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Posted: Jul 24, 2023

VIDEO: Boat bursts into flames at Florida marina

Authorities responded to a boat fire at a marina in Coconut Grove Friday night. Dispatchers with Miami Fire Rescue told Local 10 News that firefighters responded to the scene of a boat fire around 9:30 p.m. near the 2500 block of South Bay Shore Drive. “It took a little time to put extra sections of hose together, but we were able to set that up quickly and the combination of the fireboat and the crews that were on the marina were able to keep that fire from spreading,” said Cpt.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
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Posted: Jul 24, 2023

Ex-major league pitcher now a Virginia firefighter

VIDEO/PHOTOS: “Way to put that fire out.” The message to Southside native and former major league reliever Cla Meredith came from then-Baltimore Orioles bench coach Terry Crowley. Meredith — a sinker-ball throwing, right-handed pitcher with a low three-quarters delivery who always excelled under pressure in his six-year big league career — had just helped the O’s beat the Boston Red Sox by working out of a tense late-game jam.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: RIchmond Times-Disptach - Metered Site
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Posted: Jul 24, 2023

Man saved by iPhone technology after car plummets 400 feet over California cliff

VIDEO: A man was saved by technology late Friday evening after he drove off a cliff in the Mt. Wilson area, plummeting nearly 400 feet before his car finally came to a stop. According to deputies with the Crescenta Valley Station of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, they were contacted by an iPhone communication center at around 10:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles
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Posted: Jul 24, 2023

Recently departed fire chief in Illinois was investigated for harassment

Prior to his sudden resignation last week, former Champaign fire Chief Gary Ludwig was investigated for harassment allegations made by his employees, largely involving “inappropriate statements about women or sexually explicit content.” According to documents obtained by The News-Gazette in a Freedom of Information Act request, City Manager Dorothy David conducted nine interviews between June 27 and July 5 with two victims/complainants and six witnesses concerning Ludwig, and interviewed Ludwig on July 6.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News-Gazette - Metered Site
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Posted: Jul 24, 2023

Increase in fires caused by arson in one Nevada city

VIDEO: There have been eight arson arrests already this year, and 30 fires that the Reno Fire Department said were arson. Generally, Reno Fire Department Fire Investigators arrest 10 to 13 people total for arson in a year, but with July only being a little over halfway into this year, there is cause for concern.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLO-TV ABC/CW+ 8 Reno
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