The American West needs a new kind of firefighter that fights fires that aren't only wild or urban, but burn in the space between. This was the main finding from a group of researchers who studied the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire, Colorado's second most destructive wildfire and one that has come to epitomize the transformation of wildfires into massive urban disasters.
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Jessamine County paramedic John Mackey, who was struck by a car last week, died Monday, and his former supervisors remembered him as a caring professional. "He was a great employee, a dependable employee," said Jerry Domidion, former director of Jessamine County's Emergency Medical Services. "He was fun to be around and he took his job seriously.
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Fire Director James Stewart has rankled some in his ranks by naming a recently hired payroll clerk — who also happens to be his future daughter-in-law — to serve in his stead while he takes a vacation this week. Tawan Baxter, who was hired as a chief clerk Aug. 24, was named acting fire director as of 8 a.
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Two days after visiting a San Bernardino County fire station, a 5-year-old boy used what he learned to save himself and his grandmother from their burning home. On Monday, he was honored for his heroism. Nathaniel Stocks, 5, is credited with saving the life of his grandmother and their Chihuahua Saturday morning using skills he learned at a fire department field trip.
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A widow from Sudan who had lived in the United States for about eight years fell to her death Saturday after a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building. The fire was caused by “careless discarding of smoking materials,” Grand Island Fire Division Chief Tim Hiemer said. The woman was seen hanging out a window on the ninth floor.
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