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UPDATED:
Tuesday Nov 06, 2007 |
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North Carolina
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SAFETY ALERT
PPE? SCBA? LEO? Nomex Jeans?
TUE NOV 06
PHOTOS: THE SYLVA HERALD/STEVE GRAY
JACKSON COUNTY - Firefighters spent more
than three hours battling this house fire in Sylva last Tuesday
morning, October 30th. No occupants were at home; unfortunately,
three dogs and one cat were lost in the fire. Sylva was assisted
by Balsam, Cullowhee and Savannah Fire Departments.
Discuss the safety violations in the above photos at
the
FireNews.net Forums/General
Comments (Safety Alert 6).
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HOT SHOT
Asheville Fire Battles Huge Furniture Store
Fire; Everybody Goes Home
TUE NOV 06
PHOTO: CITIZEN-TIMES.com
ASHEVILLE - The Asheville Fire and Rescue Department responded all
of their apparatus (with the exception of one piece), to a large
furniture store fire last night. The fire on Patton Avenue drew
nearly one hundred firefighters with manpower and equipment from
Buncombe County companies covering Asheville firehouses.
Fortunately, the first due Battalion Chief went defensive on
arrival, wrote off the building and protected the exposures. This
time, everyone went home.
Review media coverage of the fire at
FireNews.net Headlines.
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HOT SHOT
Home Explosion
TUE NOV 06
SUBMITTED BY CAPT T COOK, KANNAPOLIS FIRE
KANNAPOLIS - The Kannapolis Fire Department responded to a reported
explosion at 1856 Independence Square at 5:48 a.m. on November 1st. The
home was unoccupied at the time.The first arriving unit found a single family residence with major
damage but no fire. The residence was unoccupied and it appeared the
electric water heater exploded. Two additional homes and one vehicle
in the vicinity were damaged by the explosion. The water heater was
found 67 feet from the structure with other debris spread out over
300 feet from the residence. The water heater was determined to be
made in the 1950’s and did not have an overpressure valve.
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SPECIAL FEATURE
New Audio Feeds Coming On-line
TUE NOV 06
FIRENEWS.NET STAFF REPORT
RALEIGH - FireNews is pleased to
announce that we will soon feature fire-rescue audio from
Charlotte/Mecklenburg and Onslow County. All of our audio feeds are
available from our Toolbar (see below) as well as at
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FEATURED SHOT
Swift Creek Holds Open House
TUE NOV 06
SUBMITTED BY CHAD SIMON, CFP-7444
CARY - The Swift Creek
Fire Department of Wake County held an Open House on November 3rd.
Sparky got in the spirit with the bagpipers.
Editor's note: legs/kilts intentionally blurred for the safety
of our readers.
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FEATURED SHOTS
National Disaster
Medical System Drill Held
TUE NOV 06
PHOTOS: LEE WILSON, CFP-702
RALEIGH DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Nearly twenty agencies
participated in a drill this past Saturday at RDU. The scenario had
almost thirty patients, including some simulated canines.
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