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An Air National Guard helicopter moves in to make a water drop as the Lodge Fire Complex between Leggett and Laytonville, Calif., on Friday Aug. 8, 2014. Officials say eight firefighters who...

Eight Firefighters Burned at Calif. Wildfire

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eight firefighters who suffered minor burns while battling a wildfire in Northern California left the hospital Saturday as crews gained enough ground on other blazes across the West to allow hundreds of people to return to their homes. Three firefighters from Santa Clara...

Eight Firefighters Burned at Calif. Wildfire

TERRY COLLINS
Associated Press
Created: August 9, 2014

The Santa Clara County and Salt Creek Camp firefighters were released hours...
Video: Fire Consumes Wis. Apartment Building

Firehouse.com News
Created: August 9, 2014

Eleven Madison fire companies responded to the blaze on the city's east...
Florida Apartment Fire Leaves 10 Homeless

Dan Scanlan
The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville
Created: August 9, 2014

Eight units were damaged in a Jacksonville apartment fire that 30...
Officials: Child Started N.Y. Fire that Killed Two Brothers

Felicia Krieg
The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Created: August 9, 2014

Officials say one of the boys, ages 4 and 6, started the Harkness mobile...

Blaze Destroys Colo. Paintball Warehouse

Lisa Walton
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Created: August 9, 2014

Several explosions were heard as firefighters battled the three-alarm...
L.A. Council Confirms Terrazas as Fire Chief

David Zahniser
Los Angeles Times
Created: August 9, 2014

The 31-year LAFD veteran has plans for recruitment and to improve the...
Teens Arrested for Stealing Two Okla. Fire Trucks

Stacy Ryburn
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.
Created: August 9, 2014

After crashing a brush truck into a tree, they drove a pumper past an...
Man Saves Woman at Pa. Fire, Races Wife to Delivery Room

Peter Cameron
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
Created: August 9, 2014

The man's wife went into stress-induced labor while he rescued a woman in...
Colorado Crews Rescue Injured Hiker

Mitchell Byars
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
Created: August 9, 2014

The man slipped on some rocks and hit is forehead and as his daugher tended...
Hunter Indicted in California's 2013 Rim Fire

Kate Mather
Los Angeles Times
Created: August 9, 2014

The man was charged with two felonies in the Rim Fire, which started in the...