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Posted: Mar 2, 2017

4 children killed in Oregon house fire

A house fire in Riddle killed four children early Wednesday morning, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. Another child and two adults were taken to a Portland hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The fire broke out shortly after 2 a.m. in the 700 block of East Third Avenue, deputies said.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oregonian
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Posted: Mar 2, 2017

Maryland fire department's tensions universal

Volunteer firefighters from the Salisbury Fire Department threatened to separate from the city last week to form their own company. The threat highlighted a long history of tension between volunteers and career firefighters in the city, but similar struggles are common to any fire department that incorporates career and volunteer firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Delmarva Now
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Posted: Mar 2, 2017

Ohio city lowers passing grade on exam, takes heat from firefighter union

The city of Springfield lowered the passing grade on a written exam to become a firefighter, a change that concerns union leadership. Every prospective firefighter for the Springfield Fire Division must pass a written exam. Before, the minimum score was 70. Now, the passing grade is 66, which the city said is to expand its pool of potential candidates.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHIO-TV Dayton
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Posted: Mar 1, 2017

Lynbrook (NY) Headquarters to be Named After Late Chief

The headquarters for the Lynbrook Fire Department will soon be renamed in honor of former longtime Chief James McDermott, who died in August at age 55. Mayor Bill Hendrick announced the news at the Feb. 21 village board meeting. "He was really a great guy and everybody knew about him," Hendrick said.
McDermott served as chief of the department for the first time in 2002 and then again in 2012. He was the only person to ever be elected to serve a second term as chief in the 116-year history of the Lynbrook Fire Department.
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Posted: Mar 1, 2017

Ground Broken for Bonham (SC) Fire Station

The new Bonham Fire Station will be a state-of-the-art facility that can accommodate the future growth of a department that serves a community that is at the heart of Union County's growing manufacturing sector.
In December, Union County Council voted unanimously to authorize a loan of $300,000 from the Union County Economic Development Fund to the Bonham Fire Department to help the department build a new fire station. The decision to do so was driven in large part by the county’s efforts to promote economic development in general, particularly the manufacturing sector, a significant portion of which is located in the Bonham Community.
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