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CA fire injures one, causes $1 million in damage
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. (January 5, 2009)

2008 was rough year for firefighters in CT city
The Stamford Advocate, Stamford, Conn. (January 5, 2009)

'Black Sunday' trial to begin in FDNY deaths
NY Post (January 5, 2009)

PA crews battled row house fire for three hours
York Daily Record, Pa. (January 5, 2009)

Temporary fire station helps with VA insurance rates
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. (January 5, 2009)

TX city settles retaliation lawsuit with firefighter
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (January 5, 2009)

Paramedics give FL emergency doc a rare honor
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (January 5, 2009)

Three dead, three detained in English arson fire
United Press International (January 5, 2009)

Eight dead in Upstate NY fire
Associated Press (January 4, 2009)

NC firefighters hurt after car drives into wreck scene
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 4, 2009)

St. Paul chief faces more challenges in 2009
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (January 4, 2009)

Firefighters finally bring IN corncob blaze under control
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (January 4, 2009)

Vigil marks memorial of fatal Graniteville train accident
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 4, 2009)

Firefighters save former one-room school house in NY
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 4, 2009)

Man struck, pinned in mishap near CA fire station
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 4, 2009)

OK firefighter dies when truck collides with son's vehicle
Tulsa World, Okla. (January 4, 2009)

Six firefighters injured in Kosovo blasts
Associated Press (January 3, 2009)

Firefighters find elderly man unconscious in CA fire
Ventura County Star, Calif. (January 3, 2009)

IL department reaping benefits of reduced overtime
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 3, 2009)

Milwaukee firefighters rescue four from burning building
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (January 3, 2009)

After 36 years, retiring SC fire chief finally out of uniform
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 3, 2009)

Firefighter jailed in Tulsa fire station damage
Tulsa World, Okla. (January 3, 2009)

TX grass fire burns 60-80 acres, gets close to neighborhoods
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 3, 2009)

City of Milwaukee fire deaths drop in 2008
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (January 3, 2009)

Almost a week later, IN crews still fighting corncob fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 3, 2009)

Nine firefighters injured while battling OH fire
Associated Press (January 2, 2009)

Two dead in fiery plane crash at IL airport
Associated Press (January 2, 2009)

Fire that injured nine OH firefighters was arson
Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio (January 2, 2009)

Firefighters urge prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 2, 2009)

Fire injures three young children left alone in Houston
Houston Chronicle (January 2, 2009)

Six people displaced in CA fire sparked by pellet gun cleaner
San Jose Mercury News, Calif. (January 2, 2009)

Vandals who damaged Tulsa fire station sought
Tulsa World, Okla. (January 2, 2009)

'Blowtorch' winds fan fire, killing one in Philly apartments
Philadelphia Daily News (January 2, 2009)

Discarded cigarette may be to blame in fatal TX fire
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas (January 2, 2009)

CA family survives carbon monoxide poisoning
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 2, 2009)

Dozens die in nightclub fire in Bangkok, Thailand
Associated Press (January 1, 2009)

CA wildfires cost $1 billion
AAP (January 1, 2009)

FL man fatally injured by New Year's fireworks
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (January 1, 2009)

Early-morning fire kills MO father, two children
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (January 1, 2009)

Across D.C. region, wind knocks out power and fuels fires
washingtonpost.com (January 1, 2009)

Galveston, TX, police, firefighters agree to pay cuts
Houston Chronicle (January 1, 2009)

IL department will get arson dog
Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. (January 1, 2009)

Thermal imaging camera helps locate CA fire quickly
Ventura County Star, Calif. (January 1, 2009)

TX county may lose firefighters
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 1, 2009)

PA fire kills two children
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (January 1, 2009)

Tax OK'd for PA volunteers
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (December 31, 2008)

Electrical fire displaces two in WV
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 31, 2008)

Smoldering cigarette suspect in PA car fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 31, 2008)

CA business complex fire caused $1 million in damage
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 31, 2008)

CA Captain retires after 40 years with department
Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif. (December 31, 2008)

NC firefighters battle tavern fire
The Charlotte Observer, N.C. (December 31, 2008)

Fires damage two CA apartment complexes
Ventura County Star, Calif. (December 31, 2008)

CA restaurant's roof catches fire
Ventura County Star, Calif. (December 31, 2008)

Fire destroys WI home
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 31, 2008)

Hunting accident kills retired VA firefighter
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (December 30, 2008)

Officials say wrong fuel caused fatal Philadelphia fire
Associated Press (December 30, 2008)

CA trailer fire blamed on arsonist
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 30, 2008)

Two-alarm fire displaces CA man
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 30, 2008)

Cause of ME fire to remain a mystery
Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine (December 30, 2008)

Defendant in CO fire refuses to testify
The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. (December 30, 2008)

Child injured in TX brush fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 30, 2008)

One dead in WV fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 30, 2008)

Elderly woman dies in CA apartment fire
Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. (December 30, 2008)

Businesses evacuated after GA explosion
Associated Press (December 29, 2008)

Fire burns SC home
The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (December 29, 2008)

Fire slows NC traffic
The Charlotte Observer, N.C. (December 29, 2008)

Firefighters battle MO blaze
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 29, 2008)

VA woman dies in fire
Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. (December 29, 2008)

Intense fire destroys VA convenience store
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 29, 2008)

Unpaid SD volunteers fill critical role
American News, Aberdeen, S.D. (December 29, 2008)

Retired PA firefighter killed in accident led heroic life
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (December 28, 2008)

Former jai-alai pro, wife killed in raging FL house fire
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted (December 28, 2008)

Assistant chief's book to preserve GA city's fiery past
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (December 28, 2008)

Natural gas line break forces evacuation in PA
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (December 28, 2008)

Fire burns WA home
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 28, 2008)

TX firefighters to check nightclubs, taverns on New Year's Eve
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 28, 2008)

Firefighters battle wind-whipped TX wildfire
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas (December 28, 2008)

Garage collapses at WI apartment building
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (December 28, 2008)

FL firefighters prep for bioterrorism attacks in mobile lab
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (December 28, 2008)

Exploding kerosene heater kills seven in Philadelphia
Associated Press (December 27, 2008)

Boy killed, grandmother hurt in NJ fire; candle suspected
The Philadelphia Inquirer (December 27, 2008)

NJ county's emergency system links all agencies
The Philadelphia Inquirer (December 27, 2008)

Carbon monoxide sends FL family to hospital
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 27, 2008)

Negotiations between VT village, firefighters union become heated
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 27, 2008)

Community grieves loss of young TX firefighter
The Monitor, McAllen, Texas (December 27, 2008)

Memories of Buffalo's Division Street Fire still fresh
The Buffalo News, N.Y. (December 27, 2008)

Two kids hospitalized after VA fire; parents, siblings escape
Daily Press, Newport News, Va. (December 27, 2008)

PA firefighters rescue dog from house fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 27, 2008)

Fatal fire destroys VT home
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 27, 2008)

Explosion and fire injure three at St. Louis house
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 27, 2008)

Canadian firefighters leap from window at incident
Canadian Press (December 26, 2008)

Fatal CA gas explosion to be probed by feds
The Sacramento Bee, Calif. (December 26, 2008)

CA firefighters snuff out burning manure
The Fresno Bee, Calif. (December 26, 2008)

Worker on TX gas drilling platform injured by cable
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas (December 26, 2008)

Attempt to thaw pipes with blowtorch causes WA fire
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 26, 2008)

Buffalo firefighter injured at one of two predawn fires
The Buffalo News, N.Y. (December 26, 2008)

Wintry weather complicates PA incidents
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (December 26, 2008)

Chicago firefighters battle tricky fire at plant
Chicago Tribune (December 26, 2008)

PA hotel fire burns through roof; guests flee
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania (December 26, 2008)

Firefighters rescue CA man in apparent suicide attempt
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (December 26, 2008)

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