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Top Fire News for Friday, August 29, 2008
- Pa. Boy Scout scores AFG award for fire truck
- Explosion rips through W.Va plant, killing 1 worker
- Off-duty Boston firefighters can't save stabbing victim
- 16 injured when San Diego walkway collapses
- Ga. town cuts firefighters, stations, despite slowing response times
- Eastern Idaho is 'tinderbox,' officials warn
- Documentary honors legacy of 9/11 responder, urges congressional health bill
- Explosion at Utah metal plant starts several fires
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- Curtis Jessen - 08/22/2008 - [Asheville, North Carolina]
- Tony McGough - 08/18/2008 - [Amity, Arkansas]
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