Chapel Hill man hospitalized over burns from house fire (News 14 Carolina)

A Chapel Hill resident was taken to the hospital with serious burns after a house fire Wednesday night. Officials responded to the blaze at a home on Oxford Road around 9 p.m. More here: Chapel Hill man hospitalized over burns from house fire (News 14 Carolina)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/ztTa2s4PQdE" height="1" width="1"/>

Pa. junkyard set ablaze by cigarette butt

By Sarah M. Wojcik Eastern Express TimesHARMONY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It took a half-dozen tanker trucks to extinguish a fire Tuesday at a salvage yard in the township after a man threw a cigarette butt into the pile of rubbish, township fire officials said.Black smoke billowed about 12:30 p.m. from ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/EEHs75AclB0" height="1" width="1"/>

Fla. firefighters rescue workers off open drawbridge

The Associated PressPOMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Four workers are safe after getting stuck on a drawbridge that went up unexpectedly in FloridaPompano Beach city spokeswoman Sandra King says hydraulics failed on a bridge under reconstruction Wednesday morning, causing it to rise while Department of Transportation workers were still on it.Three ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/c2teX0puBgs" height="1" width="1"/>

Police Log: March 11, 2010 — Structure fire (Plattsburgh Press Republican)

MOOERS — Firefighters from across the Northern Tier battled a reported mobile-home fire Wednesday night. Crews from the Mooers, Champlain and Altona fire departments were called to the property at 415 Eddy Road around 8:20 p.m. after flames apparently erupted inside the mobile home. Read the original here: Police Log: March 11, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/4evsVnf_a-o" height="1" width="1"/>

Two held over ‘head shop’ fire (Belfast Telegraph)

Two men are being questioned after a third so-called "head shop" was hit by fire. Related Stories MPs and peer in court over expenses Mark Owen deeply sorry for affairs Crouch voted funniest UK sportsman Two in court over 'murder plot' One in six denied preferred school Excerpt from:  Two held over ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/Q7oMimF51H0" height="1" width="1"/>

Firefighter seriously injured in Bronx blaze (WCAX-TV Vermont)

Associated Press - March 11, 2010 6:05 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A firefighter has been seriously injured in a fire at a private dwelling in the Bronx. The rest is here:  Firefighter seriously injured in Bronx blaze (WCAX-TV Vermont)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/o1R7yQIlG4Q" height="1" width="1"/>

Firefighter Injured Battling Brooklyn Blaze (NBC New York)

a New York City firefighter was hurt trying to douse a two-alarm blaze in Brooklyn overnight Read more:  Firefighter Injured Battling Brooklyn Blaze (NBC New York)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/c1aTEMcBIUA" height="1" width="1"/>

Firefighter seriously injured in Bronx blaze (Greenwich Time)

NEW YORK (AP) — A firefighter has been seriously injured in a fire at a private dwelling in the Bronx. Fire officials say the firefighter was taken to the hospital Thursday morning. His exact injuries were not immediately known. Read more from the original source:  Firefighter seriously injured in Bronx blaze (Greenwich ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/mlnvT4OExek" height="1" width="1"/>

Calif. fire hall built by firefighters, for firefighters

By Chris Durant The Eureka Times-StandardFERNDALE, Calif. — After more than a year at the mercy of the elements, the water tender for the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department has a home.A new fire hall on Brown Street, directly across the street from the existing fire hall, is now operational and ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/xI17LyaeHVY" height="1" width="1"/>

Va. fire department warns of man posing as firefighter

The Virginian-PilotPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The fire department warned residents Tuesday about a man who recently posed as a firefighter making safety inspections and tried to enter at least one home in the Highland-Biltmore neighborhood.The man wore no uniform and displayed no city identification, and the resident didn't let him in, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/g24DErNLrRU" height="1" width="1"/>