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Texas Firefighter Shocked at Blaze FireHouse.com
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<p>Jacksonville Lt. David Glidewell says he is lucky to be alive after receiving an electrical shock while battling a house fire on Tuesday night.</p>
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<p lang="en-US">Rocky Mount Chief Posey Dillon and Firefighter William "Danny" Altice were killed on Monday after colliding with an SUV&nbsp;that had a green light.</p>
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Wildfire Rages in Western Canada FireHouse.com
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<p>A fast-moving wildfire in the western Canadian interior has sparked a new evacuation order, the second such order in the last two days.</p>
<p>The evacuation order covers 60 seasonal properties north of Kamloops, which is 220 miles (350 kilometers) northeast of Vancouver.</p>
<p>It was issued a few hours after residents who were forced out of their homes earlier this week by another wildfire had been allowed to return.</p>
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Video: N.Y. Firefighter Rescues Pregnant Woman FireHouse.com
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<p lang="en-US">The woman was hanging out a window as the house continued to burn.</p>
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Weather Aids Calif. Wildfire Crews FireHouse.com
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<p>By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON</p>
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<p>Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada.</p>
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N.M. Crews Rescue Teen From Creek FireHouse.com
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<p lang="en-US"> A teenage boy is "lucky to be alive" after being swept in an arroyo for several miles Wednesday, officials said.</p>
<p> The 16-year-old boy, who was not identified, was with friends at a park near Juan Tabo and Candelaria NE when he stepped into an almost empty arroyo shortly after 3 p.m. Upon taking the second step in, a strong current swept him away, Albuquerque Fire Department spokeswoman Melissa Romero said.</p>
<p> The water was at most 2 feet high but traveled about 35 mph, Romero said.</p>
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Ind. FF Spent Union Money on Himself FireHouse.com
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Mich. Firefighters Rescue Beekeeper FireHouse.com
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<p> PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.</p>
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The Pittsfield Township Fire Department had to rescue a beekeeper under attack in her driveway Tuesday evening.
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The department used more than 700 gallons of water to disperse the colony of bees away from the besieged beekeeper.
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The incident happened at the beekeepers home on the 7400 block of Fosdick Road early Tuesday evening.
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N.M. Deputy's Outburst Prompts Probe FireHouse.com
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<p> ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.</p>
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An Albuquerque deputy fire chief finds himself under investigation after what his own colleagues call a threatening outburst.
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In a letter to the fire chief, serious allegations are made about the deputy chief behaving badly during a safety committee meeting.
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Action 7 News obtained a letter to Chief James Breen. In it, two AFD Lieutenants said Deputy Chief Richard Sears went on a tirade during a meeting last week.
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Salt Water Used to Fight Conn. House Fire Pollute... FireHouse.com
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<p>WESTBROOK, Conn. --</p>
<p>A multimillion-dollar Westbrook home was destroyed in a Tuesday evening fire, fire officials said.</p>
<p>Crews were called to a home on Captain's Drive at about 7 p.m.</p>
<p>Dozens of firefighters were called to battle the blaze, including some on boats since the property is near the water.</p>
<p>No one was home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.</p>
<p>"Thought we saw a barbecue gone awry," said witness Jackie Squeglia. "Saw more smoke."</p>
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