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| | As wildfires continue to devastate areas of Southern California, the urgent need for coordinated action has never been clearer. Our thoughts are with our colleagues and their communities facing a crisis very few of us will ever experience- while wildfire is a national problem, it is profoundly different in many areas of the west. In times of crisis, particularly in the face of such large-scale natural disasters, it is the collaboration across state lines that can truly make a difference.
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| | | PHOTOS: The Fort Worth Fire Department was called to a vacant warehouse in the 700 block of North Main Street, just outside of Downtown Fort Worth, early Saturday morning for a fire. This is the second time in less than two weeks a fire has been reported at the warehouse. Just before 5:30 a.m., crews arrived on the scene and … |
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| | | An Arenac County firefighter is continuing to fight for his life after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 75. Sterling Area firefighters responded to multiple traffic crashes on I-75 the morning of Saturday, Jan. 11. Just before 10 a.m., a southbound vehicle driving too fast for the wintry road conditions crashed into part-time firefighter James “Jimmy” Hartwick near the … |
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| | | VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cheyenne firefighters were dispatched out to a structure fire at a familiar address Saturday night — 8843 Yellowstone Road just north of the city limits. That’s because the corrugated steel three-bay garage is the Laramie County Fire Authority’s Station 74, a non-operational facility that’s home to the department’s mechanic and wildland firefighting team. By the time Bethany Green arrived … |
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| | | VIDEO/PHOTOS: After killing at least eight people, evacuation orders and warnings for the Palisades Fire expanded into Brentwood and Encino over the weekend with the area bracing for a strong wind event beginning Monday, prompting another critical fire weather warning. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the area, with a Particularly Dangerous Situation warning in effect … |
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| | | VIDEO: A man dressed like a firefighter was arrested after being caught burglarizing a home in the Malibu area, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sheriff Robert Luna said during a Sunday press conference. Luna said he was in the area when he saw the man, who "looked like a firefighter," sitting down. Luna said he asked the man if he … |
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