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New Roseville fire chief to assume duties Feb. 6
January 30, 2012

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Waterford Fire holds ceremony to mark Pontiac changeover
February 01, 2012 | The Oakland Press

Raw Video: Divers in Grounded Costa Concordia
January 25, 2012 | Associated Press

Fire agencies battle fire and cold weather
January 18, 2012 | KTVF NBC 11 Fairbanks

Fire Service Wikipedia Information

A firefighter (also called a fireman or firewoman, although these terms have gone out of use in many countries) is trained and equipped to extinguish fires. Increasingly a firefighter is also a rescuer, trained and equipped to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed buildings and many more situations. The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an...

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NFPA releases state-level fire service needs assessment for every U.S. state
October 28, 2011
October 28, 2011 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released a fire service needs assessment for each state based on findings from the Third Needs...

Emergency Responders Save Life of Elderly Woman in Placer County
June 22, 2011
June 22, 2011 - A coordinated response by emergency responders from several different agencies helped rescue an elderly woman from her burning home in the Dry...

Alaska: Study shows tundra fires could accelerate climate warming
July 28, 2011
GAINESVILLE, Fla. July 27, 2011 — After a 10,000-year absence, wildfires have returned to the Arctic tundra, and a University of Florida study shows that their...

Other local news reports

Letter: Olivehurst residents aware
August 28, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
Olivehurst residents are not to blame for the cuts to the fire service in Olivehurst. The proposal in June to raise a fire assessment to keep the department solvent might have...

Olivehurst loses 24- hour fire staffing
August 19, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
Residents in historic Olivehurst may have a longer wait for emergency services, after the Olivehurst Public Utility District's board voted to cut full-time 24-hour fire service ...

Court case another blow to Olivehurst Fire Department
July 18, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
Residents in Olivehurst have already voted against paying more for fire service ... Now a state court case has put the viability of a 2003 ballot assessment for 24-hour fire service ...

Olivehurst residents overwhelmingly reject increased fire assessment
June 17, 2011 | AppealDemocrat
Voters in Olivehurst on Friday decisively defeated a mail-ballot measure to raise the annual assessment for fire service, with 72 percent voting against the proposal. Another 24...

From around the web

Daily Wrap: Kindle Fire: Service, Not Product and more
November 21, 2011 | Read/WriteWeb
Jon Mitchell points out that the Kindle Fire is really more of a service offering than a product offering. This and more in today's Daily Wrap. Sometimes it's difficult to...

Washoe Commission considers talks with Reno over fire service
December 12, 2011 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
Armed with a new study that shows the county provides its fair share of fire resources, the Washoe County Commission Tuesday will consider starting negotiations with Reno on a...

Reno, Washoe County still far apart in fire service talks
December 13, 2011 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
If maintaining a 20-year standard for the closest fire engine to respond to emergencies remains the goal, Reno and Washoe County officials still have a lot of talking to do as...

Attacks changed officers, firefighters
September 10, 2011 | DesMoinesRegister.com
He volunteered for the fire service in Grinnell. Iowa State Trooper Ben Lampe sat in his Newton home and watched the news coverage with his wife. Lampe had joined the Iowa...

Budget plan gets support from Des Moines City Council
December 19, 2011 | DesMoinesRegister.com
City officials from around the state in past years have asked state lawmakers to allow higher franchise fees on utilities, hotel/motel tax increases and user fees for police and fire service ...

District: Residents need to pay for fire service
October 10, 2011 | Recordnet News Headlines
WEST POINT - Residents will soon be voting again on whether they want to tax themselves to pay for around-the-clock fire protection. ...

Fire Service on twitter

	Congrats to my brother George for retiring after 30 years in the fire service. I'm right behind ya dude. 23 years and counting Twitter: @PiggyPillow1
	Lockport Township Board approves two-year contract for fire service from Fabius-Park Fire Department http://t.co/oQNbQptu via @rivercountryj Twitter: @RiverCountryJ
	Public and Media Relations for the Fire Service: Many fire chiefs have been overwhelmed by the sudden appearance... http://t.co/tjcLpitn Twitter: @Haileywax
	Financial crisis forces NZ Fire Service to make tough decisions... http://t.co/tQgUKgH1 Twitter: @NZPFU
	Great article regarding Science and the Fire Service - Fire Engineering: http://t.co/jbvp99dc via @AddThis Twitter: @ChiefKraft
	Meanwhile our city planners need to set up national guards to help da red cross NEMA fire service police plan evacuation strategies Twitter: @sinzubaba

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Fire service spending cuts risk lives, say firefighters
November 07, 2011

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February 09, 2012

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February 10, 2012

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