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Structures burning as fast-moving fire near Los Angeles explodes in size

A rapidly moving brush fire burning just east of Hemet, California, has spread to 500 acres Monday afternoon, prompting evacuations, the Riverside County Fire Department said.

Los Angeles Times

Police release video of suspects after Chicago cop shot 6 times trying to stop robbery at Englewood currency exchange

The retired officer, 60, was shot Thursday morning as the currency exchange near 71st Street and Wentworth opened, according to a police report.

Chicago Sun-Times

LA Sheriff's Department under fire as trial set to start over Kobe Bryant crash photos

LOS ANGELES — They were caught sharing graphic photos they had stored on their phones of the helicopter crash that killed Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others.

Los Angeles Times

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Philly’s firefighters union wants unvaccinated members to get 8 hours of overtime pay for COVID tests

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia firefighters union recently encouraged its hundreds of unvaccinated members to file for eight hours of overtime pay each time they are required to complete weekly at-home COVID-19 tests before going to work, according to a union memo obtained by The Inquirer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Federal court dissolves decades-old minority hiring decree in Chicago Fire Department, cites big ethnic gains

CHICAGO — A federal judge recently agreed to dissolve a 42-year-old court mandate on minority hiring within the Chicago Fire Department, finding that minority representation had increased substantially since its implementation in early 1980.

Chicago Tribune

Investigation continues into North Philly building collapse that killed a firefighter

PHILADELPHIA — Heaps of bricks, twisted metal and splintered wood spilled across West Indiana Avenue and Third Street in Fairhill on Sunday morning, the battered sign for Star Pizza & Seafood jutting from the rubble.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

City identifies the 27-year veteran firefighter killed in Philadelphia building collapse

PHILADELPHIA — A 51-year-old Philadelphia firefighter was killed in an early-morning building collapse Saturday that has devastated the Fire Department and left a neighborhood shaken. Two other firefighters were hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

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Firefighter killed in Philadelphia building collapse

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia firefighter was killed and four others were injured in an early-morning building collapse that has devastated the Fire Department and left a neighborhood shaken.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Roseland fire that killed 2-year-old girl was caused by overheated electrical wires: CFD

The child was found under debris in a bedroom on King Drive Wednesday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mundka fire: Rights groups sound alarm over poor working conditions, lack of oversight

Neither did the building have Fire Department’s NOC nor had the owners applied for one, Working Peoples’ Coalition said

The Hindu

Havana explosion: Search continues for 3 Hotel Saratoga workers trapped in the rubble

Three employees who were at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana at the time of a strong explosion that destroyed much of the building and killed at least 42 people are still missing, tourism ministry officials said Tuesday.

Miami Herald

Teen rescued after falling 40 feet into a well

14-year-old holds onto pipes and treads water to keep head above surface waiting to rescued

The Independent UK

Massive blaze tears through restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown; 6 firefighters hurt

NEW YORK — A massive six-hour blaze tore through a dim sum restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown, leaving six firefighters injured, New York City Fire Department officials said Sunday.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Fire Department makes progress, but not enough, toward ending racial, sexual discrimination

Last year, the city’s inspector general demanded changes in policy, training and employee protection. A follow-up report has found only one of five corrective actions recommended in that audit has been fully-implemented.

Chicago Sun-Times

Englewood church catches fire a third time in a week

It is not uncommon for large fires — such as the one that destroyed Antioch Missionary Baptist Church last week — to flare up again, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Los Angeles Times

LA County firefighter who died in house fire suffocated, had meth in his system, coroner says

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County firefighter who died battling a Rancho Palos Verdes house fire this year suffocated after his oxygen tank ran empty, according to a coroner's report released this week.

Los Angeles Times

Times sues for records on LAFD chief deputy who was reportedly drunk during a major fire

LOS ANGELES — The Los Anglees Times has filed a lawsuit against the city that seeks to force Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the Fire Department to release numerous internal records in the case of a high-ranking fire official who was reported to be drunk on duty during a major…

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5 shot, several undetonated devices found at New York City subway station

The New York City fire department said 13 people were injured, but there were no details on what those injuries entailed.

Evening Standard

Brooklyn subway shooting: Police hunt gunman who put on gas mask and shot ten people

NYPD commissioner said the Brooklyn subway attack is not being investigated as terrorism

Los Angeles Times

LAFD chief deputy allegedly drunk during major fire gets no discipline, $1.4 million payout

LOS ANGELES — Last spring, a high-ranking official in the Los Angeles Fire Department alleged that its top administrative commander, Chief Deputy Fred Mathis, appeared to be intoxicated while he was overseeing the agency's operations center during the Palisades fire.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 dead in high-speed crash that sent car into the air in West Pullman

The crash happened shortly before 2 p.m. in the 12400 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

The Independent UK

LA mayor nominates 1st woman as city's fire department chief

A 22-year Los Angeles fire service veteran has been nominated to become the first woman to lead the city's fire department

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