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| | | | A fire was confirmed at the Vistra Power Plant in Moss Landing on Thursday, forcing evacuations and closing roads in the area. The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. The building was evacuated when the fire started. All Vistra employees, law and fire personnel are safe, per the County of Monterey. Firefighters are not engaging the fire and are … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: A firefighter with the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was “severely injured” Monday morning after being hit by the coupling on a fire hose while battling a fire at a Subway sandwich shop. According to a Facebook post by the KCK Professional Firefighters Association, crews were working on a fire at a Subway near Southwest and Rainbow Boulevard when … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: Thieves have been breaking into the vehicles of first responders at fire stations along the Interstate 95 corridor stretching from Fredericksburg to Petersburg, according to police. Dozens of vehicles have been vandalized, leading to costly repairs and theft of personal items over the past few weeks, as Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett earlier this month. Recently, several vehicles … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fires are continuing to burn in Southern California, but landslides and other weather-related threats are already a concern long before the wildfires subside. While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe, especially due to the urban nature of many of the burn zones, experts … |
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| | | | | | VIDEO: A 1973 brush truck is now on the market in Stockton. The Stockton Volunteer Fire Company is accepting sealed bids until January 31st. All the bells and whistles, both figuratively and literally, are still attached. The sirens and lights work, as does the engine, making the decades-old truck a rather unique item that anybody can now try to buy. … |
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