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Firefighters Battling Tucson-area Wildfire Say Home Threats Down

July 6, 2020 mosorno1 1626

Firefighters battling a large wildfire in the foothills and mountains north of Tucson were more confident they could protect homes Sunday but said high winds will continue to push the blaze into higher elevations where they can’t safely put...

Five-Alarm Paterson (NJ) Fire Damages Multiple Homes

June 29, 2020 mosorno1 1320

Firefighters in Paterson, New Jersey, responded to a fire that went to five alarms and destroyed multiple buildings yesterday afternoon in Paterson, New

Seven Displaced After Washington, D.C., House Fire

June 22, 2020 mosorno1 1074

D.C. Fire & EMS responded to the 2100 block of Half Moon Place in northeast Washington, D.C., at a round 1:30 a.m. On arrival, crews saw smoke coming from the two-and-a-half story house at the end of a row.

Roadway Incident Operations and Safety

June 15, 2020 mosorno1 1367

In November of 2018 a diverse group of experienced personnel representing the fire service, emergency medical services, law enforcement, safety service patrols, transportation agencies, towing & recovery services

Fire at Hospital in Russia Kills Five Coronavirus Patients

June 9, 2020 mosorno1 1095

Russian health officials on Tuesday announced an investigation into the safety of ventilators at two hospitals, where fires in intensive care units for coronavirus patients killed a total of six people over the past four days.

U.S. Report Predicts Broad Risk of COVID-19 at Wildfire Camps

June 2, 2020 mosorno1 936

Outbreaks of the coronavirus could sweep through large camps where crews typically stay as they fight wildfires across the U.S., according to a federal document obtained by The Associated Press, and the problem is likely to get worse the longer...