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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Fire Damages Building on Glen Rock (NJ) Church Grounds

GLEN ROCK - A fire caused major damage to a building but no injuries on the grounds of St. Catharine Church on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at the Monsignor Holmes Building within about 45 minutes of receiving a call at 1:12 p.m., Glen Rock Fire Chief Tom Jennings said.
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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Bellevue receives pushback on Fire Station 10 site

As the City of Bellevue continues its acquisition process for land it says is needed for Fire Station 10, residents urge the need for relocation. The site slated for Fire Station 10 — a 2.82-acre plot located on the northwest corner of 112th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 12th Street in the Northtowne neighborhood of Bellevue — will require the acquisition of up to nine parcels of land bordering one another.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2017 1:09:21 PM - SOURCE: Bellevue Reporter
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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Woman killed in West Seattle house fire

A woman was killed in a fire that broke out in a West Seattle home early Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the home in the 9800 block of 44th Ave. SW just after 4:30 a.m. to find the home fully engulfed in flames. A man who lived in the home told KOMO News he and his roommate were working outside in a shed while their two mothers slept upstairs.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2017 7:50:18 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Woolwich (ME) to Consider New Fire Apparatus at Town Meeting

Woolwich voters will consider a new fire pumper truck at next month's annual town meeting. On Monday night, selectmen unanimously agreed to put it on the warrant.
Fire Chief Mike Demers has estimated the cost at $356,000 and has suggested a 10-year lease purchase agreement. Demers, on vacation, was not at the board meeting. Chairman David King Sr. said the financing and wording of the article was still to be determined. "We'd shop around in order to get the best interest rate and financing we could along with the best price for the fire truck," he said.
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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Pioneer Hook & Ladder's (MD) Long History on Franklin Street

In December 1871, the Washington County courthouse at Washington Street and Summit Avenue caught fire. The building burned to the ground, leading local officials to realize they needed more advanced firefighting capabilities, said Justin Mayhue, curator of the First Hagerstown Hose Co. Museum of Firefighting History on South Potomac Street.
Now the station at 21-23 W. Franklin St., which has served the company since 1915, is up for sale. The city bought new ladder trucks that are too big for the building. Still, Mayhue hopes whatever happens to it doesn't mean forgetting the years of sacrifice of Pioneer's members.
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