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  • September 2008

    • Firefighters Charge Sex Harassment in Gay Parade

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 15, 08 4:11 AM CDT

      Firefighters Charge Sex Harassment in Gay Parade

      (Newser) - Four San Diego firefighters ordered by officials to drive their truck in the city's gay pride parade last year are suing for $3 million in damages for sexual harassment, reports the Los Angeles Times . The four, who were given their orders by the city’s lesbian fire chief, say the suit is a protest against the lewd comments lobbed at them during the parade, and is “not an anti-gay thing.” The trial starts today. More »

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      firefighters  • San Diego  • sexual harassment  • parade  • Gay Pride Week

  • August 2008

    • Firefighters' Helicopter Crashes; 9 Feared Dead

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 6, 08 5:08 PM CDT

      Firefighters' Helicopter Crashes; 9 Feared Dead

      (Newser) - Nine people are missing and presumed dead and another four are badly burned after a helicopter carrying firefighters crashed in northern California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The helicopter went down Tuesday in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, but the cause is unclear. Those on board were helping fight a 27-square-mile fire in the forest. More »

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      California  • firefighters  • helicopter  • Shasta-Trinity National Forest

  • July 2008

    • California Fires Set Destruction Record

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 15, 08 3:48 AM CDT

      California Fires Set Destruction Record

      (Newser) - California wildfires over the last three weeks have set a record for widespread destruction, reports the Los Angeles Times . Some 840,000 acres—1,300 square miles—have been scorched by 1,700 fires, sparked by lightning strikes. Firefighters are bringing the remaining 300 blazes under control, but officials worry that the worst is yet to come as summer temperatures climb  in extremely dry conditions. More »

    • Calif. Firefighters Battle 2 Huge Blazes

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 6, 08 3:03 PM CDT

      Calif. Firefighters Battle 2 Huge Blazes

      (Newser) - Thousands of California firefighters battled a huge blaze today that threatened homes in Santa Barbara County, but lost ground to another fire near Big Sur, the Los Angeles Times reports. And weather likely will not help: Winds, lightning strikes, and fierce heat are expected to hit the state this week. "That just gives us a day of lull," a forest service official said. "The calm before the storm." More »

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      California  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • wildfires  • firefighters  • California wildfires  • heat wave  • Big Sur  • Santa Barbara

  • June 2008

    • Emergency Declared in Calif. Fires

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 29, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      Emergency Declared in Calif. Fires

      (Newser) - President Bush declared a region stretching from Nevada to the Pacific Ocean a federal disaster area, the Los Angeles Times reports, as more than 1,000 fires raged across northern California. Some 17,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, which threaten 6,800 homes. “We don’t have any of the fires under control,” said a state fire department spokeswoman. More »

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      George W. Bush  • California  • Nevada  • wildfires  • firefighters  • FEMA  • California wildfires  • disaster zones  • Big Sur

    • Wildfires Tamed in Calif., Rage in NM

      Associated Press  |  Jun 21, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Wildfires Tamed in Calif., Rage in NM

      (Newser) - Firefighters almost completely contained a Northern California blaze today as fires in New Mexico threatened to spread, buoyed by lightning and high winds, the AP reports. The California fire, in Santa Cruz County, has leveled up to 15 homes and led to the continued evacuation of 2,000 people. Officials hope it will completely contained by the end of the day. More »

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      California  • wildfires  • firefighters  • New Mexico  • California wildfires  • winds  • lightning

  • May 2008

    • Chicago Train Derails

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 28, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Chicago Train Derails

      (Newser) - A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train derailed this morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. Although the train came off the elevated tracks, it did not fall all the way to the ground. Using ladders and baskets, firefighters rescued 39 people from the Green Line train on Chicago’s south side, but only 10 required medical attention. More »

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      Chicago  • accident  • firefighters  • train  • subway  • South Side  • Chicago Transit Authority

    • Fire Lashes Berlin Philharmonic

      Der Spiegel  |  May 20, 08 2:25 PM CDT

      Fire Lashes Berlin Philharmonic

      (Newser) - A fire broke out at the Berlin Philharmonic today, bringing more than 100 firefighters to the concert hall, Der Spiegel reports. No one was injured in the blaze, with musicians fleeing with their instruments; a lunchtime concert had to be evacuated. "We don’t believe anyone is in danger, as the fire appears to be contained in the roof," a fire official said. More »

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      Germany  • firefighters  • Berlin  • California wildfires  • classical music  • fire

    • Everglades Wildfire Claims 33,000 Acres

      CNN  |  May 19, 08 2:43 AM CDT

      Everglades Wildfire Claims 33,000 Acres

      (Newser) - Nearly 33,000 acres of Florida's Everglades National Park were burning yesterday with only 20% of the blaze contained, CNN reports. A dense smoke warning was in effect in parts of southern Florida as flames threatened an endangered sparrow species and private property. The fire is the latest in a series of wildfires sweeping Florida, including one near Daytona Beach that has spread over 12,000 acres. More »

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      Florida  • endangered species  • wildfires  • firefighters  • Everglades  • smoke

    • Stubborn NM Fire Burns 50 More Homes

      Associated Press  |  May 3, 08 6:52 PM CDT

      Stubborn NM Fire Burns 50 More Homes

      (Newser) - Firefighters nearly contained a New Mexico wildfire this week before it leaped containment lines and razed another 50 homes on Wednesday, the AP reports. Nine had already gone up in flames. Firefighters are working today to cut new lines around the blaze, which is 35% contained near Albuquerque. Officials say the 13,790-acre fire was man-made. More »

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      natural disaster  • wildfires  • Bill Richardson  • firefighters  • New Mexico  • fire  • house fire

  • April 2008

    • Sierra Madre Blaze Rages On

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 28, 08 6:49 PM CDT

      Sierra Madre Blaze Rages On

      (Newser) - A California wildfire that has sparked mass evacuations kept burning up Sierra Madre today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials said the blaze was 23% contained, compared to 30% last night, and four of 580 firefighters have suffered minor injuries—but there are no fatalities so far. The fire now consumes 500 acres and has edged "downhill toward the homes in Sierra Madre," an Angeles Forest Spokesman said. More »

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      wildfires  • evacuation  • firefighters  • homes  • California wildfires  • fire

    • 1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 27, 08 4:21 PM CDT

      1,000 Flee Raging SoCal Wildfire

      (Newser) - Roughly 1,000 people abandoned 400 California homes today as firefighters battled a blaze in the Sierra Madre foothills, the Los Angeles Times reports. The fire spread through some 400 acres, and containment is not expected for days. Record-setting temperatures are to blame for the blaze marking an early start of the fire season.  "This is not a lazy fire," a fire chief said. "This fire is burning with some energy." More »

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      California  • wildfires  • evacuation  • firefighters  • California wildfires  • fire  • global temperatures  • temperatures

    • Nearly 50 Missing After Conn. Blaze

      Norwich Bulletin  |  Apr 26, 08 6:28 PM CDT

      Nearly 50 Missing After Conn. Blaze

      (Newser) - Flames engulfed an apartment complex in Norwich, Conn., today and left more than 100 residents homeless, the Norwich Bulletin reports. The fire had already consumed two buildings when firefighters showed up at 1:30am, and they scrambled to get 105 of 150 tenants out in time. The rest are accounted for; the rubble remains too hot for corpse-sniffing dogs. More »

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      firefighters  • Connecticut  • fire  • house fire