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4 firefighters shot, 2 killed at Webster, NY, fire USA TODAY Spengler apparently set fire to the home and a vehicle to lure firefighters, whom he shot from a berm nearby. Police have have not determined a motive for the arson and killings, nor have they released details about the weapons Spengler used or possessed. See all stories on this topic »

$100K bonds for women charged after 2 kids died in fire Chicago Tribune A judge set bail at $100,000 today for two women facing child endangerment charges in connection with the death of two children in a fire at their West Englewood neighborhood home early Saturday. Prosecutors said Tatiana Meakens, 23, and Britany ... See all stories on this topic »

Gaza Cease-Fire Helps Fishermen, but Risks Remain New York Times GAZA CITY — Khader Bakr, a 19-year-old fisherman, was thrilled to hear that he could now fish up to six nautical miles from the coast, up from the three-mile limit Israel had had in place since 2009. The change was part of the cease-fire deal that ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Battered Seaside Haven Recalls Its Trial by Fire New York Times They expected the sea to come, though not like this. Tim Dufficy, 26, one of the volunteer firefighters, had relocated his two cars to the rooftop lot of a Brooklyn mall so they would be up high. Of potential risks, fire did not rouse much concern ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

4 Firefighters Shot, 2 Killed At Webster, New York Fire Scene; Shooter Dead ... Huffington Post Pickering said Spengler opened fire at the firefighters when they pulled up to a house in the 100 block of Lake Road. One firefighter was able to flee the scene, while the other three were "pinned down at the location." A SWAT team responded, rescued ... See all stories on this topic »

House fire kills one in Plano; firefighter suffers non-life-threatening burns Dallas Morning News A body was recovered from a house fire Monday evening in Plano, a fire official said. The victim's name had not been released. No one else in the home was injured, but a firefighter suffered non-life-threatening burns. Fire Capt. Peggy Harrell said ... See all stories on this topic » Dallas Morning News

6 kids burned in McKinney when fire pit sets off gasoline blast Dallas Morning News McKINNEY — Six children — ages 4 to 11 — were burned Monday afternoon when a gasoline can near a fire pit exploded in a backyard, authorities said. All six were expected to survive, though two were in the critical care burn unit at Parkland Memorial ... See all stories on this topic » Dallas Morning News

NRA Takes Fire for Stance on Mental Illness ABC News The National Rifle Association has come under fire by an association of psychiatrists for its characterization of people who commit violent crimes as "monsters," "lunatics" and "insane." The American Psychiatric Association, which represents more than ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Fire crews working two-alarm blaze in San Jose San Jose Mercury News SAN JOSE -- Fire crews are at the scene of a two-alarm house fire in a residential area near Kelley Park. Dispatchers said it appears to be a fire involving the home's kitchen and attic. It was reported around 7:30 p.m. on the 1000 block of Durness ... See all stories on this topic »

2 firefighters shot dead, 2 hurt in 'trap' at fire in upstate NY Los Angeles Times Firefighters had responded to the report of a house and car fire at 5:35 a.m. on a narrow spit of land running out between the waters of Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay when the shooting began, police said. Officials said a suspect was dead, but ... See all stories on this topic »

Fire 'trap': Gunman dead after killing 2 firefighters at scene of Western NY blaze Fox News WEBSTER, N.Y. – Four volunteer firefighters responding to a pre-dawn house fire were shot Monday morning, two fatally, leading to a shootout in suburban Rochester, N.Y. with the alleged gunman found dead the scene, police said. A lone gunman ... See all stories on this topic »

Homeowner battles Boonton Twp. fire with garden hose The Star-Ledger - NJ.com BOONTON TOWNSHIP — A homeowner's initiative helped keep an overnight fire from getting out of hand, Fire Chief Scott Para said. The residents of a home on Boonton Avenue didn't realize the fireplace ashes they'd placed in a cardboard box this ... See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Fire Districts in Contra Costa Receive State of the Art Life-Saving Heart Monitors San Francisco Chronicle (blog) The Fire Districts of Contra Costa County recently received a substantial grant for 70 state of the art Physio Control LIFEPAK 15 (LP-15) cardiac monitor/defibrillators. The funds were obtained with the assistance of a FEMA grant and Measure H funds ... See all stories on this topic »

Firefighters shot dead at house fire in Webster, upstate New York Telegraph.co.uk Two firefighters were killed and two injured in a Christmas Eve ambush attack by a gunman who opened fire when they responded to a pre-dawn house fire in New York state. Emergency services were called to a blaze on a peninsula near the town of ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Firefighters talk fire prevention WTNH HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- It's been one year since a fire tore through this Stamford home on Christmas morning, taking the lives of 3 young girls and their grandparents. The tragedy sparked a renewed awareness of the importance of having working smoke ... See all stories on this topic » WTNH

Family loses Christmas gifts in fire WAVY-TV Saturday night, many of Caelan's stuffed animals burned in a fire at Brentwood Self Storage off of George Washington Memorial Highway in Chesapeake. Next to her family's unit, the Bullock family rented a space. "It hurts. It hurts bad considering it's ... See all stories on this topic »

Will Amazon's Kindle Fire Top Apple's iPad in China? Forbes 12/24/2012 @ 11:55AM |240 views. Will Amazon's Kindle Fire Top Apple's iPad in China? Louis Bedigian, Contributor. 1 comments, 0 called-out. Comment Now. Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments. Comment Now. Follow Comments ... See all stories on this topic »

2 firefighters shot, killed at scene of fire Fox News Fox News alert now some disturbing new details and a horrific shooting early this morning for firefighters shot while responding to a massive home fire. Two -- dead two injured a police officer being treated for shrapnel wounds 33 locals were evacuated ... See all stories on this topic »

Gunman Opens Fire on Firefighters Battling a Blaze in New York The Atlantic Wire At around 6 a.m. on Christmas Eve, a gunman shot four firefighters trying to put out a house fire in Webster, New York. Reports from the scene say that the fire department arrived at the house fire, where William Spengler opened fire on them. Spengler ... See all stories on this topic »

Gunman Kills Two Firefighters Responding to House Fire NBC Chicago Two volunteer firefighters were killed and two others seriously injured when they were ambushed with gunfire while responding to a house and car fire in western New York -- what police now believe was a Christmas Eve trap set up by a shooter who had ... See all stories on this topic » NBC Chicago

Lakeside families displaced by fire this Christmas; Blame plumbing company 10News Several Lakeside families will be waking up in a hotel room after a fire at an apartment complex. "This should have never have happened. He didn't even have a fire extinguisher," said Joyce Green. Green and her fiancé, Steven Garcia, say a plumber from ... See all stories on this topic » 10News

'Chaos:' Gunman ambushes, kills two firefighters at New York blaze CNN In chilling audio heard over the scanner, a West Webster Fire Department firefighter reported "multiple firemen shot" -- including himself, with wounds to his lower back and lower leg -- and "shots still being fired." Police: Gunman set trap for ... See all stories on this topic »

Video shows fire raging at house where two firefighters shot dead Telegraph.co.uk At least two upstate New York firefighters were shot and killed and two wounded at the scene of an early morning house fire in a suburb of Rochester, according to local news reports. The two firefighters were shot by a gunman as they responded to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Fire heavily damages building on Race Street in northeast Fort Worth Fort Worth Star Telegram Firefighters doused a commercial structure fire early Monday afternoon in the 2900 block of Race Street in northeast Fort Worth. The blaze was reported at 1:27 p.m. The location was northeast of the intersection of North Sylvania Avenue and East ... See all stories on this topic »

High Park fire victims receive the biggest gift of all: Generosity from their ... ReporterHerald.com Tanner Squibb, 6, center, Dakota Squibb, 12, back, and mom Linda Squibb hang out in the kitchen as they prepare gift bags with home-made spiced nuts for the boy's music teachers recently at their Fort Collins rental home. The Squibb family lost thier ... See all stories on this topic »

Four vacant buildings torched in Bridgeport; Arson suspected Ct Post The fire destroyed a one-story industrial building on Bridgeportís east Side that was constructed in 1930. Photo: John Burgeson / CT. Firefighters battled a blaze all day at 33 Knowlton St. on Dec. 24,... Firefighters battled a blaze all day at 33 ... See all stories on this topic »

Possessions, Christmas Presents Destroyed By Fire WNEP-TV BUTLER TOWNSHIP — Fire officials in Luzerne County say it was an accidental blaze which consumed a family's home right before Christmas. Flames from a propane gas fireplace is to blame. Those who put out the fire are trying to help the family get back ... See all stories on this topic » WNEP-TV

"It's heartbreaking": Local fire crews respond to NY shooting WTVR HENRICO, Va (WTVR) – Firefighters working in Henrico County this Christmas Eve say their hearts are breaking over news that two of their brethren were shot to death responding to a fire in Upstate New York. Two firemen were killed and another two ... See all stories on this topic » WTVR

Firefighters Shot Dead at Upstate NY Fire Yahoo! News (blog) Two firefighters were shot and killed and two others taken to a nearby hospital after a gunman opened fire on them as they responded to a fire he is believed to have set to a home and a car in Webster, N.Y., police said. SWAT team officers used an ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! News (blog)

Fire in Chesapeake displaces three people The Virginian-Pilot Two of the residents were home shortly after 6 p.m. when a smoke alarm alerted them to a fire in the two-story, single-family home in the 1300 block of Monarch Reach, said Capt. Scott Saunders, a Chesapeake Fire Department spokesman. When firefighters ... See all stories on this topic »

Good Samaritan who spotted Sunset Cliffs house fire speaks 10News SAN DIEGO - Fire crews knocked down a blaze in San Diego's Sunset Cliffs neighborhood early Monday, authorities said. The fire, near Cordova Street and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard, was reported just after 2 a.m., according to a San Diego fire-rescue ... See all stories on this topic » 10News

Fire Near Stanford Campus Likely Caused By Floor Heater CBS Local PALO ALTO (CBS SF) — A two-alarm fire that damaged a home near Stanford University on Sunday may have been caused by a floor heater malfunction, according to the Palo Alto Fire Deportment. Firefighters responded to a 5:02 p.m. report of house fire in ... See all stories on this topic » CBS Local

Croxton fire survivors wonder what's next Bloomington Pantagraph During that time, they say, they have been through a lot — but nothing as serious as the fire Friday that heavily damaged the apartment building at 1412 E. Croxton Ave., Bloomington, where they lived. The fire displaced 14 people. They will be ... See all stories on this topic »

Apartment fire displaces Greeley residents 9NEWS.com (AP) - Greeley officials say five residents of an apartment complex were forced to leave their home and one man was injured because of a fire that was caused by people cooking on Christmas Eve. The Greeley Fire Department says the fire started Monday ... See all stories on this topic » 9NEWS.com

Christmas Eve fire forces family from home News10.net As firefighters worked to mop up the hotspots, the Rezaie family held on to one another for support. "It was our first Christmas tree in 12 years," Shadi Rezaie said. "And we thought it was going to be a good Christmas." The fire broke out around one ... See all stories on this topic » News10.net

Crews battle grass fire off I-8, Route 125 in La Mesa 10News Firefighters extinguished a small grass fire in less than 10 minutes underneath bridges at the interchange of Interstate 8 and Route 125 Monday, a Heartland fire dispatcher said. "The fire may have started from burning plastic in a transient encampment ... See all stories on this topic » 10News

WALDO CANYON FIRE: Group's modest seedling goal grows Colorado Springs Gazette It started with a poetic goal: Purchase one new seedling for every firefighter who tamed the fury of the Waldo Canyon fire. Now a home-grown relief effort dubbed reGrowCo is tackling a new challenge: After raising enough for 1,600 seedlings, organizers ... See all stories on this topic »

Local fire fighters urge residents to check smoke detectors WCSH-TV ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- In the last two months six lives have been lost as a result of deadly house fires that may have been prevented had the homes been equipped with working smoke detectors. Sunday's fatal fire in Orono left two brothers dead ... See all stories on this topic » WCSH-TV

Fires tear through vacant homes in Bridgeport Ct Post Fires tear through vacant homes in Bridgeport. John Burgeson and Tom Cleary. Updated 4:22 pm, Monday, December 24, 2012. View: Larger | Hide. Firefighters battled a blaze all day at 33 Knowlton St. on Dec. 24, 2012. The fire destroyed a one-story ... See all stories on this topic »

Raritan woman escapes fire with minor burns, but home is unliveable NJ.com RARITAN — A woman was treated for minor burns and removed from her home after a house fire Saturday, fire officials said. A residence at 40 Second Street was uninhabitable after a fire at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. The blaze caused minor burns to home ... See all stories on this topic »

House fire on Ohio Street displaces mother, son Zanesville Times Recorder A fire ravaged a home at 1010 Ohio Street on Monday. Zanesville Fire Department Assistant Chief Bob Long said the fire was reported by a passer-by. Fire crews arrived on scene and found flames in the rear corner of the house. / Trevor Jones/Times ... See all stories on this topic »

In apparent ambush, William Spengler, 62, allegedly guns down four volunteer ... New York Daily News The fire broke out at 5:30 a.m. and quickly spread to seven homes along Lake Ontario — and first responders unwittingly stumbled into the ambush set by William Spengler, 62, an ex-con who murdered his grandmother with a hammer in 1980, said Gerald ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

House Fire in South LA Kills Neighborhood Altruist NBC Southern California Los Angeles City Fire arson investigators joined gang homicide detectives at the scene, though police refused to speculate on the cause of death or how the blaze started. "I am not even confident that he lives there," Lt. Jeff Nolte, with LAPD Gang ... See all stories on this topic »

Holyoke home damaged by Christmas tree fire WWLP 22News HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Eight people have been displaced after a Christmas tree caught fire in Holyoke Monday afternoon. Holyoke Fire Lt. Thomas Paquin told 22News firefighters were called to 187 Chestnut Street just after noon. When firefighters ... See all stories on this topic »

State police investigating another fire in Accomack Co. The Virginian-Pilot 13. No injuries or deaths have resulted from the fires. Anyone with information about the fires or people or vehicles seen near the destroyed structures should call Virginia State Police at 800-582-8350 or 757-424-6820 or the Accomack County Sheriff's ... See all stories on this topic »

A family of 10 was displaced after fire tore through their north Minneapolis ... KARE MINNEAPOLIS - A family of 10 was displaced after fire tore through their north Minneapolis home Monday morning. The flames were first noticed by a family friend while everyone else was sleeping. "Something just told me to look in the kitchen. I thought ... See all stories on this topic »

Norwalk homeless man set on fire in sleeping bag Inland Valley Daily Bulletin NORWALK — A 55-year-old homeless man who was set on fire when he was sleep in his sleeping bag last week remains in serious condition, officials said Monday. He was doused with an unknown liquid and set on fire about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday outside ... See all stories on this topic »

Family Mounrs One Year After Fatal Christmas Fire NBC4i.com Demetrius Chappell, Jerrica Francisco and her 4-year-old son, Deshawn Francisco, died in a house fire on Wisconsin Avenue in the early hours of Christmas Day last year. "It's still hard for me. It's going to keep being harder. Sad for me losing my kids ... See all stories on this topic »

Christmas Tree Lights Spark Fire At Del City House News On 6 Fire crews from the Del City, Oklahoma City, Midwest City and Tinker fire departments responded to the fire at about 3 p.m. Monday, at a house located in the 1500 block of Shalimar Drive in Del City. Firefighters were able to contain the fire, but they ... See all stories on this topic »

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