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UPDATED: Detroit sends out order closing 15 fire companies. 200 firefighters to be demoted.
Series of fires overnight. Union president Dan McNamara says firefighting force will be much older.
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A must read: FDNY begins tests that could change tactics. Ventilation & basement fires are among things to be studied in burning of rowhomes on Governors Island.
The December fire in Brooklyn that critically burned a firefighter is one of the reasons FDNY is looking closely at…
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Must see video: Pre-July 4th fireworks in Florence, NJ. Explosions at three-alarm warehouse fire.
Various explosions from import and export business.
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Temporary reprieve for three Baltimore fire companies scheduled to close today. Units will stay open during storm cleanup.
Three companies now scheduled to shut down for good on Thursday.
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Early video: Two-alarm fire destroys large home in Northwest Washington, DC.
Home is just a few streets from a controversial 2009 mansion fire that was plagued by water supply issues.
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Is firing a veteran firefighter for incompetence that unusual? Union in Austin, TX seems to think so.
Should cadet and probationary standards apply to all firefighters?
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Raw video: Rescue from Chicago's 'holy shit' fire.
More on the apartment fire on 82nd Street Tuesday morning.
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