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Posted: Sep 2, 2020

Two people were killed in a fire in the Sifton area, just outside of Vancouver city limits

Two people were killed in a fire Tuesday night in the Sifton area, just outside of Vancouver city limits. Vancouver fire crews were dispatched at 7:16 p.m. to 6901 N.E. 149th Court for a report of a residential fire with people trapped inside. Firefighters found an unconscious woman inside the home under rubble, after the ceiling collapsed, and an already deceased man.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2020 12:19:11 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Sep 2, 2020

New York firefighters save woman with heroic, rare rope rescue during high-rise fire

VIDEO: The FDNY put a rarely used maneuver into action to save a woman who was hanging from a 16th-floor window during a high-rise fire in Manhattan. The fire was reported Tuesday near Lenox Avenue and West 135th Street just before 1:30 p.m. Firefighters found a woman panicking at a window on the 16th floor of the Lenox Terrace Apartments and decided to do something they rarely do -- a roof rope rescue from the 17th floor.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 11 New York
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Posted: Sep 2, 2020

Firefighters battle massive blaze in Washington wrecking yard

Several firefighters battled a fire at a wrecking yard in Kent Tuesday morning. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. in the 26100 block of 78th Avenue South, according to officials with Puget Sound Fire. Firefighters arrived to find about 30-40 junked cars on fire. "(It was a) deep-seeded fire in a stack of cars," said Capt.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Sep 2, 2020

10 Florida firefighters sue after cargo ship fire, explosion

Three months after one of the biggest ship fires in decades in Jacksonville, 10 firefighters injured in a related blast are suing for their injuries. The law firm Pajcic & Pajcic filed a lawsuit on behalf of 10 Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department employees on Tuesday, 90 days after an explosion that severely injured some of them.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJXT-TV 4 Jacksonville
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Posted: Sep 2, 2020

Pennsylvania fire company sets sights on new volunteer recruitment campaign

Members of the Harmonville Fire Company are excited to announce the kickoff of their campaign to recruit volunteers featuring a new website JoinHarmonvilleFire.org that highlights the company’s strengths and vision and will receive queries from potential volunteers. With the key values of honor, family and community, Harmonville Fire Company hopes to find like-minded people to volunteer in various roles at the historic company, which began in 1924.
- PUB DATE: 9/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times Herald
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