Posted on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Local firefighters are getting sick of the weather forecast they see each day calling for daily afternoon thunderstorms that lately have led to daily lightning fires. The Irmo Fire District worked one major …
Posted on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Buffalo firefighters faced a lot of challenges when they responded to a porch fire that quickly extended into a home in the city's East Ferry-Moselle area early Tuesday morning. The blaze was blowing across the …
Posted on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze Wednesday evening that damaged two homes and sent a man to the hospital, a fire official said. Crews were called to a house at 159 Santa Cruz Ave. just after 5 p.m. on …
Posted on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Real estate agents wore out their computers exclamation point key when 54 Captains Drive was on the market last year. Majestic waterfront masterpiece. This custom home boasts elegance and is in a class by itself! …
Posted on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
A medical helicopter crashed on a Tucson street and burst into flames Wednesday, killing all three people aboard. A witness said the pilot steered the plummeting chopper away from a house. Witnesses told The …
Posted on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
As Jekyll Island moves forward with its plan to add more hotels and rebuild its convention center, the barrier island's fire department may be growing, too. Fire Chief Jason Richardson said he is hoping to get a …
Posted on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Firefighters are still at the scene of a Vancouver McDonald's that suffered extensive damage after a car caught fire in the drive-thru lane. Vancouver Fire Department spokesman Jim Flaherty said the car fire was …
Posted on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Just after 3:00 pm, Wednesday, July 28, 2010, firefighters from Oxon Hill and surrounding communities were alerted to a house fire. Fire/EMS units arrived at 5604 Miles Drive in the Forest Heights subdivision of …
Posted on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Fewer firetrucks and firefighters will be dispatched to emergency calls after the Fire Department changes the way it responds to calls, officials said. Fire Chief Otto Drozd said he plans to institute a new call …
Posted on Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
A blaze seriously damaged a popular Hamlet restaurant during Tuesday's early morning hours. Hamlet Police Sgt. Eddie Smith saw smoke coming from Fiesta Brava while performing his normal patrol at around 3:30 a.m. …
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Firefighters expect to remain overnight at a fire that destroyed a cabinet shop in Lecompton in Douglas County. The fire in the Wood N Stuff shop at 515 E. Woodson Ave. was reported about 6:30 p.m. Monday. When …
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
A black smoke plume billowed eastward across Greater Hazleton as dozens of firefighters from three counties raced to a massive tire fire near a salvage yard off state Route 309 in Hazle Township on Monday …
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
A four-alarm fire left a large part of a building supply business smoldering Monday night, but the owner is already vowing to rebuild, his brother said. The blaze destroyed the two-story store and office area in …
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
While BrickStreet Insurance plans to cancel Workers Compensation broadform coverage for more than 125 volunteer fire departments as of Sept. 1, a memo from the state Insurance Commission advises that the VFDs …
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
The fire station on White Road near Harlem has been closed by a severe mold infestation, officials said this afternoon. Columbia County officials said they were notified Monday morning of severe mold and mildew …
Posted on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Even though the old fire truck has been a good one over the years, Center Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Chief Curtis Jones is itching to get his hands on a newer version on its way to the fire house on York …
Posted on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
A West Point grad with a Bronze Star could miss out on being a part of the FDNY's long-awaited next academy class because of a string of mistakes the city made while processing his application. By the time the …
Posted on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Neighbors left flowers Sunday on the front steps of an Erie house where two women died in an early morning fire. It's devastating, Catherine Thames said as she sat on her porch across the street later in the day. …
Posted on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
Horry County firefighters responded to three fire during the weekend in Conway and Longs, according to Leslie Yancey, spokeswoman for Horry County Fire Rescue. The first incident was reported at 11:55 a.m. …
Posted on Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST
A man suspected of driving drunk steered his pickup into the back of an Irving fire truck early Monday on Loop 12, but no firefighters were injured, Irving police said Monday. Firefighters had to extract the …
