 | Historic Palace Theater in Silverton Heavily Damaged by Fire
4/12/2012 10:23:55 AM The Silverton Fire District responded at approximately 7:15am on April 11th, 2012 to reports of a commercial fire at the Palace Theater located in historic downtown Silverton, Oregon. When the Command Officer arrived on scene he observed heavy smoke and heavy fire from the front of the building and immediately called for a second alarm. |
| Two Philadelphia Local 22 Fire Fighters Lost in the Line of Duty
4/12/2012 10:09:29 AM The IAFF is saddened by the loss of two Philadelphia Local 22 fire fighters – Robert Neary, 60, and Daniel Sweeney, 25 – who died in the line of duty while fighting a vacant warehouse fire on April 9, 2012. Two other Local 22 fire fighters – Francis Chaney and Pat Nally – were injured in the same fire and are being treated at a local hospital.
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| 26 Year Old Shreveport Female Arrested for Simple Arson
4/12/2012 9:39:40 AM Shreveport Fire Investigators and the Shreveport Police Department arrested a 26 year old female today for simple arson. Shuntell Thomas, 3430 Hardy Street, allegedly set a vehicle on fire on April 8, 2012 at 4332 Hermosa Street in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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| Classroom at Elmhurst School in Ventura Catches Fire
4/12/2012 9:21:24 AM A Ventura City Fire crew responded to a fire alarm ringing at Elmhurst School at 12:18pm on April 11th, 2012. Upon the engine company’s arrival, staff members directed the crew to an unoccupied classroom stating that it was on fire after attempts to control it with extinguishers did not work. |
 | Portland Firefighters Battle Terminal Fire at Columbia Grain
4/11/2012 5:54:06 PM At 11:15 am on April 10th, 2012, Portland Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a smoldering fire in a grain silo at Columbia Grain located at 15660 North Lombard. |
| 24 Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Firefighters Extinguish Beaverton Blaze
4/11/2012 5:31:17 PM At 12:06 Monday morning, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue was called to a house fire at 16075 NW Blueridge Drive in Beaverton, Oregon. |
| Magnalight Announces Addition of Heavy Duty Portable Aluminum LED Light Tower
4/11/2012 5:28:14 PM Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has announced the addition of a powerful LED light tower designed to provide a powerful yet easily transported and deployed lighting solution for operators in construction, utility and emergency services industries. This height adjustable four leg light tower is lightweight and produces 3,440 lumens of light in a wide flood pattern that is ideal for work areas and DOT/construction flaggers.
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| Tallahassee Firefighters Attack Multiresidetial Blaze
4/11/2012 5:22:18 PM At around 3:40 a.m. on April 11th, 2012, units from the Tallahassee Fire Department responded to a multiresidential fire in the 800 Block of Arkansas Street. |
| Car Strikes Gasoline Tanker, Leading to Los Angeles Freeway Inferno
4/10/2012 12:33:57 PM The collision of a sedan and gasoline tanker led to a spectacular blaze on the Ventura Freeway near Glendale late Saturday, April 7th, 2012, that snarled traffic for hours but thankfully caused no injury.
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| Automotive Rescue & Extrication Expert Ron Moore Joins NFPA’s Electric Vehicle
4/10/2012 12:27:44 PM Ron Moore, one of fire service’s leading experts in extrication and automobile rescue, has joined the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Training Project to serve on the program’s roster of subject matter experts and trainers. |
