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		<title>Pre-midnight blaze wakes up quiet neighborhood</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/10/20/pre-midnight-blaze-wakes-up-quiet-neighborhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At approximately 11:30 pm, October 17; the Wood-Ridge (NJ) Fire Department was dispatched for a working house fire at 484 Center Street. Once on the scene; the Chief confirmed that he had heavy fire on the #1 floor and issued an immediate 2nd alarm. The fire was rapidly advancing, blowing out the rear window on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive: &#8216;No cuts&#8217; Ohio chief speaks out on dismissal</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/07/20/exclusive-no-cuts-ohio-chief-speaks-out-on-dismissal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Earlier this month, Ohio Fire Chief Donald Barnes was dismissed after balking at orders from his mayor to make a new round of cuts in the fire department&#8217;s budget. The Shaker Heights Fire Department had already been forced to shed four firefighters earlier this year. But when Chief Barnes was then told to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-moving fire guts Paterson home</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/07/13/fast-moving-fire-guts-paterson-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mid morning fire destroyed a 2½ story wood frame home at 272 Jefferson St. on Friday July 10. An alert neighbor phoned 911 at approximately 10:30am to report the fire. Initial police unit on the scene reported heavy fire on the #1 floor. First due fire units arriving just minutes later, confirmed a working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White firefighters were victims of discrimination, Supreme Court rules</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/06/29/white-firefighters-were-victims-of-discrimination-supreme-court-rules/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reporting from Washington &#8212; The Supreme Court ruled today that white firefighters who lost promotions in New Haven, Conn., were victims of illegal racial discrimination, holding that employers should not rely on &#8220;raw racial statistics&#8221; to set aside a fair test. The 5-4 decision clarifies the federal job-discrimination laws for employers, both private and public, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire damages half-century old business in Wayne</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/06/22/fire-damages-half-century-old-business-in-wayne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An alert passerby notified authorities of flames coming from the second floor of a 75&#8242; X 125&#8242; strip mall at 1459 Route 23 South at approximately 7:45am today, Thursday, June 18. Township companies 5, 2 and 1 were dispatched and the first arriving chief declared a working fire and requested remaining companies 3 and 4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon Governor Signs Fire Fighter Cancer Presumption Bill</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/04/28/oregon-governor-signs-fire-fighter-cancer-presumption-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 28, 2009 – Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed state legislation (HB 2420) expanding the list of cancers presumed to be work-related for Oregon fire fighters. The law is effective January 1, 2010. “This was a very proud moment for Oregon fire fighters,” says Oregon State Fire Fighters Council (OSFFC) President Kelly Bach. “Over [...]]]></description>
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