Kansas Fire and Rescue News

March - 2008

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Armenia Equipment
Car crashes into Overland Park house
Chief urges caution; fire threat remains high - Arkansas City
Clinton Lake racers rally from fall - Lawrence
Commission still questions building - Crawford County
Crisis City - Salina
Estate of man killed in collision with fire truck awarded $1.8 million - Kansas City
Fire caused by careless smoking - Topeka
Fire damages Johnson County restaurant
Fire traced to basement chimney - McPherson
Firefighters honor one of their own - Hays
Firefighters spend night at Markley burn site - Salina
Man escapes house fire, cuts arm on window glass - Hutchinson
National Guard expands training facilities - Salina
Police say fire that destroyed 3 vehicles was arson - Salina
Practice exercise brings firefighter callbacks - Topeka
Sycamore Village sees small grease fire - Pittsburg

Needed: Hose
U.S. Fire Administration Releases Residential Building Electrical Fires Report
3 cars burn; fire under investigation - Salina
Cigarette caused fire - Overland Park
Man hospitalized after pulling burning chair from apartment - Topeka
'New CPR' success gets major attention
SUV of man killed in carjacking is found burned and abandoned - Kansas City
Victoria students to see mock DUI crash Friday
Wakarusa Township Fire Department gear stolen

Kansas Humanitarian effort
Update on Implementation of Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration EMS Update
4 car fires may be related, officials say - Wichita
Fire burns hole in wall in house north of Galena
Rural man sets fire to mother's car - Leavenworth County
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 26 - 1 of 10
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 26 - 2 of 10
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Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 26 - 8 of 10
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 26 - 9 of 10
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 26 - 10 of 10

LODD Response Team Info
Cabela's Hometown Heroes Weekend
Residential Sprinklers Seminar Notice
Fire Engineering Training Minutes Video
Conditions right for a big blaze - Salina
County briefed on emergency lessons - Pottawatomie County
KCK man charged in murder, arson case
Pittsburg to apply for grant
Zoo to burn prairie grass today - Sedgwick County

1st Annual Ride for the Future
Explorer Challenge Academy 2008
City departments feeling the budget crunch - Topeka
Couple flee basement fire - Pratt
Empty House For Sale Burns In KCK
Fire destroys house near Big Springs - Douglas County
Fire hits Pittsburg house
Grass fire - Wellington
Hay fire costs $3,500 - Crawford County
House fire - Wellington
Local firefighter calls it quits after 30 years - Winfield
Man charged in death of victim found shot in burning KCK house
Olathe crash, fuel spill closes ramp to I-35
Out-of-Control Brush Fire Threatens Homes - Wyandotte County
Overland Park fire victim identified
Smoke at Forbes Field - Shawnee County
Weekend vehicle fire might be arson - Manhattan

KFSA Legislative Update
Executive Fire Officer Graduate Symposium Web Cast
Firefighter/EMT/MICT - Kansas City Fire Department
Brownback to attend Salina groundbreaking
CRP mandate a burning concern
Destructive fire started in kitchen - Topeka
Farm building fire damages vehicles - Johnson County
Fire chief closes second station - Topeka
Fire department budget cuts disputed - Topeka
Fire destroys home in Riverside - Wichita
Fire strikes apartment building - Dodge City
Grassfire season blows in on high winds
Jim McDiffett to retire as Manhattan fire marshal
KCK fire officials investigate suspicious blaze
KPERS retirees question legislators
Salina house fire blamed on arcing power line
Woman dies in Overland Park duplex fire

CSB Releases New Safety Video of Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery
County OKs bids on satellite fire station - Reno County
Fire rages in Woodward County
Fire station staffing at issue - Topeka
Fire victims identified - Manhattan
Grass Fires Burn Down Two Homes
House destroyed as grass fire spreads - Salina
Modern auto design hinders efforts to rescue crash victims - Overland Park
Three stations, how many designs? - Riley County
Unattended Pan Blamed for Topeka Fire
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 20 - 1 of 1

USFA Releases New Firefighter Autopsy Protocol
Fire Engineering Training Minutes
Ambulance Crew Move Approved by Commission - Junction City
Arson suspected in two morning fires in Weir, Kansas
Firefighters Feel Heat of Budget Crunch - Topeka
Homeland security center will help battle disasters
Leavenworth County Commission meeting
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 1 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 2 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 3 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 4 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 5 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 6 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 7 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 8 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 19 - 9 of 9

Information needed for Memorial Service
Commission advances building projects - Crawford County
Gove County burn ban doused after rain
Leavenworth County Commissioner news
Pottawatomie County Commissioners news
Unpredictable behavior - Wellington

Arkansas City fire dept. to host 22nd health, safety fair
Another fire in Hilltop looks to be arson - Wichita
Police say man pulled from KCK house fire was a homicide victim

KFSA Legislative Report
3 test site dates/levels testing
A Meet/Greet/Ride Opportunity
State fire-related statistics tracked on Web site
Fire damage set at $33,000 - Lawrence
Firefighters Train For Water Rescues - Shawnee County
Separate fires damage two houses - Topeka
Wood chips spark house fire - Overland Park

Barton explosion prompts bill requiring inspections
City looks at improving fire fighting capabilities - Liberal
Dennis L. Dreiling
Fire destroys vacant house north of Galena
Holcomb City Council news
Sterling Chemical Plant Explodes

USFA Releases New Emergency Incident Rehabilitation Manual for Firefighters and Other Emergency Responders
40 acres torched by grass fire Wednesday - Cowley County
Arson fire damages East Topeka house
Officers, firefighter earn awards - Pittsburg
Terry Lynn Brooks
Woman escapes fire - Topeka
Kansas Fire/Rescue Newspaper Clippings - March 12 - 1 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue Newspaper Clippings - March 12 - 2 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue Newspaper Clippings - March 12 - 3 of 9
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Kansas Fire/Rescue Newspaper Clippings - March 12 - 8 of 9
Kansas Fire/Rescue Newspaper Clippings - March 12 - 9 of 9

Salina Fire Department Fitness Coordinator Workshop
Fire Engineering Training Minutes
Fireman's Fund, Morning Pride team up for turnout gear initiative
Bomb threat at local restaurant - McPherson
Crash closes parts of K-96, Hydraulic, more - Wichita
Drunken woman crashes vehicle - Leavenworth County
Fire Department to train residents for emergencies - Olathe
Fire destroys empty Salina duplex
Fire sends three people to hospital - Leavenworth
Money freed up for road repairs - Topeka
Overnight Fire Intentionally Set - Topeka
Paola Lands Movie Role
Residents escape injury in house fire - Arkansas City
Salina man's death from fire ruled accidental
Tonganoxie City Council news

From the KSFFA President Article
Job Opening - Fire Chief - Baldwin City Fire Department
Watch Out Behind You A Highway Incident Safety Course For Emergency Responders
Cars Burn In West Bottoms - Kansas City
Council Grove House Fire
Fatal fire started in cardboard box - Salina
Fire damages south Wichita fourplex
Fire department returns to scene - Topeka
Grass fire might be connected to explosives - Saline County
Is there any truth to the rumor that Dodge's fire chief retired?
Lansing council hears fire district update
Man charged with setting backhoe fire - Lenexa

Common Gas with Uncommon Danger
Wildland Fire News
KFSA Legislative Report
For Sale: 1977 Pierce Pumper Bed & Barton American Pump
Business Fire Causes $250,000 Damage - Wichita
City shows improvement in getting heart-attack victims to hospital - Olathe
Deputy finds auto trapped in corn - Jewell Couty
Electrical short blamed for apartment fire - Wichita
Fire calls increase in 2007 - McPherson
Fire Forces Apartment Residents Out of Home - Wichita
Grass fires flare up - Shawnee County
Hot? This team is a veritable four-alarm fire - Manhattan
Lenexa Fire Department Awarded Accreditation Status
Man killed in fire identified - Clay Center
Officials prepare for severe weather
Smoke damages vacant home - Topeka
Widow remembers firefighter husband - Topeka

Free Health Screening at SCAFFA
Topeka Heart Walk
Firefighters battle rubbish blaze - Shawnee County
In case of emergency - McPherson County
Sister city officials to visit - Kansas City
Topekan dies after truck wreck on S.W. Gage

Animal control officer injured in accident - Emporia
Bucket of ashes ignites home - Topeka
Dog dies in house fire - Topeka
Extra Training for Emergency Response Teams - NE Region
Fire District concerned about tax loss - Johnson County
Four Hilltop teens arrested in arson fires - Wichita
Residents relieved by arson arrests - Wichita
Rollover Closes Portion of Gage - Topeka
Set clocks forward Sunday
Teen arrested in north Wichita church fire
Two new stations approved - Manhattan
VFW honors essay winners, volunteers - De Soto
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 5 - 1 of 7
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 5 - 2 of 7
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 5 - 3 of 7
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 5 - 4 of 7
Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 5 - 5 of 7
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Kansas Fire/Rescue News Clippings - March 5 - 7 of 7

New Fire Engineering Training Video
Council Discusses Fire Station 13 - Topeka
Damage set at $150,000 in RV store fire - Wichita
Firefighters battle two house blazes; no injuries reported - Baxter Springs
Firefighters respond to VA employees' complaints of respiratory irritation - Leavenworth
Leawood City Council
Wind speeds estimated at 70-75 mph - Cowley County

City to hear Manhattan Fire Department proposal
Dickinson County Firefighters Burned by Exploding Oil
Fire causes minor damage to store - Garden City
Fire damages RV store at 47th South, Broadway - Wichita
Firefighters injured battling grass fire - McPherson
Strong winds cause damage in area - Cowley County
Tescott family escapes burning house

KFSA Legislative Update
Cause of fire remains under investigation - Douglas County
Dickinson County Firefighter injured
Disaster trailer stationed nearby - Franklin County
Firefighters injured battling grassfire - McPherson County
Fisherman drowns on windy lake - Douglas County
Two firefighters hurt battling grass fire - McPherson County
Woman injured in Thursday accident - Crawford County

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