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Track and field: 400-meter runner resurfaces in a big way
Varsity Times InsiderJosh Mance, one of the nation's top high school 400-meter runners, wasn't entered in Saturday's Arcadia Invitational. He had transferred from Chino Hills to Don Lugo and was cleared by the Southern Section office on Jan. 25. Not until this...... -
Giuliani is slammed twice on Sept. 11 issues
Rudolph W. Giuliani's image as 9/11 mayor took a double hit Monday as he lost a key endorsement from the Sept. 11 commission chair to a rival, and New York firefighters and families of victims of the terrorist attacks took their campaign against him to...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Regional Authority, CNN (tv network), Dartmouth College
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Anchorage Fire Department Experiencing Problems with Breathing Gear
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Fire Department responded, Tuesday, to an investigative report which questioned the reliability of breathing packs used by AFD first responders. “The Anchorage Fire Department has experienced difficulties with the Draeger Self-...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health, Health and Safety at Work
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Chambersburg sues paid firefighters union
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Borough of Chambersburg is suing the local chapter of a firefighters union over a dispute in which professional firefighters allegedly were told to stop volunteering in the municipality. In October 2011, International Association of Firefighters...Tags: Fires, Unions, Laws, Work Relations, Career and Workplace
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Closing fire stations: A permanent solution to a temporary problem
Your recent article about Truck Company 10 accurately portrayed the role this and other units played in the rescue of three young children from an early morning apartment building fire on West Lexington Street ("Union lauds fire co. set to disband," May...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Sunday, May 13 Paca plant sale Historic Annapolis Foundation hosts the annual William Paca Garden Plant Sale, featuring heirloom flowers, vegetables and herbs, native trees and shrubs, and some of the newest seeds offered in this year's catalog. Hours...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Entertainment Events, Career and Workplace, Severna Park, Strawberries
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10,000 tickets sold for chance to win prizes during 7th annual Bonanza Extravangaza
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comDave Wallech had his eye on winning the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Centennial Edition on Saturday at the seventh annual Bonanza Extravaganza at Hagerstown Speedway. “If I don’t win one, I’m going to buy one,” said Wallech, of...Tags: Services and Shopping, Carroll County (Maryland), Auto Racing, Harley-Davidson Inc.
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Fear fans flames for chemical makers
Dr. David Heimbach knows how to tell a story. Before California lawmakers last year, the noted burn surgeon drew gasps from the crowd as he described a 7-week-old baby girl who was burned in a fire started by a candle while she lay on a pillow that...
Tags: Fires, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Politics, Science and Technology
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Canton fire shows gaps in information for responders
Dispatched to a one-story brick warehouse in flames on Baylis Street in Canton last month, firefighters did not know it contained 8,000 gallons of corrosive chemicals. But not because it wasn't known to the Baltimore City Fire Department.
Its hazardous...Tags: Fires, Locust Point, Companies and Corporations, Emergency Incidents, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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York City acting fire chief named
Upon the retirement of York City Fire Chief Steven Buffington on April 29, 2012, Deputy Fire Chief David Michaels will serve as Acting Fire Chief for the City of York, effective April 30, 2012. "I am pleased that Chief Michaels has accepted the...
Tags: Fires, Disasters and Accidents
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Kamenetz proposes 2013 budget with no tax increases, no layoffs
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz proposed Thursday a general fund operating budget of about $1.65 billion that includes no tax increases but reduces the number of county employees through attrition.
In introducing his spending plan for the 12...Tags: Catonsville, Job Layoffs, Referenda, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Legislation
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A bona fide trial by fire
At 6-foot 5-inches, crawling through a 16-by-16-inch hole with more than 50 pounds of gear is no easy task for Burbank Fire Engineer Matt Garland.
When it’s dark, smoky and loud and the floor moves like a teeter-totter, he lets muscle memory...Tags: Fires, Advanced Training, Career and Workplace, Fires, Disasters and Accidents
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