Posts Categorized: Hurricane Watch
Hurricane Watch
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES on Sub-tropical storm Jerry...located about 1,060 miles west of the Azores.
Another low pressure area about 650 miles SSW of the Cape Verde Islands is also well-organized and conditions appear favorabl…
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Photogenic Fire At Atlantic City Casino Hotel
A SPECTACULAR SCAFFOLDING FIRE COVERED THE OUTSIDE of a new hotel tower being built next to the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, this morning.
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The fire, which was confined to the scaffolding outside, …
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Around The Fire Web
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* FirefighterHourly points out that the Charleston chiefs even have their running gear priorities bass-ackwards HERE.
* Chopper Chick is still working the Butler 2 fire, but she had time to post an up…
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I Need A Couple Of These Things
YOU KNOW HOW THOSE TRANSFORMER/PLUGS like those found on cell phone chargers hog up all the space on your electrical outlet? If you want to plug the charger in, you have to un-plug something else, or scrounge around looking for an unused outlet.
Well.…
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Calif. City Wants Tax Increase To Hire Paramedics For Fire Engines
THE TOWN OF HEMET, CALIFORNIA, IS ASKING THE VOTERS to approve a half-cent sales tax increase that would be spent for improved police and fire operations. The fire department plan would add a paramedic-trained firefighter to each engine, bringing the m…
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Utah Town Looking For Vol. EMT's
FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF OUR RECENT ARTICLES about rural areas losing volunteers rapidly, comes this story from Fillmore, Utah.
Millard County Sheriff Robert Dekker, in an interview with the Deseret Morning News, tells of several stretches of time when…
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Topeka FF's Ready To Picket
FOLLOWING AN OFFICIAL "NO CONFIDENCE" VOTE against their fire chief, the Topeka, Kansas Firefighters Local 83 had a meeting with the City Manager on Friday.
They reviewed with him their list of complaints and concerns, and reiterated their strong desire…
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Hurricane Watch
FELIX IS NOW A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE and is on a track to hit Honduras. Remember to check the Firegeezer Hurricane Watch page to keep up with the latest info on the Atlantic storms.
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Morning Lineup – September 3
What should have been a quiet Sunday finished with a flurry, thanks to Backdraft's photo gallery of the Mt. Airy, Maryland fire. And the STORY about the FD needing the town's permission to use fire hydrants while a potential conflagration is starting has…
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Municipal Water Restrictions Hinder Firefighter Efforts?
DID THE CURRENT DROUGHT and water restrictions keep firefighters from putting a quick knock on the fire in historic Mt. Airy, Maryland? The Fredericknewspost.com is reporting an updated story stating that firefighters "got permission from town offic…
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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Historic Maryland Town Goes Up In Flames
FIRE COMPANIES FROM FOUR Maryland counties converged on historic downtown Mt. Airy this morning in order to save the town. 100 firefighters from Frederick, Carrol, Montgomery and Howard counties all worked to bring the fire under control. Fire broke…
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Morning Lineup – September 2
Firegeezer.com is getting some planned maintenance this morning. This involves getting on the inside and doing some tinkering with the web structure. So we will be quiet for most of the day with some very light posting.
But it's a beautiful day outs…
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Hurricane Watch – Update
TROPICAL STORM FELIX IS NOW ENTERING the southern Caribbean Sea and is expected to reach hurricane status by 2 am Sunday. It is not expected to threaten any of the United States or the Gulf of Mexico oil fields.
Also, there is a growing system in the …
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