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After nearly 50 years, a retiring local fire chief shares tips and tales
Jim Stanley of the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department has a slew of fire prevention and extinguishing tips to share — ...
Evacuation order and alerts at August Lake wildfire near Princeton
Properties south of Highway 3, west to Amber Hill Road/Darcy Mountain road adjacent of the sewer treatment plant, east of ...
Lower Young Creek wildfire near Keremeos now 'being held'
The wildfire burning 30 kilometres southwest of Keremeos has been most recently estimated at 50 hectares in size, and dozens ...
Syria's White Helmets undergo baptism by fire
In the Turkmen mountains in northwestern Syria, humanitarian workers who have become the new Syrian Civil Defense are ...
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales record warmest day of the year in heatwave
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have all recorded their warmest day of the year so far, with the former two countries ...
Firefighters rescue dog from home during basement fire in Syracuse
Firefighters rescued a dog from a Syracuse home late Saturday night while battling a basement fire. Around 10:08 p.m., Syracuse firefighters responded to 241 S. Collingwood Ave. for a reported house ...