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Firefighter Critically Injured in New Jersey Brush Fire

Firefighter Critically Injured in New Jersey Brush Fire

Approximately 170 acres burned     LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Weather conditions on Monday remained favorable for wildfires in New Jersey as state Forest Fire Service crews continued working to suppress a brush fire that consumed about 170 acres. The blaze broke...

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Kansas Grass Fire Burns 7,000 Acres

Kansas Grass Fire Burns 7,000 Acres

Two structures destroyed in Clover Fire     CEDAR POINT, Kan. (AP) — A fire fueled by dry grasses and strong winds burned some 7,000 acres of grassland and two homes in east-central Kansas on Wednesday. Several fire departments were called to the area in...

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USFA: Nebraska On-Duty Death

USFA: Nebraska On-Duty Death

78-year-old firefighter was on his third wildfire call of the day     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Dennis M. Bender, 78, of the Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire...

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Nebraska Firefighter Dies While Battling Brush Fire

Nebraska Firefighter Dies While Battling Brush Fire

Ponca Hills firefighter suffered a medical emergency     FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — A volunteer with a fire department in the Omaha area has died while helping fight a brush fire near Fort Calhoun. Dennis Bender was a volunteer with the Ponca Hills Fire...

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