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Pa. City Accepts SAFER Grant Lowered by Mayor

Scranton City Council on Thursday unanimously accepted a $5 million federal grant to rehire 30 firefighters, but did so reluctantly because that amount is $3 million less than the city had been awarded last month to rehire 50 firefighters. The city was awarded a nearly $8.2 million federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant from the Department of Homeland Security that would have paid for calling back 29 laid-off firefighters plus one on military leave and adding 20 new…
 

Statue Stolen From Fallen Ky. Firefighter’s Grave By Joe Lewis
Grayson Journal-Enquirer, Ky. Relatives of Grahn Firefighter Gary Gene White, who died in a 1994 car…

Conn. Firefighter Turned Serial Arsonist Sentenced By Daniel Tepfer
Connecticut Post, Bridgeport. Former Trumbull volunteer firefighter turned serial arsonist Christopher …

Alabama Fire Station Goes Up in Flames. Firehouse.com News. A blaze gutted Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Station No. 3 Thursday.

Heat Challenges Crews During Five-Alarm N.Y. Fire. Firehouse.com News. At least five firefighters were hospitalized for heat exhaustion while…

Fire Retardant

 Debate Over Fire Retardant Toxicity Rages in West. By MEAD GRUVER
Associated Press. Forest Service officials say firefighting won’t be hindered by rules…
 
Fire on San Francisco Pier Caused $2M in Damage. The Associated Press.The blaze damaged an empty warehouse on Pier 29 that was being readied as a…
 

N.C. Crews Up to Their Ankles in Corn After Crash. By Richard Gould
Hickory Daily Record, N.C.  A driver hauling about 50,000 pounds of dry corn in an open-top semi..

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