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Occasionally I hear folks say, “We can ‘what-if’ this to death…” and then go on to offer some really neat conclusion wrapped up in a neat bow. Since the academy I have always worried about plane crash, tanker roll-over, bus full of hemophiliacs kinds of emergencies. That seemed normal, but now, thanks to [...]
Written on November 26, 2008 | Posted in
Mookie's Musings |
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The Austin Firefighters Association has rejected a proposed collective bargaining agreement with the City of Austin. Nearly 80 percent of the membership voted and the agreement was rejected by a vote of 582 to 160.
Written on November 26, 2008 | Posted in
Central,
Statewide News |
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By Ryan S. Clark, The Beaumont Enterprise
Investigators will continue their search today as to what started a house fire Sunday evening in Port Arthur, the Port Arthur Fire Department said.
Written on November 24, 2008 | Posted in
South East |
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Reported by Courtney Zubowski, KHOU News, Houston
A fire tore through a west Houston apartment complex on Sunday. The two-alarm blaze broke out at the Charleston Apartments on Dairy Ashford.
Written on November 24, 2008 | Posted in
Gulf Coast |
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By David Casstevens, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
John Green knows the challenges associated with rescues. The veteran Austin firefighter has crawled into dark caves, brought workers down from catwalks and water towers, and aided a stranded window washer.
Written on November 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Reported by David Pittman, The Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo firefighters took 14 minutes to put out flames that threatened a South Georgia Street business Sunday night.
Written on November 24, 2008 | Posted in
High Plains |
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By GINGER ADAMS OTIS, CHRISTINA CARREGA and JUAN GONZALEZ
The New York Post
A dozen firefighters were injured last night, five seriously – including the first woman in the department’s history to join an elite rescue squad – when a pair of fire trucks collided in Manhattan, officials said.
Ladder 12 was shooting down Seventh Avenue at 6:30 [...]
Written on November 23, 2008 | Posted in
Women Firefighters |
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