January 2009

Dramatic Pictures of the FDNY at a fire in Queens

January 31, 2009

Five members of a Queens family were fighting for their lives Tuesday night after a fast-moving fire ripped through their home. Veronica Montero’s panicked screams – choked by gasps for air – begged an FDNY dispatcher for help as she tried to save her two little boys.

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NC Firefighter Collapses and Dies at Structure Fire

January 31, 2009

Learn details about the latest Firefighter line of duty death

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OakLand Firefighters share credit for controlling Best Buy blaze

January 31, 2009

A fire sprinkler system is being credited with helping contain a fire that burned in a Sacramento electronics store early this morning. Sacramento Fire Department crews were called at 5:56 a.m. to the Best Buy store at 1901 Arden Way, said fire Capt. Jim Doucette.

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Tour Bus Crashes Near Hoover Dam, 5 Dead

January 31, 2009

The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a tour bus crashed Friday afternoon on a highway near Hoover Dam, killing at least five passengers and injuring up to 16 others. DPS spokesman Lt. James Warriner says they have confirmed five fatalities on the scene. The injured are being taken to Kingman and Las Vegas hospitals.

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LAFD – House Fire Claims Life of Elderly Male Occupant

January 31, 2009

On Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 1:48 PM, 4 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 4 Arson Units, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, 1 Division Chief Officer Command Team, under the direction of Battalion Chief Curt Klafta, responded to a Structure Fire with a Civilian Fatality at [...]

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Dog dies, six displaced as fire guts Merced home

January 29, 2009

A garage converted into living space erupted into flames at 1010 R Street on Wednesday, killing a small dog and displacing six people who lived there. Fortunately, investigators with the Merced Fire Department said no people were hurt in the blaze. Firefighters responded to the scene shortly after 9 a.m. and found the peach painted [...]

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So. Cal. Firefighters get bigger ammunition to fight wildfires

January 28, 2009

The next time a wildfire breaks out in Southern California, local firefighters will have some new tools at their disposal. The U.S. Forest Service last week picked up two new Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, known as MAFFS 2s, which will be used by the local Air National Guard.

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Cal Fire plans year-round operations in Bonny Doon

January 28, 2009

BONNY DOON — Bonny Doon residents are supporting state firefighters’ plans to become a year-round fixture in the rural mountain community. However, many want Cal Fire to pick a location for the new post other than the McDermott Station on Empire Grade Road so Bonny Doon volunteer firefighters don’t lose their “home base.”

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Santa Cruz County says ‘No more Free FireFighter Help’

January 28, 2009

Santa Cruz County supervisors Tuesday called for an examination of how much they’re paying to provide fire and medical emergency services to neighboring Santa Clara County.

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Family of 10 homeless, Novato Firefighters Perform Good Deed

January 26, 2009

A family of 10 traveling in a recreational vehicle that served as their permanent home are worried about their next move two days after the RV caught fire alongside Highway 101 and stranded them in Marin County. California Highway Patrol officers drove the Christies to Station 1 of the Novato Fire Protection District, where they [...]

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