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Posted: Jun 12, 2019

Chicks perish, goats escape in Greenbank barn fire

A heat lamp ignited a fire early Tuesday morning, killing chicks and destroying a barn in Greenbank, according to Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Hartin. Hartin did not know how many chicks had been in the barn at the time of the fire. The homeowners awoke around 2:40 a.m. and saw flickering in their window, he said.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2019 1:50:25 AM - SOURCE: South Whidbey Record
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Posted: Jun 12, 2019

Home destroyed in White Point fire on San Juan Island

San Juan Island Fire and Rescue crews responded to an early morning residential fire in the area of White Point area on San Juan Island on June 11. The blaze was contained in a two-story residential structure that started around 2:15 a.m. The residents were able to quickly evacuate the home and call 911.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2019 1:44:16 AM - SOURCE: Journal of the San Juans
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Posted: Jun 12, 2019

Officials investigate cause of fire that destroyed part of Maine campground

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that destroyed part of a Scarborough campground. Thankfully, no one was injured. Fire crews were called to the scene at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday for the 3-alarm fire at Bailey's Camping Resort on Pine Point Road. The restaurant Seaside Square Cafe is part of the resort.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGME-TV CBS 13 Portland
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Posted: Jun 12, 2019

Wisconsin fire department already dealing with equipment issues now facing staffing shortage

VIDEO: For two days last week, Menomonee Falls had almost no equipment to fight a fire. There were no fire engines Tuesday, and by Wednesday night, only part of a ladder truck was working. But Assistant Chief James Mollet said that is not even the worst part. “The fact we are up here talking tonight because of vehicles being broken or out of service, to me, that’s the bright side,” said Mollet.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
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Posted: Jun 12, 2019

Report: Inactive sprinklers, previous collapse contributed to Pennsylvania firefighters' deaths

VIDEO: New information has been released on the investigation into the deaths of two York County firefighters. The report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Administration tries to answer one question: should Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony have been allowed in a partially-collapsed former mill? The Institute released a 57-page report detailing where they think the York City Fire Department went wrong on March 22, 2018 at the old Weaver Organ and Piano Company, and what the department can do to improve in the future.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg
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