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The Columbus Division of Fire oversees 35 engine companies, 16 ladder companies, 5 rescue companies, and 40 EMS transport vehicles as well as several special units and reserve apparatus. It is staffed by a minimum of 292 personnel during daytime hours (first 12 hours) and 331 during nighttime hours (second 12 hours). [ 5 ]
A fire at the Star City amusement park in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. [135] October 22 – New Zealand International Convention Centre fire. A fire in the roof of an under-construction building led to disruption in Auckland's central business district for three days. [136] The fire was left to burn itself out, four were injured. [137]
"Today, Forest Fire Service crews will be met with significant challenges due to the forecasted weather," the New Jersey fire service said in a social media post. "A Red Flag Warning is in effect ...
The Jennings Creek fire is 50% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a Wednesday evening update, after reporting 30% containment earlier in the day. Authorities have said the blaze ...
A forest ranger died battling a brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border Saturday night – as dangerous wildfires continued to cause bad air quality across the tri-state region amid a ...
The Central Ohio Fire Museum is a firefighting museum in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, housed in the former Engine House No. 16 of the Columbus Fire Department, built in 1908. It was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1983 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire ( in Australia ), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or ...
An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died Saturday while responding to a wildfire near the New York-New Jersey border that sent smoke drifting across New York ...