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firefighters stories: 67 news summaries

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Firefighter Video Blasts Giuliani

Attacks Rudy's leadership during and after 9/11

Jul 12, 07 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A video produced by the nation's largest union of firefighters attacks Giuliani's leadership during and after 9/11 and urges members not to vote for him. The 13-minute spot features interviews with relatives of fallen firefighters. “The fact of the matter is that we think it is ludicrous that Giuliani... More »

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firefighters • September 11 • Election 2008

Wildfires Char the West

Weather must cooperate for firefighters to conquer flames

Jul 9, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The wildfires sweeping the West continued to rage today, with showers reducing the intensity of some blazes as others spread unabated. In South Dakota, cooler temperatures and rain slowed flames that had burst out of a canyon, laying waste to 30 houses and killing a homeowner. Officials in Utah blamed... More »

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California • firefighters • Utah • South Dakota • rain • wildfires

Wildfire Threatening Nevada Town

Western states hit hard by heat-stoked blazes

Jul 8, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of people are being driven from their homes in northern Nevada by a rapidly advancing, 8,000-acre wildfire, the AP reports. The blaze has reached the outskirts of the town of  Winnemucca. "It's right up to the south edge," says one official. The blaze is just one... More »

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firefighters • nevada • wildfires

Winds May Stoke Tahoe Fire

Gusts spread blaze, threatening more homes and lives

Jun 27, 07 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Lake Tahoe fire that's already destroyed 200 homes and forced some 2,000 people to flee could be refueled today by strong winds, the AP reports. Additional homes may be at risk, as well as the lives of firefighters. Yesterday, a gust forced firefighters to retreat from the line... More »

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California • firefighters • South Lake Tahoe • evacuation • wildfires • Tahoe

Fallen Firefighters Mourned

Thousands attend SC ceremony for 9 killed in blaze

Jun 22, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of firefighters from across the country gathered today for a memorial ceremony honoring their nine colleagues who died Monday battling a blaze in Charleston, SC. Their chief shared humorous stories about the men, adding a personal touch to a formal affair. A column of firetrucks snaked through the... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • South Carolina • fires • firefighters • Charleston

SC Blaze Kills 9 Firefighters

Roof of Charleston furniture store collapses

Jun 19, 07 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nine firefighters died last night when the roof of a burning furniture store in Charleston, SC, collapsed in what one onlooker described as a "30-foot tornado of flames." The mayor said no city firefighter had died on the job in his 30 years in office, and to "... More »

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South Carolina • fires • firefighters • Charleston • Joseph P. Riley Jr.

NY Firefighters' Emotions About Giuliani Run Hot

Ex-mayor has some fans, but post-9/11 bitterness lingers

Jun 17, 07 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of 9/11, Rudy Giuliani allied himself with the New York Fire Department. He attended funerals even after leaving office, and he continues to bring up "my firefighters" on the stump. But the ex-mayor shouldn't count on the department's 11,000 votes in his run for the... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • New York • World Trade Center • New York Fire Department • firefighters • Election 2008

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