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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>active fire protection | The Love Network</title><link>http://active-fire-protection.love.com</link><language>en-us</language><docs>http://active-fire-protection.love.com/rss.xml</docs><description>A Blog with news about active fire protection</description><copyright>AOL LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><generator>Blogsmith | Relegence | AOL LLC.</generator><item><title>Open Burning Likely Cause Of Bushfire In Jalan Muara</title><link>http://t.love.com/311292615</link><description><![CDATA[A fire and Rescue Department official yesterday urged the public to stop open burning as this contributes to the bushfires now breaking out daily in the Sultanate due to prolonged hot and dry weather. 


Another blaze engulfed dry woodland in the Jalan Muara area but firefighters said it was possible that the fire was not due to the current dry spell but caused by the practice of open burning. 
"We suspect that someone in the area had an open burning because it is unlikely for a bushfire to occur in the mid]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:23:00</pubDate></item><item><title>8-Year-Old Found Dead in Her Room in Prince George's County Fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311289054</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/410*307/generic+Fire+Firefighter.jpg"><br>An 8-year-old girl has died in a house fire in Prince George's County. 


Firefighters were called to a house on Parkview Lane in Clinton after 11 p.m. 
Saturday. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:01:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire destroys historic Edmonton building</title><link>http://t.love.com/311288994</link><description><![CDATA[A large fire gutted an historic building in downtown Edmonton on Sunday. 


Crews were called to the Edmonton Auto Spring Works building, at 102 Avenue and 95 Street, at approximately 2:15 p.m. MT after reports of smoke and flames coming out of the building. 


More than 55 firefighters worked to contain the blaze. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:01:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Child Dies In Clinton House Fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311279913</link><description><![CDATA[A child is dead after a fire in her Clinton home. 


Fire crews said they were called to a home in the 6100 block of Parkview Lane at about 11:15 p.m. 
Saturday. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:02:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Payson will sell water to Brooke for Mesa del</title><link>http://t.love.com/311279870</link><description><![CDATA[It appears that the small, unincorporated Rim Country community of Mesa del Caballo will not have to suffer through another summer of severe water restrictions. 
The Town of Payson, working with Brooke Utilities, has agreed to provide water to residents of Mesa del when the need arises. 


The agreement would be a win-win for both communities. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:02:00</pubDate></item><item><title>2-alarm fire damages south Phoenix supermarket</title><link>http://t.love.com/311275985</link><description><![CDATA[A two-alarm fire Saturday evening caused an estimated $500,000 in damage to a popular Phoenix supermarket, said Phoenix Fire spokesman Scott Walker. 


Firefighters were called about 8:30 p.m. when smoke was discovered inside the Pro's Ranch Market at 5833 S. Central Avenue, at West Southern and South Central avenues, Walker said on Sunday. 


The Hispanic supermarket, which offers hot foods, was evacuated as firefighters began searching for the source of the smoke. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:47:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Woman trapped inside burning home</title><link>http://t.love.com/311274908</link><description><![CDATA[A Buffalo woman is in a fight to live, following a heroic rescue from her burning Allentown apartment. 


Firefighters spent the day trying to figure out what caused a devastating apartment fire in Allentown. 


Div. Chief John Mogavero exclaimed, "Every fire's scary. This one's scarier than most." 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:40:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Four taken to hospital after fire breaks out in Myrtle</title><link>http://t.love.com/311267622</link><description><![CDATA[Four people were taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries after a fire broke out in a second-floor bedroom of a Baldwin Street home on Sunday morning. 


According to Whitby Fire Department officials, crews responded to a home at 9570 Baldwin Street North in Myrtle, near Mud Lake Road, after receiving a call just before 9:30 a.m. on March 21. 


Once at the scene, firefighters observed smoke and quickly made their way to a second-floor bedroom where they doused the blaze, said acting platoon chief M]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:51:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Children, adults injured in house fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311265725</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/648*429/fire_house.100321_fire_02.jpg"><br>Seven people, including three children, were sent to hospital Sunday morning after a house fire in Point Douglas that may have been started by a child playing with a lighter. 


The adults and two of the children were in stable condition, but the third child was taken to Children's Hospital in unstable condition, possibly suffering burns to her hands. 


The blaze appears to have started in the second-floor bedroom of the tidy home on Granville Street at about 9:30 a.m. By the time firefighters arrived, the]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:37:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire burning at autoshop in downtown Edmonton</title><link>http://t.love.com/311264834</link><description><![CDATA[Firefighters are working to contain a large fire at a downtown business this afternoon, said fire dispatch Capt. Grant Ward. 

Fire crews were called to Edmonton Auto Spring Works at 9502 102nd Ave. at 2:15 p.m. after reports of smoke and flames coming from the old brick building, Ward said. 


"Right now, we're just trying to figure out what's on fire and make sure no one gets hurt," he said. 
"There have been reports of some explosions as well as some of the roof collapsing." 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:29:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Apartment Blaze Leaves Many Without Homes</title><link>http://t.love.com/311258088</link><description><![CDATA[A fire early Sunday morning on Indianapolis' east side forced at least 20 people out of their homes. 


The blaze began at about 5:45 a.m. at the Washington Arms apartments, in the 1200 block of East Washington Street. 


When firefighters arrived, they saw several people hanging out windows trying to escape the smoke and flames. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:53:00</pubDate></item><item><title>2 escape injury in Sunday house fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311257936</link><description><![CDATA[Tucson Fire Department spokeswoman Capt. Trush Tracy issued a media release Sunday about an early morning apartment fire at a complex with 12 units at 16th Street and Herbert Avenue, in the 2000 block of E. 16th Street. 


Dispatch time –0409 a.m. 


On scene time – 0414 a.m. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:51:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fear of spiders blamed in Winnipeg house fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311253166</link><description><![CDATA[A seven-year-old girl suffered burns in a house fire in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood on Sunday. 


Emergency crews rushed to 89 Granville Street at about 9:30 a.m. CT after a fire broke out on the second floor of the two-storey home. 


Witnesses said the girl needed emergency medical treatment for burns to her arms. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:24:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Child Dies In House Fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311238358</link><description><![CDATA[An 8-year-old girl died in a house fire in Prince George's County. 


The Prince George's County Fire Department says firefighters were called to the home in Clinton just after 11 o'clock last night. 


When firefighters arrived they found smoke pouring out of the single story home. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:02:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Two die in Jacksonville house fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311214553</link><description><![CDATA[Two men died early today when a fire destroyed a garage apartment at a home in the Lakewood neighborhood on the Southside of Jacksonville, authorities said. 


A 911 call sent firefighters to the 6100 block of Mercer Circle West at about 4:40 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the small building, which stood apart from the main home, already filled with flames and smoke, said John Bracey, spokesman for the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. 


He said occupants of the home told investigators one of the]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:43:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Controlled Burn Leads to House Fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311211016</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.wltx.com/assetpool/images/100321113406_Clermonts-Lake-Dr-Fire-1.jpg"><br>Lexington County Fire Service personnel were busy over the weekend due to a number of incidents that have been attributed to either negligent or careless outdoor burnings. 


One incident involved a controlled burn that spread to the backyard of a residence in the Boiling Springs community. 
When Lexington County firefighters arrived at the scene, they say discovered the back and front yards of a home on Clermonts Lake Drive on fire with heavy smoke coming from the home. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:21:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Black Diamond firefighters battle home fire March 16</title><link>http://t.love.com/311200239</link><description><![CDATA[Black Diamond firefighters were dispatched to room fire 3:25 p.m. 
March 16 in the area of 172th Avenue S.E. 
Once firefighters arrived the found the entire home on fire with flames rising 30 feet above the roof line. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:18:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Employees evacuated in fire at Freetown chemical plant</title><link>http://t.love.com/311199856</link><description><![CDATA[The Fire Department responded to a fire in a chemical manufacturing facility at International Specialty Products Inc., 238 S. Main St., Saturday. 


Four employees working in the building at the time were safely evacuated. 


"Upon arrival, fire crews found a smoldering fire in the insulating jacket of a large chemical mixer," Fire Chief Gary Silvia said. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:17:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire departments put focus on safety</title><link>http://t.love.com/311191349</link><description><![CDATA[Local fire departments are trying to change the culture of firefighting and get members to think about their own safety as they rush to a scene. 


The dangers for firefighters are endless -- the drive responding to the call, injuries or stress at the scene or long-term health effects years later. 


The leadership at local departments has made it a point of emphasis to encourage their members to perform their dangerous job as safely as possible, sometimes contrary to the heroic legend that attracted them t]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:21:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Home</title><link>http://t.love.com/311188572</link><description><![CDATA[A cloud of smoke enveloped Fielding Circle in Riverdale as a fire fed on the nearby brush and moved toward the homes there. 


Mischelle Kelley tried to catch glimpses of her house through the smoke. 


The fire started on the property behind Freedom Used Auto Sales on Tara Boulevard. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:01:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Another suspicious fire breaks out in the Heights</title><link>http://t.love.com/311185961</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/images/ktrk/cms_exf_2007/_video_wn_images/7342000_448x252.jpg"><br>Another suspicious fire in the Heights area is under investigation. 
The latest fire broke out around 10:30pm Saturday at a home on Kiam near Cohn. 

Firefighters say they found flames coming from all sides of the house when they arrived. 
They quickly put it out, but the whole inside of the home was destroyed. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 9:42:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Four fire departments fight restaurant fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311178895</link><description><![CDATA[Phyllis Albertson leaned on Jeff Streng as the pair helplessly watched their restaurant burn Saturday evening. 


Albertson, a blanket around her shoulders, and Streng were silent as firefighters from four fire departments worked to douse the blaze that engulfed Port-n-Starboard Restaurant on West Perry Street. 


No one was inside the building when the fire broke out around 5:20 p.m., said Kassie Anderson, manager of the Port Clinton site of North Central Emergency Medical Service, and Officer Corbin Carpe]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 8:54:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Kenockee fire destroys house</title><link>http://t.love.com/311161527</link><description><![CDATA[Doug Wiegand was sitting in a neighbor's house when he saw several fire trucks drive past. 


When he followed the action, his worst fears came true. 


The house that he had lived in for 34 years at 10295 Metcalf Road in Kenockee Township was up in flames. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 6:50:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Historic building burns</title><link>http://t.love.com/311144054</link><description><![CDATA[A tower of black smoke that could be seen as far as Cannon County, according to one spectator, made historic downtown Murfreesboro a focus of attention for hundreds of passers-by Saturday. 


By the time the smoke faded, one building that had possibly stood for as much as a century was gone from the landscape. 


"I'm in shock," said Eric Fortney, owner of 3 Brothers Deli & Brewhouse on West Main Street. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 4:28:00</pubDate></item><item><title>3 firefighters pull Poughkeepsie woman, 85, from blaze</title><link>http://t.love.com/311136535</link><description><![CDATA[Officials said three firefighters braved heavy smoke and flames Saturday to rescue an unconscious 85-year-old Town of Poughkeepsie woman from her burning home. 


New Hamburg Fire Chief Joseph Moore Jr. said the firefighters located the woman in the first-floor television room of her Monroe Drive home soon after they arrived to fight the 3 p.m. blaze. 


"They fought their way through the flames," Moore said. ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 3:32:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire Consumes Calif. Warehouse</title><link>http://t.love.com/311136001</link><description><![CDATA[Mar. 20--The West Sacramento Fire Department responded to a large warehouse fire in the industrial district of West Sacramento early this morning. 


The fire, which fully engulfed the building, was reported at 5:26 a.m., and smoke from the inferno was carried by the light winds into south Sacramento. 


In addition to flames, there were explosions from acetylene, propane and diesel tanks at the site, according to West Sacramento city authorities. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 3:27:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Historic house saved in fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311134108</link><description><![CDATA[A historic house near the center of town was saved Saturday afternoon by the combined quick actions of the dwelling's resident and firefighters. 


Deputy Fire Chief Jay McMorrow said a resident at 21 Sleepy Hollow Lane noticed smoke coming from the front side of the 1860-vintage house and he immediately called for help. 


McMorrow estimated damage at between $5,000 and $10,000, and said there was extensive smoke damage in the basement of the two story, wood-framed house. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 3:16:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Feeling the heat</title><link>http://t.love.com/311125514</link><description><![CDATA[I spent at least 15 minutes Thursday morning awkwardly trying to fit my 5-foot-1 frame into 60 pounds of firefighting gear, including fire-repellant pants, jacket, gloves, boots, air tank, air mask, hair shield and helmet, when I asked Cobb County Fire Chief Sam Heaton how long he gives his firefighters to suit up. 
Heaton smiled and nicely pointed out: "We give our firefighters a minute and half to be fully suited. Then it's time to get in there." 


When the chief invited me to participate in a training f]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 1:57:00</pubDate></item><item><title>A healthy dose of reality</title><link>http://t.love.com/311112407</link><description><![CDATA[Having let her cholesterol checks slide for a couple of years, Jaye Dimando was happy to learn at the local health fair yesterday that her levels still are healthy. 


Dimando was one of many community members to visit the middle school for free blood pressure, bone density and other medical screenings. 


"It saves a trip to the doctor," the Hampstead woman said while waiting for her cholesterol results. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 0:42:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Early wild fire season heats up Lapeer County</title><link>http://t.love.com/311105062</link><description><![CDATA[Nervous homeowners watch as Lapeer Fire & Rescue firefighters drag a hose through a Mayfield Township subdivision putting out hot spots in the wake of a fast-moving grass fire. 
State and local fire officials are cautioning local residents to be extra careful with debris fires, the leading cause of wild fires. 
Photo by PHIL FOLEY MAYFIELD TWP. — ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:31:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Springklers put out apartment fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311103992</link><description><![CDATA[An unattended stove led to a kitchen fire at the La Mirada Apartments, 3900 W. 22nd Lane, Saturday morning. 


The fire activated the building's automatic sprinkler system, which limited the damage to the stove area, according to the Yuma Fire Department. 
No serious injuries were reported. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>VRFA currently on scene of house fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311094977</link><description><![CDATA[Firefighters from the Valley Regional Fire Authority are currently fighting a house fire at 1027 K St. NE in Auburn. 
The home, a single-story wood frame, is believed to be vacant, but contains a large amount of personal contents, some of which continue to burn at this time (4:35 p.m. Saturday). 


A passerby called 911 at 3:32 p.m. after witnessing heavy smoke coming from the roof of the home. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:58:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire dislocates two families in Duluth's Lincoln Park</title><link>http://t.love.com/311094043</link><description><![CDATA[Duluth firefighters responded twice Saturday to reports of fire at a home in the Lincoln Park neighborhood that dislodged two families and did an estimated $60,000 in damage. 


No one was injured. 


The first call to 2325 W. Seventh St. came at 12:01 p.m., according to a news release from the Fire Department. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:48:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Leesport fire guts one house, damages another</title><link>http://t.love.com/311092060</link><description><![CDATA[A two-alarm fire destroyed one house and damaged another Saturday around noon in Leesport, displacing eight people from two families, officials said. 


No one was injured in the fire, which started about 12:05 p.m. in a row home at 511 Pine St., according to Ronald R. Kessler, borough fire marshal. 


One adult and one child were in the house when the fire started and got out before firefighters arrived. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:27:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Sedgefield Apartments building destroyed by fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311079554</link><description><![CDATA[<img src="http://media.scnow.com/scnow/images/uploads/111263_032010_sedgefield_1.jpg"><br>FLORENCE—One building—eight apartments—of Florence's Sedgefield Apartments was destroyed by fire early Saturday afternoon. 


Florence firefighters got the call about 1:40 and arrived to find heavy smoke and some flames visible out the roof of the building, located away from the main apartment complex. 


The fire apparently started in the attic—a common attic that ran the length of the building, Capt. Charles Rogers, Florence Fire Department, said. ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:53:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Firefighters control blaze at Revel casino site in Atlantic City; welder's torch seen as cause</title><link>http://t.love.com/311078218</link><description><![CDATA[Sparks from crews disassembling a crane likely started a short, intense, two-alarm fire at the Revel construction site Saturday afternoon, resort Fire Chief Dennis Brooks said. 


"There was no real damage to anything," Revel CEO Kevin DeSanctis said, adding that construction would not be interrupted. 
"It's just one of those unfortunate things. It creates more smoke than anything." 

]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:43:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Computer store suffers fire damage</title><link>http://t.love.com/311071579</link><description><![CDATA[Soquel Avenue apartments were evacuated when a nearby computer repair store went up in flames early Saturday, Santa Cruz fire officials said. 


The fire broke out about 1:30 a.m. in the rear of Serengeti Systems, a computer repair business at 916 Soquel Ave., which is connected on one side to a two-story building with apartments and other businesses. 
Western Appliance, on the other side of Serengeti Systems, was unharmed. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:51:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Plumbing torch causes garage fire</title><link>http://t.love.com/311058418</link><description><![CDATA[Fire investigators say a torch that was placed too close to a combustible was the cause of a residential garage fire that sent thick smoke billowing into the sky just before noon Saturday. 


Firefighters were called to a home located near 109th Ave and 130th Street at around 11:45 a.m. after a flames spreak in the detached garage. 


The residents of the home tell CTV News they were pulling out of their garage when they looked back and saw that it was on fire. 

]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire at gas refill factory under control</title><link>http://t.love.com/310969014</link><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of gas cylinders fuelled a raging inferno which destroyed a factory and a neighbouring furniture warehouse in Sydney's west. 


The cylinders, stored at the re-filling facility, exploded as the fire engulfed the buildings and sent plumes of black smoke billowing across St Mary's early on Saturday. 


One witness described hearing a "a real whooshing sound" and "a whole lot of explosions". 

]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 7:38:00</pubDate></item><item><title>FF in Fla. Accused of Watching Woman Paramedic Bathe in Station Shower</title><link>http://t.love.com/310921471</link><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierce police have arrested a firefighter after a paramedic intern reported seeing a man peering down at her from the ceiling as she was taking a shower in the women's bathroom at the fire station. 


Carlos Marti was booked at the St. Lucie County Jail on a voyeurism charge Friday. 


According to an incident report, a battalion chief at St. Lucie County Fire District Station No. 15 said she saw "a male figure looking down at her from the ceiling as she was taking a shower." ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 2:13:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>