Gunter NCO Academy, instructor, retired major receive volunteer awards
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, AL He served as treasurer of the Autauga County Firefighters Association and secretary/treasurer of the county's chapter of the Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster. He also led the volunteer registration center in the aftermath of the 2008 … |
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Gunter NCO Academy, instructor, retired major receive volunteer awards - Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
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Firefighters Receive Search, Rescue Training - kypost.com
Firefighters Receive Search, Rescue Training
kypost.com, KY With tornado season upon us, local firefighters are being trained on how to do search and rescue in a collapsed structure. On Friday, retired firefighters from New York City trained members of Northern Kentucky's Technical Rescue Team. … |
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Rancho Cielo program provides fire training for at-risk youth - Monterey County Herald
Rancho Cielo program provides fire training for at-risk youth
Monterey County Herald, CA Gambale said his father is a retired firefighter and he is hoping to carry the family torch. Orman said he is not cutting his students any breaks and the expectations are the same for everyone. "It's our job to be the gatekeepers of the fire service," … |
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Three families homeless, $4M damage in condo fire - Edmonton Sun
Three families homeless, $4M damage in condo fire
Edmonton Sun, Canada Retired firefighter Ray Raiche, who tended to the Saint Boniface Basilica fire, speaks of his experience battling the blaze 40 years ago. A church that was recently home to a daycare was destroyed by fire in the southeast neighbourhood of Deer Ridge, … |
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Specter to Take Subcommittee Helm - Washington Post
Specter to Take Subcommittee Helm
Washington Post, United States Wildfire Keeps Burning Near Santa Barbara: A wildfire that has damaged or destroyed 75 houses and injured 10 firefighters burned through the central California foothills at the edge of Santa Barbara for a third day. About 12000 people have fled their … |
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Fire sprinkler ordinance needed - Edmonds Beacon
Fire sprinkler ordinance needed
Edmonds Beacon, WA While a fire sprinkler won't prevent fire, they allow fire fighters time to perform search and rescue operations, potentially reducing civilian and fire fighter fatalities. As a retired firefighter, I know this all too well. … Snohomish County takes no action on sprinkler ordinance |
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Angry city retirees will help pay for health insurance - The State
Angry city retirees will help pay for health insurance
The State, SC said Al Hill, a retired firefighter who attended the meeting. Gantt said the money for the beavers also includes clearing all of the city's sewer easements — a process that requires cutting down trees and bush hogging. The city's sewer lines run on … |
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Fire ravages old H&W building - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Fire ravages old H&W building
Dubuque Telegraph Herald, IA - Courtney Blanchard Built in 1895 as the Dubuque Brewing and Malting Firefighters also found big, open spaces with no walkways or interior structures. They used ladder trucks similar to a cherry picker, which lifted firefighters several stories above the ground, … |
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Service Saturday for retired Topaz Lake volunteer firefighter - The Record-Courier
Service Saturday for retired Topaz Lake volunteer firefighter
The Record-Courier, NV A celebration of the life is 2 pm Saturday for retired Yerington veterinarian and Topaz Lake volunteer firefighter Dr. Robert S. “Doc” Miller, 80, who died April 25, 2009, at Renown Medical Center in Reno with his daughters at his side. … |
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Harwich voters: Hire two paramedic-firefighters - Cape Cod Times
Harwich voters: Hire two paramedic-firefighters
Cape Cod Times, MA - Susan Milton "We need our board of selectmen to be representative of the people of the town, not just people who are retired or affluent." Town meeting voters agreed to pay $75000 for the 7.34-acre Marceline property near Walkers Pond and $370000 for the 2.9-acre … |
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