Black Saturday: Follow-up to the 2009 Raging Inferno in Australia

An inquiry begins today on the causes of the fires and performance of the fire fighters who fought the inferno that was Melbourne in Australia. I sincerely hope that the fire fighters will be glowing with all the...

Gay pride snub fireman receives damages

A firemen who disobeyed orders to attend a Gay pride march called Pride Scotia in Glasgow, Scotland in 2006 to hand out fire safety leaflets has accepted an out-of-court settlement after he took his employer to...

Strike ballot over fat fireman

After a firefighter in the UK was fired because he is obese, his fellow firefighters in Northeast Scotland are voting today on whether to go on strike over the sacking."Firefighters have agreed to ballot for strike action over the sacking of a colleague who management decided...

Banned cancer drugs better than NHS ones

Is this what we want?" A former fireman who developed liver cancer after 25 years’ service has been told that if he pays for the only drug that can treat his disease his NHS care will be withdrawn. Barry...

Fireman without licence for years

A Japanese firefighter has been sacked after driving fire engines and ambulances for more than 20 years without a licence. The man, who worked in Takaoka City, was only discovered during a routine inspection of licences last week. According to his bosses, he appeared...

Google your way to a wacky office

This sounds like the coolest place to work - I would love a slide to get to my desk or to quickly go downstairs and grab a cup of coffee. Alas, I am forced to take the stairs..." Dotcom companies were defined by...

Woman Trapped from Rollover

this happened just outside of Moncton in Salisbury New Brunswick on the homestead road, woman was trapped inside for over a hour. She rolled and the roof had to be cut off with the jaws of life .  

Guy Fawkes Strikes Again!

Ah, remember the good old days, celebrating Guy Fawkes Night with a bonfire, a few crackers, some sparklers and the odd penny rocket? Sadly almost all gone now in these days of Occupational Health & Safety...

Christmas Season: Marvel recalls Curious George dolls

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith Christmas season fast approaching, and young children who have a propensity to place everything in their mouths, if it isn't GHB Date Rape Drug beads in "Aqua Dots"...

Humane Society Needs Help After Devastating Fire

Florida - From small bills to large checks, donations are pouring in as the Jacksonville Humane Society tries to recover from a devastating fire that destroyed the building and killed dozens of...

Four Firefighters Injured - Rescue Squad Hurt

Maryland - Seven patients were transported to area hospitals and trauma centers after two separate collisions on the Capital Beltway in Oxon Hill. The first incident occurred on the Outer Loop,...

The Hamster Lazarus

Other reports are calling him "the Jesus hamster," but if you know your biblical references, it's more like the fireman was Jesus and the hamster was Lazarus...that the hamster's name is Christmas is just, well,...

Tamarac Fire Lieutenant Investigated In Fatal Crash

"Authorities are trying to determine what happened before a career firefighter's SUV struck and killed two brothers walking on State Road 7 early Saturday near Fort Lauderdale. …"

Scrapyard May Close After Two Arson Hits

"Scrapyard owner George Charlton fears he may lose his business after it was set alight twice in one week in two suspected arson attacks. The fires broke out at GJ Charlton …"

Two Children Die In Overnight Fire

"Two young children died early Friday when an early-morning fire swept through their mobile home. The fire started just before midnight at 1700 Bunker Hill, a Lewisville emergency …"

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