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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Fires and Firefighting- New York 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. Sep. 25, 2014
    Missouri officials say it is not clear if a fire at a makeshift memorial for Michael Brown, black Ferguson, Mo, teenager killed by white police officer in August, has led to renewed unrest in the St Louis suburb. MORE
  2. Sep. 20, 2014
    Current and former female firefighters of United States Forest Service file a complaint with the Agriculture Dept alleging that they suffered job discrimination, harassment and sexual abuse at the hands of male co-workers and that top agency officials failed to stop it. MORE
  3. Sep. 20, 2014
    Higher humidity helps slow the growth of a large wildfire in Northern California that authorities say was set deliberately and forced about 2,800 people to evacuate. MORE
  4. Sep. 19, 2014
    Wildfire in Placerville, Calif, triples in size to 71,000 acres and forces evacuation of 2,000 people; forest fire is only 5 percent contained; Wayne Huntsman is arrested and charged with arson. MORE
  5. Sep. 16, 2014
    Officials in northern California say fire driven by fierce winds raced through small town Weed, near the Oregon border, damaging or destroying 100 homes and prompting evacuation orders for at least 1,500 people. MORE

ARTICLES ABOUT FIRES AND FIREFIGHTERS

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Man Is Arrested as Northern California Wildfire Rages, Threatening Thousands of Homes

By ROBERT B. GUNNISON and ADAM NAGOURNEY
The wildfire in Placerville, east of Sacramento, burned through 71,000 acres and threatened over 2,000 homes, and was only 5 percent contained.
September 19, 2014, Friday

California: Metallic Fence Blamed in Wildfire

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Body [ Edit ] Southern California fire officials say a wildfire that prompted evacuations over the weekend in the Cleveland National Forest was started by the sun reflecting off two-foot-tall sheet metal fencing that edged a homeowner’s vegetable...
September 16, 2014, Tuesday
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When Fighting Fires Becomes Something Else

By MICHAEL WILSON
When answering calls, firefighters don’t expect to find murder victims, but sometimes they do, as in a recent Queens murder-suicide.
September 13, 2014, Saturday

In Queens, a Triple Killing Shows Signs of Financial Strife

By JIHA HAM and JOHN SURICO
All of the victims had stab wounds, and a suicide note was found on the body of Jong Lee, police said, leading the authorities to believe that Mr. Lee killed his wife and son before killing himself.
September 10, 2014, Wednesday

An Early Spark of Interest

By PATRICIA R. OLSEN
A fire captain for California’s forestry department says his interest in firefighting began early.
September 7, 2014, Sunday

Changes Made at Fire Academy After Drug-Resistant Staph Infections

By KIA GREGORY
The department cleaned high-risk areas and ordered changes in a training exercise after 22 students contracted a bacterial infection.
September 3, 2014, Wednesday

Firefighters in Suburbia

Joyce M. Lannert, a former Westchester County planning commissioner, responds to a Sunday Review news analysis.
August 25, 2014, Monday
MORE ON FIRES AND FIREFIGHTERS AND: Fires and Firefighters , Affordable Housing

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
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