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'The patient is on fire!'
December 2011: A 29-year-old woman is undergoing minor facial surgery at an outpatient center in Florida when a flash fire erupts. She sustains burns to the face and neck and is airlifted to a burn ce...
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The Natives are Restless
You know that is is spring when the pager starts going off during all times of the day and night for grass fires. I am not pointing a finger at any one group, but they seem to be involved more often t...
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Strange Places: The Fires of Centralia, Penn.
Smoke rises from a deep fissure in the asphalt, foul fumes and deadly gases seeping up from the depths, where a smouldering fire burns eternally, or maybe just for a few hundred years. Are you in hell...
Posted on 12/2/09 at 12:00 AM
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Athens Is Burning !
Olive groves are burning on the outskirts. Huge clouds of smoke and ashes cover Athens. We spent a month in Greece a few years ago. We loved Athens, the ruins, the food, wine, and the people. Loved th...
Posted on 8/24/09 at 3:44 PM
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Fire calls for the week for May 18, 2013

May 18, 2013

Calm winds helping fire fight; cleanup begins

Calm winds were allowing 40-some fire departments to get control of a wildfire that has scorched more than 7,100 acres in three counties since Tuesday.

By By Sarah Smith, Forum News Service , May 17, 2013

LaMoure firefighters busy

Firefighters in La-Moure County have fought three blazes in three days, according to Kimberly Robbins, emergency manager for the county. “The fires have ranged from less than an acre to about 500 acres,” she said.

By By Sun Staff , May 16, 2013

7,100 acres: Minnesota wildfire burns land, many structures

7,100 acres: Minnesota wildfire burns land, many structures A north-central Minnesota fire grew to an estimated 7,100 acres Wednesday, destroying or damaging dozens of structures, as firefighters struggled to slow it down.

By By Anna Erickson and Jean Ruzicka, Forum News Service , May 16, 2013

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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases

WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a catastrophe.

By Nomaan Merchant and Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press , May 15, 2013

Three fires reported in LaMoure County

Firefighters in LaMoure County have fought three blazes in three days, according to Kimberly Robbins, emergency manager for the county. “The fires have ranged from less than an acre to about 500 acres,” she said.

By Sun Staff , May 15, 2013

Fire weather watch issued for much of N.D.

BISMARCK (AP) — State emergency services officials are warning about a high fire danger for all of western and portions of central North Dakota. A fire weather watch is in effect for today, which means conditions could lead to rapid fire growth and uncontrolled fires.

May 13, 2013

Several fires reported Sunday

Several fires reported Sunday Sunday was a busy day for the Jamestown city and rural fire departments. A small patch of river bank in Jamestown burned Sunday, according to the Jamestown Fire Department.

By Sun Staff , May 13, 2013

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Burn ban possible: Conditions dry in this area; 13 grass fires reported in May

Burn ban possible: Conditions dry in this area; 13 grass fires reported in May Stutsman County officials may consider a burn ban if conditions don’t improve, according to Jerry Bergquist, Stutsman County emergency manager. Fire departments within the county have fought 13 grass fires in the first 10 days of the May with the largest blackening about 60 acres.

By By Keith Norman, The Jamestown Sun , May 11, 2013

Two counties institute burn ban

Dickey County and LaMoure County have instituted a burn ban, utilizing the state’s fire danger index, which is set by the National Weather Service. People are not permitted to burn when the fire danger index is set at “very high” or “extreme,” or when the NWS issues a Red Flag wind warning. On days when the fire danger index is lower than that, people are permitted to burn, said Charlie Russell, the emergency manager and 911 coordinator for Dickey County.

By By Sun Staff , May 08, 2013

Limo that went up in flames had extra passenger

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A stretch limousine that burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge, killing five women inside, was carrying one too many passengers, investigators said Monday.

By Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer , May 06, 2013

Cause of California wildfire appears accidental

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Investigators say the cause of a huge wildfire burning through Southern California's coastal mountains appears to be accidental.

By Associated Press , May 06, 2013

Winds ease but Calif. wildfire threat remains

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — A huge Southern California wildfire carved a path to the sea and burned on the beach Friday, but firefighters got a break as gusty Santa Ana winds turned into breezes.

By Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press , May 03, 2013

Grant helps JRFD buy new equipment

Grant helps JRFD buy new equipment The Jamestown Rural Fire Department now has properly fitting self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) masks for all 26 members due to an insurance company grant.

By By Chris Olson, The Jamestown Sun , May 03, 2013

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Minn. DNR stops issuing burn permits

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has stopped issuing burn permits until further notice in south Beltrami, north Cass, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Clearwater and Polk counties, according to an email from Beltrami County emergency management director Beryl Wernberg.

By Forum News Service , May 01, 2013

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