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Posted: Nov 8, 2021

Person Dead in New Hampshire Fire; Firefighter Among 2 Taken to Hospital

A person died in a fire that burned a building in Manchester, New Hampshire, Saturday while several more people were rescued, officials said. A firefighter was burned and had to be flown to Boston for treatment, Manchester Fire Chief Andy Parent said. Another person was also taken by helicopter to a Boston hospital for medical treatment.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Boston
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Posted: Nov 8, 2021

First female battalion chief in North Carolina city leads diversity conference in Charlotte

Charlotte-Mecklenburg is hosting its second annual diversity, equity and inclusion conference, and the opening speaker is no stranger to breaking barriers. Synthia Kearney never remembers seeing a female firefighter when she was growing up, but today she is the first female battalion chief for the Gastonia Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte
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Posted: Nov 8, 2021

The intense fire that destroyed 7 Kentucky warehouses in 1996

VIDEO: It started like any other November day at the Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown until disaster struck in 1996 and a wooden warehouse went up in flames. WHAS11’s Sky11 chopper raced to the scene as smoke billowed above. Water did little in the fight against burning bourbon and within minutes, the first warehouse was a total loss.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville
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Posted: Nov 8, 2021

Number of firefighters in Utah seeking mental health support doubles

Mental health continues to be a growing concern among first responders. Molly Doyle never knows when that call is going to come. None of them do. It's the nature of being a firefighter. "My job is to drive the engine to whatever call that is," said Doyle, who is a firefighter with the Unified Fire Authority.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City
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