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Posted: Sep 27, 2016

Fire destroys motorhome in Bellingham’s Birchwood neighborhood

A fire destroyed an RV behind a Bellingham home Monday afternoon, Sept. 26. A neighbor, Cari Duffy, said she noticed white smoke drifting from a backyard at 3206 Cherrywood Ave. around 1 p.m. Moments later an Itasca Cambria motorhome parked next to a storage shed behind the house erupted into flames with two or three loud explosions.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 2:07:32 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald
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Posted: Sep 27, 2016

Transfer delays of 911 calls a difference of life and death in Snohomish County

Snohomish County has two different 911 centers. Every day, more than 130 calls to 911 need to be transferred between them. The average transfer has a 21-second delay. If the other 911 center is busy, the caller gets a recording: Stay on the line until someone is available. That happened July 30 to four people who were reporting a mass shooting at a Mukilteo house party.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 2:04:47 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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Posted: Sep 27, 2016

FDNY battalion chief killed when drug lab explodes in the Bronx

An FDNY captain was killed and several others were injured when a drug lab inside a Bronx house exploded early Tuesday, officials and sources said. Firefighters responded to the house at 300 W. 234th Street near the corner of Tibbett Avenue in Kingsbridge after someone in the neighborhood reported what they thought was a gas leak around 6:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
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Posted: Sep 27, 2016

Suburban St. Louis firefighter found unresponsive at station dies

The West County EMS and Fire Protection District is mourning the loss of one of their own. Sean McMullin was found unresponsive at Station 2, located at 13790 Manchester Road, around 12:50 p.m. Saturday. After being found, paramedics attempted lifesaving efforts, but were unsuccessful, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMOV-TV CBS 4 St. Louis
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Posted: Sep 27, 2016

Judge's order reinstates terminated Oklahoma fire captain

A judge’s order has reinstated an Enid Fire Department fire captain who was terminated following an October 2015 incident involving a laser allegedly pointed at an airplane. “The court found that the evidence did not support him doing anything inappropriate, and, therefore, there was no basis to terminate his employment,” Mark Hammons, attorney for Fire Capt.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Enid News & Eagle
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