Raleigh County (WV) fire departments received more than $9,500 each from a $124,754 fund to address rising costs for equipment.

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VIDEOS: A large fire at a Nashville marina damaged more than a dozen boats and a dock on Tuesday morning.

Massive plumes of smoke and rolling flames enveloped a dock at Elm Hill Marina on Percy Priest Lake just before 7 a.m. after flames from a houseboat fire quickly spread at the marina.

When the Nashville Fire Department responded to the marina at approximately 6:50 a.m., they found a houseboat “fully involved with smoke and flames.”

“The vessel was docked in its slip, and the fire had already extended to several nearby boats,” a press release from NFD said.

Firefighters immediately worked to contain the flames, “stretching a handline the length of the pier and utilizing a tank-to-tank water supply due to the absence of fire hydrants within the marina.”

Marine Operations and Office of Emergency Management units joined in the battle against the blaze from the water.

“To help protect the surrounding environment, a special request was made for more than 1,000 feet of containment boom to control fuel and runoff from the damaged vessels,” the fire department reported.

WSMV-TV NBC 4 Nashville

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One person was found dead during a house fire in Des Moines on Sunday evening. According to the Des Moines Police Department, 911 received multiple calls reporting a house fire along South 216th Street at around 6:30 p.m. last night. South King Fire crews and Des Moines PD officers responded. While searching, firefighters reportedly found one deceased person inside the home.

The fire was controlled, and King County Fire Investigators and detectives with the Des Moines Police Department are now jointly investigating the incident. Police say investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire and the circumstances surrounding the death, but added that there is no known risk to the public at this time. The identity of the deceased has not been confirmed, according to police.

KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

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VIDEO: Every year, the city of Syracuse remembers those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

In 1939, a devastating fire helped forever shape the community’s commitment to safety and well-being.

A bell tolled 46 times on Tuesday at Syracuse’s Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park, a reminder of the 46 lives that were lost in the line of duty.

“That bell, it’s heart wrenching,” Syracuse Fire Chief Michael Monds said. “Their sacrifice is permanent and our obligation to remember them is permanent also.”

The Collins Block Fire of 1939 is the deadliest fire in Syracuse firefighters’ history.

“It’s the largest single loss of life in the history of the city. Nine firefighters passed away, eight of them that day,” Onondaga Historical Association Curator of History Robert Searing explained.

On Feb. 3, 1939, SFD responded to a fire at the five-story tall Collins Block. It was nearly empty except for one restaurant on the first floor.

Within two hours, the roof to the cellar collapsed, taking eight firefighters down with it and trapping them.

“You could hear the cries of the men underneath the rubble, so you can just imagine the terror of the scene,” Searer said, while looking back at old newspaper clippings.

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A chimney fire prompted a partial evacuation at Salish Lodge & Spa on Tuesday, but the lodge remained open and no injuries were reported. Snoqualmie Fire Chief Mike Bailey said the fire was discovered by workers and was contained to an exterior chimney and the fire box behind a fireplace in the dining room area. Crews used a ladder to inspect the chimney and cool the area, focusing on checking the interior of the dining room and the wood inside and around the chimney, Bailey said.

The cause remains under investigation, but Bailey said the fire may have been related to cracks that developed in the chimney over time, allowing heat or smoke to escape. The dining area was evacuated as a precaution, but the lodge was not fully closed. The dining space is expected to reopen Wednesday. Eastside Fire & Rescue assisted Snoqualmie Fire at the scene.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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