Read more firefighters stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3124/firefighters.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:13:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68761/broken-pipe-floods-major-la-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 125 firefighters rushed to a major Los Angeles boulevard deluged by a broken water main in the wee hours, the LA Times and AP report. A 64-inch pipe, part of the city's original 94-year-old water system, erupted this morning, sweeping cars down streets and damaging businesses and homes....http://www.newser.com/story/68761/broken-pipe-floods-major-la-street.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 19:21:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68672/lab-tests-substance-in-la-wildfire-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestigators of a deadly Los Angeles wildfire are having a substance from the scene tested to confirm whether the blaze was man-made. “There was material that didn't belong there," a source tells the Los Angeles Times . "It was clear evidence that the fire was intentionally set." Even if negligence caused...http://www.newser.com/story/68672/lab-tests-substance-in-la-wildfire-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 18:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68629/firefighters-play-er-docs-to-uninsured.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOperating in a poor area where many lack health insurance, a DC firehouse battles far more than just flames: Some 80% of its calls are for medical emergencies. Because it is believed to respond fastest, Washington’s fire department zooms to almost all the city’s emergency calls alongside EMS, the New...http://www.newser.com/story/68629/firefighters-play-er-docs-to-uninsured.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 9:32:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68581/la-fire-began-as-arson-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe wildfire that has burned 144,000 acres north of Los Angeles was set by arsonists, the US Forest Service said this afternoon. With the blaze having killed two firefighters, authorities are now treating the matter as homicide, KTLA-TV reports, and the LA County Sheriff’s Department has begun an investigation....http://www.newser.com/story/68581/la-fire-began-as-arson-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 20:10:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68381/la-fire-now-22-contained.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Station fire raging near Los Angeles is 22% contained tonight, authorities tell the Times —though they caution that if the weather turns uncooperative again the blaze could worsen. Some evacuation orders were lifted. The Mount Wilson observatory and a nest of communication towers nearby were still threatened, however, and...http://www.newser.com/story/68381/la-fire-now-22-contained.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 22:22:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68354/calif-firefighters-see-first-sign-of-progress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFinally, some good news on the massive California wildfire: A break in the weather is helping considerably, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officially, the blaze is still only 5% contained, but that number is expected to rise substantially when re-evaluated later today. "We made progress last night, not just due...http://www.newser.com/story/68354/calif-firefighters-see-first-sign-of-progress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 14:49:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68189/2-firefighters-killed-in-calif-blaze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo California firefighters drove off a treacherous road to their death as they helped battle a 43,000-acre inferno in the Angeles National Forest, reports the Los Angeles Times. More than 2,800 firefighters, 12 helicopters and eight air tankers have converged on the area where the blaze now threatens...http://www.newser.com/story/68189/2-firefighters-killed-in-calif-blaze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 3:04:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68146/treacherous-calif-blaze-threatens-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA growing California wildfire that has already scorched 35,000 acres and burned three people is bearing down on a small mountain community, the Los Angeles Times reports. Driven toward Acton, Calif., by wind and triple-digit heat, the blaze is "treacherous," said one fire chief. Firefighters plan “to go defensive,...http://www.newser.com/story/68146/treacherous-calif-blaze-threatens-town.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 19:02:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67601/firefighters-battle-blazes-near-athens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFire crews outside Athens are scrambling to exploit a lull in high winds as they fight massive wildfires that broke out Friday and have razed about 58 square miles north of the Greek capital. The flames are still spreading, and a dozen nuns had to be rescued from a convent...http://www.newser.com/story/67601/firefighters-battle-blazes-near-athens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 6:41:11 CDT