New Albany advanced funding for new firefighter turnout gear, using public safety tax money. Officials said the gear is nearing expiration.

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Greensboro voters approved four of five bond measures, authorizing $39.4 million for fire stations, parks, transportation, and housing.

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Longmont voters rejected tax hikes meant to fund public safety improvements.

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PHOTOS: Six people died, and several others were injured after a three-alarm fire tore through a home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, early Thursday morning.

The fire broke out just before 1:40 a.m. at a home on 58th Street. Flames shot from the windows as firefighters battled the blaze, which officials said appears to have started on the second floor before spreading throughout the two-story building.

The fire did spread to a neighboring home. Four adults were pronounced dead at the scene. They will have to be identified by the Medical Examiner. Two others, a man and a woman, died while being transported to the hospital. Four residents and three firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Among the injured, a man went to Staten Island University Hospital with burns to his feet, and a woman went to Maimonides for treatment of smoke inhalation.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Ohio State Fire Marshal paid tribute Thursday to North Royalton Firefighter Ryan Milligan, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this week.

Firefighter Milligan, 36, of Seven Hills, died Monday evening while battling a house fire in the 2100 block of West Royalton Rd. in Broadview Heights. A second firefighter, Andrew Protsman, 38, of Parma, suffered serious injuries in that same fire and remains hospitalized.

“The loss of one firefighter and the serious injury of another is a heartbreaking tragedy that resonates far beyond their department,” said State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon. “These firefighters answered the call to serve others without hesitation, placing themselves in harm’s way to protect their community.”

The State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau is leading the investigation into the fire, which is being conducted in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The cause of the fire remains undetermined.

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