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Vandalism blamed for Ormeau gas leak
Nov 18th, 2009 - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Vandals have been blamed for causing the serious gas leak that prompted the shutdown of Belfast’s Ormeau Bridge and the evacuation of 200 people from their homes.Wildfires reach Athens suburbs, thousands flee homes on foot
Aug 23rd, 2009 - CJAD
ATHENS, Greece - Fire tore through suburbs north of Athens early Sunday, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee in nighttime evacuations, fire service and local officials said.
Wildfires reach Athens suburbs, thousands flee homes on foot, by motorbike and in cars
Aug 23rd, 2009 - dailypress
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Fire tore through suburbs north of Athens early Sunday, destroying homes and forcing thousands to flee in nighttime evacuations, fire service and local officials said.
Residents flee wildfires in Greece
Aug 23rd, 2009 - Ananova
Dozens of wildfires have broken out across Greece, torching olive groves and cutting off villages as one of the largest blazes swept close to the capital's northern suburbs.
Apology over fatal shop fire demo
Aug 5th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The fire began in the furniture department of the Manchester store A fire service has apologised after staging a demonstration that resembled a disaster at a Manchester Woolworths store in 1979...
Fire Service videos from YouTube:
3:27British Fire Brigade
My video about the british fire service, it is in respect to all who have served in the Fire Service. Please leave a comment or a rating. Thanks
1:35Dover Elevator Fire Service Mode @ Madison Squares Self Storage
Dover Elevator Fire Service Mode @ Madison Squares Self Storage in Anaheim Hills CA
3:43Nicky Campbell at the Fire Service College
BBC Radio 5 live's Nicky Campbell attends the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh.
0:29Station Fire Time Lapse Sunset 8/29/09
The Station fire North of Los Angeles on 8/29/2009; 7:00pm tp 9:30pm. Shot from Mulhulland Dr. just South of Universal Studios, with a Canon EOS 20D, 17-35mm 2.8 lens...full wide, and in "P" exposure mode.
Fire Service from WikiPedia:
in a training exercise
Firefighters, or firemen, are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations. The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an increase in the scale of hazards has stimulated both advances in firefighting technology and a broadening of the firefighter-rescuer's remit. They sometimes provide emergency medical services. The fire service, or fire and rescue service also known in some countries as the fire brigade or fire department, are some of the emergency services.
Firefighting and firefighters have become ubiquitous around the world, wildland areas to urban areas, and on board ships. Firefighters are held in high regard around the world; in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United States. This causes firefighting to be one of the five trusted public service professions.
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