that burned overnight for almost an hour in one of the oldest shopping centers in northwestern Las Vegas is under investigation this morning. Passersby called the fire department about 1:46 a.m., said Tim Szymanski, spokesman for the Las Vegas Fire Department. As firefighters responded from a nearby station, they could see flames [...]

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Entering Through the Door, Falling Through the Floor

November 21, 2008

The concern about the poor performance of the engineered lightweight wood construction under fire conditions is nothing new. We have known about it for more than a couple of decades. Obviously, the very first name that comes to mind when talking about this subject is the legendary Francis Brannigan, and his famous Building Construction for [...]

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Fire destroys two units in San Jose apartment complex

November 20, 2008

A two-alarm fire that broke out early this morning in a San Jose apartment complex completely destroyed two units and caused minor injuries to one resident, a fire official said. The fire at the six-unit complex located at 923 Ironwood Drive, near Curtner Avenue and Almaden Expressway, was reported just before 5:20 a.m. and contained [...]

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Two Philadelphia Firefighters Injured, One Critically

November 20, 2008

A section of a warehouse roof collapsed during a fire in Northeast Philadelphia late last night, injuring two veteran firefighters as they fell 20 feet to the hard ground. The blaze broke out shortly before 10 p.m. at an auto shop tucked inside an industrial complex on the 4800 block of Wingate Street in the [...]

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Massachusetts Firefighters saved a piece of local Red Sox lore yesterday

November 20, 2008

An outside section of Salem Diner known by regulars as “Pesky’s Corner” caught fire at 11:30 a.m. by a contractor removing screws with a grind saw, fire Deputy Chief Brian Harrington said. Firefighters quelled the small blaze, which could have been much worse had winds been moving in the other direction. “We’re lucky the winds [...]

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