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<title>Boy, 7, dies in trailer fire in Maine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Nok-Noi Ricker The Bangor Daily NewsCORINTH, Maine &mdash; A 7-year-old boy died Friday morning when a fire swept through a camper trailer in Corinth, the State Fire Marshal's Office said.The boy was identified as Christian Rand, whose body was found in the burned-out camper shortly after the fire was reported at 9:30 a.m.His parents &mdash; Amanda and Nicholas Rand &mdash; were away at the time ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:00:02 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Persistent Dumpster fire in Calif. becomes hazmat situation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Thadeus Greenson The Times-Standard WHITETHORN, Calif. &mdash; A persistent Dumpster fire in Whitethorn had officials concerned Thursday afternoon that they may have an environmental health issue on their hands. &quot;There is a HazMat situation,&quot; said Cal Fire spokeswoman Cricket Baird, adding that her agency is only assisting in the response. Details remained sparse as of the Times-Standard's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:00:45 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>3 hospitalized after head-on collision in Maine</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Tom Walsh The Bangor Daily News COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine &mdash; Three people are hospitalized Friday at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after a head-on collision Thursday evening on the Centerville Road north of Columbia Falls.The accident was reported at 6:42 p.m. after a northbound 2006 Chevrolet pickup driven by Andrew Slicer, 38, of Columbia Falls was struck head-on by a 2000 Oldsmobile ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:00:28 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Remains of another 9/11 victim identified in NYC </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press NEW YORK &mdash; Remains of another 9/11 victim have been identified. The New York City Chief Medical Examiner's Office announced Friday that it had identified remains of Karol Ann Keasler. She was 42 when she died in the terrorist attack a decade ago. She worked in the World Trade Center at investment bank Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods Inc. The new identification was made when officials ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:00:14 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>SAFER grant funding can assist with staffing, deployment capabilities</title>
<author><![CDATA[Jerry Brant]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[ On Monday, Jan. 30, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened the application period for the SAFER grant program. SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire departments increase frontline firefighters, rehire firefighters who have been laid off, retain firefighters facing imminent layoffs or fill positions that were vacated through attrition. The program is open to career, volunteer ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:13:21 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Finding your niche in EMS grant funding</title>
<author><![CDATA[David Blevins]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[ Emergency Medical Service organizations have been placed in a unique position. Whether you are classified as a public health organization or a public safety organization depends on your area of the world. Some say EMS organizations should be placed in the public safety realm because of their response to acute emergencies resulting from motor vehicle collisions, hazardous materials incidents, shootings ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:52:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>R.I. firefighter allegedly had sex in ambulance</title>
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<description><![CDATA[COVENTRY, R.I. &mdash; An investigation is under way into claims an on-duty firefighter and a hospital staffer had sex inside an ambulance parked outside a hospital in R.I.In a statement released Thursday, Kent Hospital said they became aware of &quot;an incident on the property that took place in late January involving a hospital employee and another individual. &quot;The hospital employee was not ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:34:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Tributes paid to fallen Va. paramedic </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDRIA, Va. &mdash; Tributes are being paid to the Va. paramedic who died after falling from an overpass into a creek Wednesday night. Joshua Weissman, 33, who was hired as a Medic I for the Alexandria Fire Department in April 2006 and was promoted to Medic II the following year, suffered a severe head injury in the 30-foot fall. He was transported to the Washington Hospital Center Trauma Unit ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:02:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Minneapolis braces for dangerous wildfire season</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Bill McAuliffe The Star TribuneMINNEAPOLIS &mdash; Dry foliage, dry soil, a dry atmosphere and a dry long-term weather outlook have fire officials in Minnesota bracing for what could be a dangerous fire season in the coming weeks. &quot;It all adds up to the possibility of increased activity this spring,&quot; said Doug Miedtke, fire management specialist for the Interagency Fire Center in Grand ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:37:53 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Pa. first responders studying electric cars to handle crashes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Rachel Weaver The Pittsburgh Tribune Review PITTSBURGH &mdash; Although the Chevrolet Volt has fueled heated debates in the political arena, emergency responders are more concerned about preventing fires when it and other electric cars are involved in crashes. Paul Gurcak, hybrid technician at Sun Chevrolet in McMurray, is working to help firefighters understand dangers specific to electric cars ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:32:55 UTC</pubDate>

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