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| | | PHOTOS: A large fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in Middlesboro, Kentucky. The blaze left hundreds without power and led to some road closures in the area. Fire crews responded to a fire at the Cardwell Furniture storage building on the corner of 20th Street and Cumberland Avenue, according to the Bell County Emergency Management Agency. Middlesboro Mayor Boone Bowling said … |
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| | | VIDEO: During an emergency it’s the job of a 911 operator to determine who to send and where to send them. That process is becoming more efficient in Spartanburg County thanks to a new computer system. If you’ve ever listened to a police scanner before, you hear the static sounds of voices delivering information. Last week that changed in Spartanburg … |
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| | | PHOTOS/VIDEO: A week after wind-whipped wildfires began their deadly rampage through Southern California, details on acreage burned, structures destroyed and people killed are routinely updated on a state website devoted to tracking the devastation. But one category regarding each fire remains unchanged: The cause. Amid speculation, rumors and media reports regarding how the fires may have begun, the official determination … |
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| | | VIDEO: As devastating wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, the Austin Fire Department is taking some proactive measures to prepare for the possibility of a similar catastrophe striking closer to home. Multiple lives lost, immeasurable destruction, and a community in crisis as the southern California wildfires continue to wreak havoc. For Austin Fire Department's Senior Geospatial Analyst Braniff Davis, … |
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| | | VIDEO: Firefighters are known for putting out the flames and saving lives of course, but in Wisconsin, one fire department is showing off their creative side. The population in Eagle River, Wisconsin, is only 1,600, so there can be some down time when you are waiting for an emergency call. Firefighters there are putting that time to good use much … |
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