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Posted: Dec 1, 2022

Mississippi fire station destroyed in tornado; no injuries reported

PHOTO: The District One Volunteer Fire Station was hit last night and destroyed. There were no injuries but there were two fire trucks in the station. One of the trucks had heavy damage and the other only had minor damage. Lowndes County Fire Coordinator Neil Austin said that the fire department is a necessity and plans to do what needs to be done to get the station fixed.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBI-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 4 Columbus
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Posted: Dec 1, 2022

Wisconsin woman renovates 1915 firehouse into a home

VIDEO: A regular home just wasn't interesting enough for one Kenosha woman. So instead of the white picket fence or home in a cul-de-sac, she bought a firehouse built in 1915, fixed it up, and has been happily living in it ever since. Rhonda Dutton wanted to find a unique home, just like her sister Terry Evans.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
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Posted: Dec 1, 2022

New Jersey lawmakers want to require training to help first responders fight electric vehicle fires

When a veteran correctional officer crashed his electric car in May, it took firefighters an hour and a half and 30,000 gallons of water to douse the blaze. That was too late for Daniel Sincavage, who died when he got trapped in his burning Tesla after it veered off the road and hit trees as he drove between facilities at Southern State Correctional Facility in Cumberland County.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Monitor
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Posted: Dec 1, 2022

Firefighters battle fire sparked between two Pasco homes

Firefighters battled a fire that broke out between two houses in Pasco Wednesday night. Just after 7:30 p.m., Pasco Fire responded to reports of a backyard fire in the area of 7th and Sylvester St. Once on scene, fire leaders said they located a large shed on fire in the backyard of a home in the 700 block of W Yakima St.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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Posted: Dec 1, 2022

Studies show prescribed burns are key to forest resiliency across the state

Scientists discovered one type of treatment is key to forest resiliency: prescribed burns. They also said forest managers can harness wildfire to do the work of prescribed burns for them. Researchers are looking closely at the Schneider Springs fire, the largest wildfire in Washington in 2021.The Schneider Springs fire provided examples of the benefits of prescribed burns and other fire treatments.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Jefferson Public Radio
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