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<title>Texas firefighters sue city over salary program</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Dallas Morning NewsIRVING, Texas &mdash;More than half of Irving's firefighters are suing the city over a salary program they say violated state law by creating inequity in how they were paid for longevity and seniority. &quot;As a result, fire fighters in all ranks were accorded radically different treatment of their seniority for pay purposes,&quot; the lawsuit says.More than 125 firefighters ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:41:42 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Air Force pilots relish tricky firefighting runs </title>
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<description><![CDATA[As wildfire season begins in earnest, pilots will be taking to the skies with new equipment that will allow them to drop more fire retardant ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:37:21 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Idaho fire chief retiring after nearly 34 years </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Idaho Falls Post Register (Idaho) SALMON, Idaho &mdash; Fourth-generation Salmon resident Bob Perry is a man who's worn many hats and this week he is taking off the last of them.The 60-year-old Perry has performed a dizzying array of jobs for decades: telephone technician, volunteer firefighter, emergency responder and ordained Episcopal priest.He retired from Centurytel, one of two local phone ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:11:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ill. firefighter pleads guilty in military pay scam</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Walberg Chicago Tribune ORLAND, Ill. &mdash; A former southwest suburban firefighter was sentenced to 3 years of probation after he pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $193,000 from the Orland Fire Protection District by falsely claiming to be on active military duty overseas. The district continued to pay Larry Masa's salary, health benefits and other costs for three years, but in reality ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:57:07 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Boston firehouse brownouts impact mayoral race</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Controversial 'closures' of three firehouses in the city turns into an election-year firestorm; candidate holds briefing at Engine 20]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NJ firehouse closes after 115 years of service</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Lawrence Ragonese The Star-LedgerGREYSTONE, N.J. &mdash; A 115-year run for the Greystone Park Fire Department has ended.The seven remaining firefighters at the state psychiatric hospital in Parsippany have been told to pack up their belongings, including two pumper trucks, and abandon the original Greystone firehouse by tomorrow.The five full-time and two part-time firefighters were told to set ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:40:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fla. firefighters rescue confused sea turtle hatchlings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Rafael A. Olmeda and Alexia Campbell The Sun-SentinelBROWARD, Fla. &mdash; Nearly 100 Loggerhead sea turtles became disoriented by lights Wednesday morning and wandered along the beach after they hatched instead of heading into the ocean, officials said.About seven of the amphibians had to be rescued from a 15-foot storm drain, said Lou Fisher, of the Broward County Natural Resource Planning and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:20:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Father sacrifices self to save son from NC waterfall</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Rene Stutzman The Orlando SentinelHIGHLANDS, N.C. &mdash; For 40 minutes, Cesar Gonzalez, a man vacationing in the North Carolina mountains with his family, lay on a rock on the edge of a raging river, clinging to a Maitland father and the man's 12-year-old son.He'd never met them before, but he'd heard the screams for help.Michael Grady and his son Austin were trapped. Austin had tried to slide ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:11:54 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NY ferry crashes into pier, injures 15</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Reuven Fenton, Philip Messing and Dan Mangan The New York PostNEW YORK &mdash; A Staten Island ferry carrying 750 rush-hour commuters abruptly lost power and slammed into a dock at the St. George Terminal last night, leaving 15 people with minor injuries, authorities said.Crew aboard the vessel Sen. John J. Marchi blasted a horn and warned passengers to sit down before the collision, which occurred ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:59:03 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Mich. city lays off 6 firefighters, boosts overtime budget</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Kyle Feldscher The Bay City TimesBAY CITY, Mich. &mdash; In two weeks, the Bay City Fire Department will have six fewer firefighters, a decision that came Monday when the Bay City Commission approved its budget.Also included in the budget: an increase in overtime costs for the fire department.Fire Chief Greg Michalek said the layoffs, which take effect July 15, will cause Fire Station 5, 1209 Smith ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:46:58 UTC</pubDate>

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