Posted: Sep 11, 2017
When the winds kicked up as Hurricane Irma made its way up Florida's west coast, rescue workers watched helplessly as the 911 calls piled up on a computer screen.
They weren't allowed to respond. Winds were so high that emergency services in many areas were suspended to protect the rescuers.
"It just stinks.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
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Posted: Sep 11, 2017
A union rep who tried to help a fellow EMT cited for hanging a noose in an ambulance was rewarded with a racist letter calling her the N-word and threatening her life.
Paramedic Keisha Brockington, 41, was stunned and sickened on Aug. 29 after finding the hate-filled missive in her locker at the FDNY EMS Station 22 on Staten Island.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News
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Posted: Sep 11, 2017
At 87, retired Lexington Fire Major Orville Cook leafed through a scrapbook of newspaper clippings Sunday, reminiscing about his work on dramatic fires and rescues and when the city’s Station 6 “was at the center of everything.”
The fire station at 501 South Limestone Street had its centennial celebration Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lexington Herald-Leader
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Posted: Sep 10, 2017
A man was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection with a fire started in a field near Second Avenue and South Pittsburg Street in Spokane’s East Central neighborhood.
Spokane Police and Fire Department officials received several calls at around 1 p.m., police wrote in a news release. Upon arrival, they found the field in flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2017 6:01:26 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review
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Posted: Sep 10, 2017
Firefighting working to contain the Jolly Mountain and Norse Peak fire benefited from the cooler temperatures as the fire’s movement was slowed down over the weekend.
The Jolly Mountain Fire has burned almost 30,000 acres and the blaze has moved toward the containment lines on the west and east sides.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2017 5:49:38 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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