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Posted: Jun 30, 2016

Boat fire at Des Moines fuel dock sends up tower of smoke

Firefighters responded Thursday morning after flames broke out in a 40-foot fishing vessel moored next to a fuel dock at Des Moines Marina. The fire sent a cloud of smoke over the marina that could be seen blocks away. One man was aboard the vessel when the fire broke out. He was able to jump off onto the dock and was not injured.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2016 11:36:47 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Jun 30, 2016

1 under arrest after motorhome destroyed by fire in Lynnwood

One person is under arrest after a motorhome went up in flames overnight in Lynnwood, fire officials said. Police and fire crews responded to the scene, near 159th Place Southwest and Admiralty Way, at about 3 a.m. Thursday after receiving initial calls about explosions in the area. When firefighters arrived, they found a RV fully engulfed in flames on a dead end street.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2016 9:12:49 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Jun 30, 2016

City leaders voice concerns over oil trains in Spokane

Local leaders gathered on Wednesday night to voice their concerns over oil trains passing through Spokane. City officials have met to discuss oil trains in the past, but Wednesday’s meeting welcomed the voices of local emergency responders. Among them was the head of the local fire union who said that he and his fellow responders would be totally unprepared for an oil train disaster.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2016 5:53:18 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Jun 30, 2016

New York fire chief receives national heroism award

An Irvington fire chief who stopped a man's vicious knife attack on his girlfriend last April has received national recognition for his heroism. Christopher T. DePaoli is one of 23 recipients of a medal for heroism from the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. DePaoli was with his two daughters near the Irvington train platform when he saw a man repeatedly stab a woman in the back and near area.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)
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Posted: Jun 30, 2016

Carnage haunts Orlando first responders

They can't shake the images from their minds. Bodies and blood in a sea of chaos. Off-duty Orlando police Officer James Hyland was working private security the morning of June 12 when he heard the call over his radio. He drove his pickup truck into the parking lot as terrified patrons spilled out of Pulse nightclub about 2 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/30/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: cnn
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