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| VIDEO: There is an investigation into possible arson after firefighters knocked down the last of four wildfires that began in Suffolk County on Saturday. Those blazes prompted a State of Emergency, and on Sunday crews were working to prevent any further spread. |
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| PHOTOS: A large fire broke out inside of a town firehouse in Burrillville Friday night. Parts of the walls were heavily damaged at the building on Wallum Lake Road. Chief Michael Dexter said the flames started at approximately 5 p.m. |
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| PHOTOS: When modern technology isn’t available for calling in emergencies, fire boxes are still a reliable way to summon help in several Schuylkill County communities, local advocates for the vintage technology say. While many of the original parts on the machines still work, much of the wiring is in need of replacement, which comes at a cost. |
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| The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities,” according to a notice sent to instructors, students and fire departments. |
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| US measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that’s already linked to two deaths. New Mexico’s health department listed Friday that an adult who had died and then tested positive for measles had succumbed to the disease, though the state’s medical examiner has yet to confirm the cause of death. |
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