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| Central Iowa fire crews battled a large blaze involving several houseboats in the Saylorville Marina on Wednesday evening. The fire sparked again Thursday morning, sending crews back out to the marina to fight the flames. A KCCI crew was out at the scene to report on the fire and witnessed the flames restart around 6:10 a.m. KCCI's Olivia Tyler called … |
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| VIDEO: The day after a driver crashed through a guardrail in Washington, D.C., and fell to his death in the icy Potomac River, first responders in Hampton Roads showed how they are ready for cold water rescues. Newport News Fire Department is part of the Marine Incident Response Team, a cooperative among several surrounding agencies. David Garrett, a firefighter and … |
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| VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters are tackling a new brush fire — dubbed the Sepulveda Fire — near Interstate 405 and Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles. The fire sparked hours after fire crews started to achieve some containment on the Hughes Fire, which spread rapidly Wednesday afternoon in a Los Angeles County suburb. An evacuation warning for the brush fire was issued for … |
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| VIDEO: A Detroit fire chief was honored when turning 90 on Wednesday. His colleagues used this celebratory moment to tell him thank you for his years of service. The backstory: George Aren, Chief Chaplin for Detroit Fire Department, was committed to others as he helped them through hard times. When responding to a deadly plane crash scene near Detroit Metro … |
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| VIDEO: Firefighters in Franklin have historically been allowed to save unused sick time over the years – up to 600 hours to pull from if they ever needed to. City council members voted to change that on Wednesday night, saying the way they’ve always done it has put the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. Last month, a … |
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