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Chief  dies in  station accident
Brown County Medical Examiner Al Klimek says Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief Frank Wichlacz has been killed in an accident at the fire station. 
Home gutted, tangled hose
A fire hose set up to battle a blaze that gutted a double-block home on Holland Street got tangled in the rear wheels of an aerial ladder truck early Tuesday morning, a city official said.
Court overturns layoffs
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed two lower court decisions involving firefighter layoffs in Detroit and Pontiac, setting aside injunctions that judges in Wayne and Oakland county circuit courts had issued to block layoffs in 2005 and 2006.
Fire merger moves ahead
Talks have progressed at such a fast pace that a merger between the Union Township and Birdsboro fire companies, which was expected to take anywhere from nine months to two years to complete, might be done by Labor Day.
Kids with matches starts fire
Photo courtesy of NBC 4
Two boys playing with matches started a three-alarm fire that caused $1 million in damage to seven homes in  D.C. 
Man dies, two saved from Brooklyn fire
A Brooklyn man rescued two neighbors from a burning building -- but says he'll always be plagued by thoughts of the man he couldn't save.
Fire in historic neighborhood
Fire caused extensive damage to a home in the historic Monte Vista neighborhood north of downtown early Wednesday.
Fire station nears occupancy 
Volunteers creating Richmond County Volunteer Fire Department Company 3 learned at their meeting Monday night that their longtime efforts to bring a fire station to their rural community are within sight of paying off.
Rookie firefighter, 2 cops gunned down
The roof collapses on a house as it burns to the ground after police surrounded the house where a gunman was believed to be barricaded Monday, July 21, 2008, in Maplewood, Mo. 
Fire hits manufacturing firm in TX
Frisco Fire Department contained one of the three worst manufacturing fires in the city’s history at Hutson Industries on Sunday amid 100-plus degree temperatures that pushed several firefighters to the brink of heat exhaustion.
Dozens sickened in Newark
Thirty-one people were hospitalized after suffering reactions to an unknown allergen in two Newark apartment buildings, authorities said. 
'Disabled' bodybuilding firefighter no-show for work
A Boston firefighter caught competing in a body building competition while out of work on disability leave was supposed to report back to duty Monday, but he was a no-show.
State certification leaves Somerset without life support
Members of the Lower Somerset County Ambulance and Rescue Squad hope to get paid paramedics on board soon after changes in state certification has left the group without advanced life support coverage.
Ex-Pennsylvania fire official is Brooklyn Park's new fire chief
Brooklyn Park fire chief was appointed Monday night at the City Council meeting.
Union Pacific settles US 
Forest-fire case for $102 million
(UNP) will pay $102 million to settle a government lawsuit seeking damages for the railroad's alleged role in a Northern California forest fire.
Charleston AC asked to step down
Charleston Fire Assistant Chief Larry Garvin confirmed to Live 5 News that he has been asked to step down.
Fire in  oldest NO church
A fire broke out at one of the city’s most historic churches Tuesday afternoon knocking out power to the church building but leaving the physical plant basically intact.
One dead in silo mishap
Authorities say a man has died after he was buried in soybeans at the Ag Processing Inc. plant near Salix in northwest Iowa. 
Over 100 apply for Charleston
FD Chief slot
The recruiting firm the city hired to conduct the national search  has collected more than 100 resumes from candidates around the country hoping to succeed former fire chief Rusty Thomas.. 
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