| Abilene Duplex Catches Fire Due to Air Conditioning Unit
5/3/2012 1:52:35 PM At approximately 4am on May 3, 2012, a call was placed to 911 for a structure fire in 1400 block of Cottonwood St here in Abilene, Texas. Fire personnel arrived on the scene to find a Duplex fully involved with smoke and fire on one side. |
| Firefighters in Rancho Cucamonga Attack Blaze at Machine Shop
5/3/2012 1:52:30 PM At approximately 1:17 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, Rancho Cucamonga Firefighters responded to the report of a structure fire at a high precision machine shop in the 10700 block of Edison Ct. in Rancho Cucamonga, California. |
| San Bernardino County Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze
5/3/2012 1:52:24 PM The male occupant of the home woke to the faint smell of smoke. When he got up to investigate, he noticed smoke and followed the smoke trail to the garage. As a precaution, the man placed the back of his hand on the garage door, felt the heat and immediately woke his wife and exited the home safely. |
| Downtown Las Vegas Apartment Fire Injures Three People
5/3/2012 1:52:17 PM Two young children and their mother were injured when their downtown apartment caught fire on April 30, 2012. Two adults and three children were home when their upstairs apartment caught fire. The fire displaced a total of twelve people that live in the apartment building. |
| NFPA Commends Massachusetts for New Electric Vehicle License Plates
4/30/2012 2:04:49 PM Emergency responders in Massachusetts will now have another way to easily identify electric and hybrid vehicles. Massachusetts has become the second state to unveil a new license plate for hybrids and electric vehicles, a move that aligns with the goals with the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Project. |
| Delegates Advance IAFF Issues at 19th Canadian Legislative Conference
4/30/2012 2:02:23 PM The federal legislative priorities of Canada’s professional fire fighters were at the forefront on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 22-25, 2012 in the wake of the 19th Canadian Legislative Conference.
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| HIV Presumption Passes Unanimously in Tennessee
4/30/2012 1:58:02 PM After nearly three years of lobbying, the Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association (TPFFA) scored a huge victory when its HIV presumption legislation unanimously passed the state House and Senate. Effective July, it will be Tennessee’s only statewide presumption law. |
| Ventura City Fire Department Responds to Fire at Imperial Mobile Home Park
4/30/2012 1:54:48 PM On April 27th, 2012 at 3:04 p.m., Ventura City Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at the Imperial Mobile Home Park. |
| Child Playing With Candle Starts Virginia House Blaze
4/30/2012 1:54:39 PM Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire, Thursday, April 26, 2012, at approximately 6:10 p.m., in the Dranesville area of Fairfax County, Virginia. The single-family home is located at 809 Dranesville Road. |
 | Charter Boat Fire Caused 1.5 Million Dollars in Damage Says Seattle Fire Investigator
4/30/2012 1:54:34 PM The cause of an early morning boat fire on April 27th, 2012 at Fisherman’s Terminal will remain undetermined according to Seattle Fire Investigators. |
