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LOS ANGELES - A relentless Southern California wildfire raged Tuesday with 53 homes up in smoke, thousands more threatened and new rounds of evacuations as towering flames crackled close to neighborhoods on the northern and southern flanks. Flames are plowing through half-century-old thickets of tinder-dry brush, bush and trees just 15 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters awaited daybreak to ...

PITTSBURGH - A Ross man whose home caught on fire and partially collapsed early yesterday morning slept through the entire ordeal, only to be awakened when firefighters were doing a walk-through of the home 2 1/2 hours later. "Never would I have expected anybody to live," Ross fire Marshal John Reubi said. "I was flabbergasted." The blaze at 135 Buckhill Road ...

NEW YORK - A group of firefighters pulled a man out of the East River on Sunday just before strong currents would have taken him away. Ladder Co. 16 members responded to the emergency about 5:20 p.m. and noticed a bobbling head in the fast-moving waters off E. 63rd St., said Capt. Thomas Hughes. Related News: • Off-Duty Firefighter Helps Pull ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Division of Forestry has provided $490,088 in grants to volunteer fire departments across the state. The funding came from the U.S. Forest Service to help communities guard against forest fires. The money is intended to help volunteer fire departments pay for training and equipment and to decrease the risks to homes in fire-prone areas. Fire ...

Philippine remittance services have evolved significantly in the last 25 years. Arising from a need to send money home in a safe and reliable manner but held back by the high cost of transacting through banks, OFWs sought more economical means of sending money home.     The earliest and most common channel was the “padala” where money is sent ...

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) - It was a lucky day for one hiker near Washington _ and not just because her boyfriend popped the question. Rescue officials say that soon after the woman accepted the marriage proposal during an outing along the rugged Billy Goat Trail, she fell about 10 feet down a rock face and had to be rescued by helicopter. ...

Westhampton Beach firefighter Paul Hoyle was dragging a hose through a burning home in November 2008 when the hose jerked forward, slipping through his hands. He knew what it meant: A firefighter ahead of him had fallen through a collapsed floor and was hanging on to the other end. What he and his colleague Paul Buggé did in the next few ...

BOSTON - As bagpipers played “Amazing Grace,’’ a hush fell over a crowd that had gathered outside the Mission Hill fire station yesterday to honor a fallen firefighter. Gloria Kelley and her three daughters slowly removed the covering over a bronze plaque that pays tribute to her husband, Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelley, who died eight months ago when the firetruck he ...

A nine-year old was hit and killed by a fire truck that was left unsupervised and moved while firefighters were working to extinguish a fire in Ciledug, Tangerang, Banten, police reported. Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Chrysnanda Dwi Laksana said Tuesday that a number of people were also injured in the incident. The truck was among two fire engines deployed to  ...

The captain of the Lake Robinson Rescue Squad said Monday his squad will still hold some sort of Halloween activity this year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Haunted House, despite a fire that destroyed the house Sunday night. “It’s just very heart wrenching,” Cooke said. He said the mood among members of the 42-year-old rescue squad Monday was ...

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - The owner of a flag store on the Ocean City Boardwalk was pulled from a smoky fire in his shop this afternoon by a passing bicyclist and employees of Johnson's Popcorn, according to police and witnesses. Smoke from the blaze filled the Flags and Specialty Gifts store - whose interior was reduced to a charred rubble - ...

TULSA - Sixteen firefighters can't account for the training required for their emergency medical recertifications, city councilors were told Tuesday. The results of a two-month data collection effort by the Tulsa Fire Department were presented during a council committee meeting. The 16 firefighters signed documents stating that they had sufficient training hours for recertification and received stipends for that certification, Deputy ...

Rescues performed in a smoky house fire and in the swirling, chilly waters of the Niagara River resulted in top honors for four Buffalo firefighters at the 119th annual awards banquet. The event, sponsored by the Buffalo Fire Department Beneficiary Association, will be held tonight in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Two firefighters were trapped on the second floor of 1172 West ...

ORANGE BEACH, Alabama - Why are these firefighters dangling from the 8th floor of a beachfront condominium? "This is one of our most popular courses at the Alabama Fire College," says trainer Brian Maynard. Fire departments from across Baldwin County are participating in high-rise rescue training. "It's very important," says Spanish Fort Fire Chief Roger Few. "There are a lot of ...

        Last year, 118 gave their lives -- including two from Indiana and one fromKentucky.                Assistant Chief Christa Burchett                Paintsville Fire Department - KY                Last Call:  1/22/2008                               Captain David Sherfick                Brown Township Fire and Rescue - IN                Last Call:  2/4/2008                Firefighter Jay Maddy                Eaton Volunteer Fire Department - IN ...

MDFR Wins World Emergency Response Championship It's The Largest EMS Competition In The World. Reporting Lisa Cilli E-mail MIAMI (CBS4) ― Click to enlarge 1 of 1 From Left to Right: Captain Eddy Trapero, Firefighter Alex Lozano, and Captain Greg Logue Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Close     numSlides of totalImages Related Slideshows The Tattooed Ladies of Hollywood 2009 Celebrity Deaths CBS4 ...

  Johnson Co., Tenn     The wreck happened on Highway 67 at mile marker 2, about a mile north of Butler in Johnson County around 10:15 last night.       THP said that a Chevy Lumina crossed the center lane of Highway 67, and hit a Johnson County Rescue Squad ambulance. The hit pushed the ambulance off the road. It came back ...

Monday, August 24, 2009 - Buffalo Fire Commissioner Mike Lombardo has confirmed that there was a 911 report of someone who may be trapped inside 1815 Genesee just before 0400 hours this morning. Buffalo Fire Departments Lt. Charles "Chip" McCarthy, 45 (22 years on the job) and FF Jonathan Croom, 34 (10 years on) went into the building to search for the possible victim. The bodies of the 2 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Department of Energy's inspector general says Los Alamos County firefighters aren't sufficiently trained to handle the unique fires they could face with hazardous or radioactive materials at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The department has held a contract for 20 years to protect the nuclear weapons lab, which has areas of radioactive materials, explosives and hazardous chemicals. ...

Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Two Surry County firefighters were struck by lightning Thursday night while assisting with structure fires that broke out during a severe thunderstorm in the White Plains area.