Indianapolis Monthly

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VINTAGE: 1880s Resides at the Koorsen Fire Museum GIVEN THE SPECTACULAR collection of historical firefighting technology at the Koorsen Fire Museum on the east side of Indianapolis, it’s a good thing the place doesn’t have to rely on relics like this

Los Angeles Times

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A growing number of homes and structures have been destroyed by the Dixie fire, which on Thursday continued to swell as crews struggled to gain a foothold on the flames. More than 40 structures have burned in the monstrous fire, and another 10,700 re

Trade-A-Boat

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The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) has released its report into a suspected engine room fire and passenger evacuation on the ferry Fitzroy Flyer in March 2019. The 22m catamaran was travelling between Cairns and Fitzroy Island with fou

NPR

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One worker was taken to a hospital and 16 others made it out of the area safely. The fire was put out Monday night but rescue workers can't search for the missing until the site cools down.

Chicago Tribune

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CHICAGO - Fire crews rescued a man who got trapped in a clothing donation box early Thursday on Chicago's Near North Side, officials said. The firefighters pulled the man from the green donation box around 3:50 a.m., a Chicago Fire Department spokesm

Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - A fire broke out in a 25-story Los Angeles residential building Wednesday morning, injuring eight people - including a 3-month-old baby - and triggering a large response from city firefighters. The blaze was reported by fire crews in th

The Shed

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The heritage park, which has a close association with the local fire brigade, has an extensive collection of fire engines, from a 1933 Ford CV to a new arrival just decommissioned after 25 years’ service. The engines are a popular part of the town’s

Official PlayStation Magazine - UK Edition

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FORMAT PS4 / ETA 2021 PUB CURVE DIGITAL / DEV MUSE GAMES / PLAYERS 1 Those caught in Embr’s fiery deathtraps have reason to be afraid – because you’re on the job. This is a quirky physics-based firefighting game that plays like Overcooked meets Uber

People

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Rachael Ray is reeling from a massive fire that broke out at her Lake Luzerne, N.Y., home. On Aug. 9 at around 7:30 p.m., firefighters rushed to the chef’s 199-acre property, where she has been filming her daytime talk show during the pandemic. Ray,

Los Angeles Times

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Firefighters on Friday evening were battling the Apple fire, which has burned 900 acres in the Cherry Valley area of Riverside County. The vegetation fire was reported at 4:55 p.m. in the 9000 block of Oak Glen Road, according to the Riverside County

Saturday Star

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THE COUNTRY has been agog and aghast at the destruction wrought by the runaway fire on Table Mountain that began last Sunday. Many people were devastated by the loss of priceless artefacts from UCT. In typical Twitterati style, others were happy that

Newsweek Europe

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Dozens of burned vehicles sit in heavy smoke from the Dixie Fire on August 6. The fire, which razed the Gold Rush town of Greenville, continues to rage through northern California and has burned over 489,000 acres since it erupted in mid-July, accord

The Classic MotorCycle

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Austria’s most famous motorcycle museum, which was only opened five years ago, was eaten up by flames on Monday, January 18. Disaster struck early – at 4.40am the local fire brigade was alerted by automatic flame detectors that the building was ablaz

BBC Science Focus Magazine

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This summer has seen yet another plethora of forest fires destroying trees, people’s homes and doing untold damage to the environment. But the main fire-fighting technique is still to throw water on them, just as we did in the Great Fire of London. S

Practical Horseman

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Fire isn’t the only danger that requires trained first responders. Here is a checklist that also can help in preparing for floods, natural disasters or other emergencies: ❏ Devise a plan to handle a variety of situations, including which members of f

Four Wheeler

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MORNING MIST HUNG LOW TO THE GROUND, THE NEARBY COWS EXCHANGED THEIR morning greetings, and the smell of cinnamon rolls wafted through the sea of rooftop tents. The sun had scarcely risen over the campground, and Dan Cressall, a participant from Loga

NPR

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A pilot was killed after he crashed while battling a blaze in Fresno County. Officials say "a historic lightning siege" has caused more than 367 new fires throughout California.

Los Angeles Times

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REDDING, Calif. - Ben Newburn faced a group of weary firefighters gathered a few mornings ago with one message: Safety before anything else. The veteran fire management officer for U.S. Forest Service recounted the numerous firefighters who had lost

Los Angeles Times

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Firefighters battled destructive fire Saturday that snaked through a hillside area of Goleta, one of several blazes that destroyed homes during a record-setting heat wave in Southern California. Fire firefighters spent the night and morning in pitche

CQ Amateur Radio

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The Museum Fire1 started on July 21, 2019, shortly after 10:00 a.m., just a few miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Winds caused the fire to quickly grow past 50 acres, which triggered the activation of the Coconino County Emergency Operations Center

Independent on Saturday

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Russian doctors stayed in a burning hospital to complete open-heart surgery after a fire broke out on the roof while they were operating. Firefighters in Blagoveshchensk used fans to keep smoke out of the operating room and ran in a power cable to ke

Literary Hub

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There’s never smoke without fire. This was first said by somebody suggesting a rumor might be well-founded. Words in the media today often function like a smoke-screen for hiding flames. The government of North Korea has just announced that they have

American Survival Guide

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Ways of preventing a fire and ways of dealing with one should be part of your everyday life. However, sadly, too many times, it is not. Here are my top seven suggestions for being safe around fire: Plan Ahead: Have a plan in place that everyone in y

New Internationalist

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In 2019, bushfire season started four months early. The damage caused since is nothing less than overwhelming: 18 million hectares burnt, more than 5,900 buildings destroyed – including more than 2,800 homes – 34 deaths, as of early February, and an

NPR

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The possibility of catching or spreading COVID-19 adds a new dimension of risk to the job, both on and off the front lines, and poses new threats to those seeking refuge in temporary shelter.

Overland Journal

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Fire often happens when you least expect it and without your consent. When it does, it’s important to control the flames quickly. If it’s out of control, you probably should have already called 911. If you are in a remote location or on the road, qui

Farmer's Weekly

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Landowners and existing fire protection associations in the Free State are struggling to adhere to the requirements of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act. This was according to Johan Breytenbach, general manager of the Free State Umbrella Fire Pro

NPR

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"My wife is absolutely obsessed that she's ready for Christmas," Ed Fuller says. "Last Christmas, we sort of lost."

Los Angeles Times

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An explosion rocked a Murietta, Calif., neighborhood shortly after noon Monday, according to multiple reports. Rattled residents of the city in Riverside County posted reactions on Twitter, saying the blast shook homes in the area. One video shows sm

Poets & Writers

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In the physics of fire, there is a chemical phenomenon known as a stoichiometric condition, in which a fire achieves the perfect burning ratio of oxygen to fuel—in other words, there is exactly enough air available for the fire to consume all of what