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Ads on Craiglist are advertising fire trucks for use to fight wildfires, with prices ranging from $15,000 to $69,000
Claudia Jean Cyr, 64, is accused of attacking the firefighter during a fire investigation
Tavares Fire Department Lt. Carsten Kieffer said a fellow paramedic on the boat used his belt as a tourniquet
The men put about four gallons of methanol in a 55-gallon barrel, sat on top and lit it for a “barrel ride”
Footage from the scene shows crews cleaning up the accident scene alongside pigs
Firefighters climbed down into the 14-foot-deep concrete tank and raised the 80-pound dog using a harness
The fire last week spread quickly through a building, damaging several rooms and war memorabilia