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Posted: Oct 10, 2022

3 firefighters injured while battling fire at California strip mall

VIDEO: Three firefighters were injured while battling a fire at a Long Beach strip mall. Firefighters responded to the 5600 block of Atlantic Avenue just before 4:30 a.m. Saturday and saw heavy smoke and flames coming from one of the buildings. Dozens of firefighters took defensive Three firefighters were injured while battling a fire at a Long Beach strip mall.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles
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Posted: Oct 10, 2022

Housing preservation, FDNY team up for fire safety campaign that reaches thousands in New York City

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) celebrate the progress of the City’s “Keeping Homes Fire Safe” campaign reaching over 60,000 New Yorkers with life-saving fire safety information and strengthening ties between the City agencies overseeing fire and housing safety enforcement.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The City Life Org
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Posted: Oct 10, 2022

24 Boston police officers becoming city firefighters this year in large uptick

Two dozen Boston Police officers are shedding the blue for the red this year, switching over to Boston Fire in an unusually large swing among the city’s first responders. Data provided by the city shows that 24 Boston police officers have transferred to the fire department in 2022, enrolling in the academy to become firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Day - Metered Site
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Posted: Oct 10, 2022

Florida: Meet the Retired Firefighter Behind Miami's Iconic ‘Fireman Derek's Bake Shop'

Derek Kaplan has had a passion for baking since the age of 15, but he never imagined that his side hustle would turn into a staple in the Wynwood dessert scene. Known by many as Fireman Derek, Kaplan opened his first bake shop in 2014. Eight years later, Fireman Derek's has customers traveling to Miami from across the country for a taste of their one-of-a-kind pies.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
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Posted: Oct 10, 2022

A video history of Las Vegas implosions

During the 1990s and well into the 2000s, Las Vegas gained a worldwide reputation for imploding older hotels and casinos to make way for newer and bigger resorts. In true Las Vegas tradition, the building implosions were an event — an epic show with each one appearing to out-implode the previous. Between 1993 to 2016, 13 major properties were imploded, and others were just torn down.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNV-TV NBC 3 Las Vegas
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