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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Fires and Firefighters- NY Times

Fires and Firefighters

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News about Fires and Firefighters, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

  1. Aug. 19, 2014
    Fire tears through six-floor apartment building in Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, killing one person and injuring dozen others; cause of blaze is under investigation but is considered suspicious because of its size. MORE
  2. Aug. 17, 2014
    News analysis; number of volunteer firefighters in the United States has dropped by around 11 percent since the mid-1980s, while number of career firefighters has grown by more than 50 percent; decline is due in part to diminishing allure of volunteer firefighting,since fund-raising takes up almost half the time volunteers are on duty; officials are looking to attract new volunteers, as they save $139.8 billion annually for local governments. MORE
  3. Aug. 17, 2014
    Fernanda Santos travel article describes trip to Sawtooth National Recreation Area, in Idaho's backcountry, which offers both spectacular forest and desert scenery and chance to view aftermath and recovery from wildfires; fire-affected areas present their own beauty. MORE
  4. Aug. 12, 2014
    Bryan Jeffries, chief of Arizona's firefighters' association, proposes that his members and the state's police officers volunteer in order to help save their underfunded retirement plan and bail out towns and cities that are struggling to keep up with their mandated contributions; believes that emergency workers have a special obligation to protect the public not only from physical peril, but also from financial ruin. MORE
  5. Aug. 8, 2014
    Keith Matthew Emerald is charged with starting massive wildfire in California in 2013, blaze that charred 400 square miles in Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest. MORE

ARTICLES ABOUT FIRES AND FIREFIGHTERS

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A Fire in Manhattan Kills One and Injures 12

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and KATE PASTOR
The blaze tore through the six floors of an apartment building on West 136th Street near Amsterdam Avenue; the cause was under investigation but was considered suspicious, an official said.
August 19, 2014, Tuesday

The Disappearing Volunteer Firefighter

By ANDREW BROWN and IAN URBINA
The allure of the life fades as fund-raising and medical calls intrude on the primary duty: Putting water on fire.
August 17, 2014, Sunday

In Idaho, Tracing What Remains After the Flames

By FERNANDA SANTOS
Exploring the scenic central part of the state and pondering the mosaic of destruction and renewal left by wildfires.
August 17, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON FIRES AND FIREFIGHTERS AND: Travel and Vacations , Wildfires , Fires and Firefighters , Idaho , Sun Valley (Idaho)

Coaxing Fire and Police Staffs in Arizona to Cut Own Pensions

By KEN BELSON
With many pension plans for the state’s police officers and firefighters underfunded, the firefighter association’s leader says his group must protect the public from financial ruin.
August 12, 2014, Tuesday

California: Hunter Charged in Massive 2013 Fire

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A 32-year-old man was charged Thursday with starting the state’s third-largest wildfire, a 2013 blaze that charred 400 square miles in Yosemite National Park and the Stanislaus National Forest.
August 8, 2014, Friday

Call to Police Preceded Deadly Long Island Explosion

By BENJAMIN MUELLER
Officers were leading a woman and a child away from a home in Port Washington that smelled of gasoline when the garage exploded, killing a man.
August 7, 2014, Thursday

Long Island Home Explodes, Killing One

By ASHLEY SOUTHALL
The explosion in Port Washington on Tuesday night could be felt several blocks away.
August 6, 2014, Wednesday

Gas Suspected in Fatal Blasts That Jolted a City in Taiwan

By AUSTIN RAMZY
At least 25 people were killed and more than 260 injured when the southern city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s second largest, was rocked by blasts that sent flames surging into the streets.
August 1, 2014, Friday
MORE ON FIRES AND FIREFIGHTERS AND: Taiwan , Fires and Firefighters , Deaths (Fatalities) , Explosions (Accidental)

3 Killed in a Facebook Blasphemy Rampage in Pakistan

By WAQAR GILLANI
A mob of about 1,000 stormed through a minority Ahmadi neighborhood in a Pakistani city, leaving a woman and her two granddaughters dead.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday

Fuel Depot Fire Endangers Civilians in Libya

By OSAMA AL-FITORY and KAREEM FAHIM
Two storage tanks are ablaze in the fire, which was started by militias fighting for control of the airport in Tripoli.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday
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