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Jul 8, 2007 10:23 AM CDT

Wildfire Threatening Nevada Town

Western states hit hard by heat-stoked blazes

(Newser) - Hundreds of people are being driven from their homes in northern Nevada by a rapidly advancing, 8,000-acre wildfire, the AP reports. The blaze has reached the outskirts of the town of Winnemucca. "It's right up to the south edge," says one official. The blaze is just one...

Winds May Stoke Tahoe Fire

Jun 27, 2007 2:25 PM CDT

Winds May Stoke Tahoe Fire

Gusts spread blaze, threatening more homes and lives

(Newser) - The Lake Tahoe fire that's already destroyed 200 homes and forced some 2,000 people to flee could be refueled today by strong winds, the AP reports. Additional homes may be at risk, as well as the lives of firefighters. Yesterday, a gust forced firefighters to retreat from the line...

Fallen Firefighters Mourned

Jun 22, 2007 4:24 PM CDT

Fallen Firefighters Mourned

Thousands attend SC ceremony for 9 killed in blaze

(Newser) - Thousands of firefighters from across the country gathered today for a memorial ceremony honoring their nine colleagues who died Monday battling a blaze in Charleston, SC. Their chief shared humorous stories about the men, adding a personal touch to a formal affair. A column of firetrucks snaked through the...

SC Blaze Kills 9 Firefighters

Jun 19, 2007 8:17 AM CDT

SC Blaze Kills 9 Firefighters

Roof of Charleston furniture store collapses

(Newser) - Nine firefighters died last night when the roof of a burning furniture store in Charleston, SC, collapsed in what one onlooker described as a "30-foot tornado of flames." The mayor said no city firefighter had died on the job in his 30 years in office, and to "...

NY Firefighters' Emotions About Giuliani Run Hot

Jun 17, 2007 1:23 PM CDT

NY Firefighters' Emotions About Giuliani Run Hot

Ex-mayor has some fans, but post-9/11 bitterness lingers

(Newser) - In the wake of 9/11, Rudy Giuliani allied himself with the New York Fire Department. He attended funerals even after leaving office, and he continues to bring up "my firefighters" on the stump. But the ex-mayor shouldn't count on the department's 11,000 votes in his run for the...