Retired Firefighters & Fire Service Personnel
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19 Oct 2008
Fire base robbed as crew rescue
Indian bridge collapse kills two
Firefighters called to barn blaze
Road accidents leave three dead
Neighbour rescues woman from fire
Boy questioned over body in fire
Evacuation after fire on oil rig
20 Oct 2008
Police linking five arson attacks
Fire-
Warning over merged fire control
Fire continues at ex-
Firework sparks fire near airport
Fires damage two cars and house
Two people hurt in motorway crash
Pair pulled from quarry in rescue
Arrest after house arson attack
Piglets die in farm arson attack
21 Oct 2008
Firefighters tackle factory blaze
Shop owners warned over fireworks
Bus and bin lorry in road crash
Man jailed over fireman's death
Cars set alight in arson attack
Honduras floods prompt emergency
Arson suspected in fire at church
Witness describes fighting flames
Blaze picture shows fire impact
Fire crews deal with pallet blaze
Five killed in crash blaze on M6
Need for more female firefighters
Two people hurt in motorway crash
22 Oct 2008
Elderly man dies after collision
Probe into two barn fires at farm
Body is found after house blaze
Bungalow badly damaged in blaze
Fire crews hunt escaped hamster
Real life lessons from fake crash
23 Oct 2008
Almost 75% of fires are arsons
Family-
Man dies after two-
Straw bales lost in hay shed fire
Ambulance fire blocks main road
Body discovered after house fire
Evacuation fire was 'suspicious'
Man rescued from car on hill edge
Commuters hit by A1 crash blaze
India fireworks blast 'kills 23'
Four treated in chemical incident
24 Oct 2008
Fire breaks out at car warehouse
Driver dies after coach collision
House damaged in malicious fire
Man arrested over suspect device
Floods kill nine people in Yemen
Man dies after house fire rescue
Woman, 49, dies after fire rescue
Children escape 'biblical storm'
Fire breaks out at recycling site
Suspicious fire closes main route
New chief fire officer appointed
25 Oct 2008
Two cut free from overturned car
Blaze hits actor's historic home
Driver killed in gas main crash
Firefighters tackle factory blaze
Woman rescued from fire in flat
Car driver killed in lorry crash
Car valet firm goes up in flames
Flash floods kill 13 in Morocco
Dozens killed by floods in Yemen
26 Oct 2008
Firefighters tackle blaze in barn
Four bodies found in plane wreck
Firefighters injured by missiles
Inquiry after manor house blaze
Floods hit homes, school and land
Fire experts probe 'arson' attack
Two cut free from overturned car
Farmyard blaze wrecks machinery
One killed, one injured in crash
Crews tackle fire in dry cleaners
Stranded runners search resumes
Two killed as car and bus crash
27 Oct 2008
Fire injuries hours after blast
Woman cut free from A75 accident
Major fire at derelict building
Rooftop rescue after resort fire
Farm animals rescued from floods
Girl, five, dies after flat fire
Man's arm trapped in train toilet
Police investigate fire at house
Feeder tour bus destroyed by fire
Man hurt in grain silo accident
Alarm raised over car in harbour
Road under water from burst main
Two hurt in sheltered flats fire
Baby treated after kitchen fire
School building site fire tackled
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Driver dies as car hits bungalow
28 Oct 2008
Major rise in fire death numbers
Three treated after caravan fire
Men's Institute destroyed by fire
Inquiry into furniture store fire
Petrol bomb injures teenage boy
Man loses foot in silo accident
Teenager seriously hurt in crash
Man rescued from fire in hostel
Seven-
Airport firefighters' job fears
Woman seriously hurt in A75 crash
29 Oct 2008
Arson probe into institute fire
Fire control centre opening delay
Man killed as plane hits tractor
Pensioner suffers burns in blaze
Three saved from burning building
Two people hurt in bedroom fire
Pensioner suffers burns in blaze
Fatal lorry crash shuts motorway
Blaze hits dockyard paint store
Scores dead after Pakistan quake
Bulldozers needed to quell blaze
Pensioner suffers burns in blaze
30 Oct 2008
Firework arson attacks condemned
Four rescued from care home fire
Firefighters tackle serious blaze
Firefighters tackle serious blaze
Station evacuated in false alarm
Firefighters at kiln after blast
Crew hurt in fire engine attack
Man in 30s killed in house fire
Hailstorm sparks 'absolute chaos'
M27 opens after vehicle pile-
31 Oct 2008
Crews fight fire at tyre depot
Three vehicle crash closes A470
Nine people in sea rescue dramas
Force gets £3m towards fire probe
Belgians die in Egypt coach crash
Hailstorm floods clean-
Fire fear sparks battery recall
Industrial site fire suspicious
Five treated after 'severe' fire
Fire crews tackle building blaze
Two seriously hurt in car crash
Fire fear sparks battery recall
Firework arson attacks condemned
Vandals put firework in vehicle
1 Nov 2008
Helicopter crashes on farm land
Residents flee suspicious blaze
Evacuation amid explosion fears
Man badly hurt in six-
Blaze club 'may be pulled down'
Six people escape from house fire
Seafood plant fire under control
2 Nov 2008
Pet birds killed in garage fire
Crash women airlifted to hospital
Woman rescued from beneath train
Group to help reduce fire deaths
Five rescued from stuck minibus
Young couple and baby flee fire
Woman, 93, injured in flat blaze
Homes evacuated near factory fire
Arson attack targets haulage firm
Fire crews save cow stuck in bog
Service for killed firefighters
Search team checks collapsed wall
Fire crews tackle village blaze
Worker trapped in shaft is freed
Three dead as helicopter crashes
3 Nov 2008
Display 'link' to blaze-
No injury 'miracle' in log crash
Man dies in level crossing crash
Suspected arson at city care home
Inquiries into arson flat blaze
Woman badly injured in accident
Blaze badly damages historic pub
Firefighters on recruiting drive
Inquiries into arson flat blaze
Emergency services attend crash
Calendar for firefighters on sale
New skydiver gets stuck in tree
Blaze badly damages historic pub
Driver dies in fire engine crash
4 Nov 2008
Half-
Road closed after car fire crash
'Small explosion' at town factory
Family appeal in arson flat blaze
Two injured in ambulance crash
Fire badly damages charity pool
Firework may have started blaze
Laundry fire guts resort building
Traffic heavy after caravan fire
Philippine ferry sinking kills 39
Family of five rescued from fire
Two injured in bus and car crash
Blaze family saved by smoke alarm
Paperboy saves pensioner's life
'Crude device' explodes in house
Fire alert at children's nursery
Elderly man dies in kitchen fire
More retained firefighters needed
Bonfire off over thatch fire fear
5 Nov 2008
Fire crews save cellar tortoises
Six people hurt in gas explosion
Pilot speaks of air crash ordeal
Kitchen fire destroys family home
Full-
Sewer smell blamed for city alert
Mill blaze tackled by fire crews
Children unhurt after bus crash
Fire crew rescues puppy from car
Inquiry after canisters explode
Man is killed in property blaze
Firefighters tackle serious blaze
Asleep woman rescued from blaze
Firefighters tackle flats blaze
Driver dies in collision with bus
Fatal bus fire on German motorway
Stuck in mud man and dog rescued
Flood chaos in China and Vietnam
Young girl killed in road crash
India bus plunge 'leaves 45 dead'
6 Nov 2008
Street sealed amid cylinder fears
Church building wrecked by fire
Alarm warning after fire death
Free island-
Bonfire safety work sparks praise
Fire safety campaign 'pays off'
Store is damaged in arson attack
Blaze causes building to collapse
One seriously injured in pile-
One hurt in shopping centre fire
Woman's burns at fireworks party
Firework posted through letterbox
Blaze destroys council vehicles
Busy night for county fire crews
Street is cleared over fire fears
Crews tackle town centre blaze
Factory leak prompts evacuation
7 Nov 2008
Probe after house gutted by fire
Deadly school collapse in Haiti
Fire crews question training void
'Improved offer' for firefighters
Man, 87, injured in gas explosion
Man is rescued from burning flat
Hundreds of piglets die in fire
Exclusion zone lifted after fire
Road reopens after garage blaze
Firefighters tackle school blaze
Fire drivers' emergency training
Mother and baby saved from blaze
Woman airlifted from car wreckage
Firework 'went off in her face'
Town centre shut for fire inquiry
8 Nov 2008
Twenty die on Russian submarine
Teenager arrested over house fire
GAA clubhouse destroyed in blaze
Bystanders help douse car blaze
Two hurt as car hits post office
Frantic hunt for Haiti survivors
Crews fight farm buildings fire
Road crashes claim lives of four
Protest at fire station downgrade
GAA clubhouse destroyed in blaze
9 Nov 2008
Teenagers rescued from house fire
Houses damaged as storm hits town
Village properties hit by storm
Man taken to hospital after fire
Evacuation after explosion in bin
Evacuation after car park blaze
Stranded children helped off bus
Couple rescued from flooded road
Hurricane Paloma sweeps over Cuba
Teenager arrested over house fire
10 Nov 2008
Arsonists set fire to play train
One injured in A96 road accident
Bird-
Inquiry follows third farm fire
Arsonists strike twice in a week
One dead as blaze ravages house
Man critically ill following fire
Postal staff evacuated after fire
Guatemala bus fire leaves 16 dead
'Errors' led to firemen's deaths
Firework triggers blaze at flats
Second rescue from flooded road
Driver escapes after car trapped
Walker impaled in Lakeland fall
Second GAA club damaged by fire
Rain storms cause flash flooding
11 Nov 2008
Alcohol and drug tests for crews
Building caves in for second time
Girl killed after two-
Successful year for fire service
Man injured in building accident
Fire crews rescue stranded sheep
Fourth farm fire prompts warning
Half electric blankets fail test
Rain storms cause flash flooding
Aircraft destroyed in hangar fire
Barn is destroyed in arson attack
Fourth fire hits farming district
Fire crews tackle warehouse blaze
12 Nov 2008
Dead woman found in burning flat
Fifty firefighters at warehouse
Man tried to save dogs from fire
Rapid response flood plan tested
Arson inquiry in 'cannabis' house
Multi-
House severely damaged in blaze
Police treated after house blaze
13 Nov 2008
Woman rescued from river at night
Eight injured in balcony collapse
Passers-
Three die in two-
Arson warning after farm blazes
Woman killed in rural road crash
Fire threatens college buildings
Chickens are killed in farm arson
Woman dies in two-
Fire breaks out at disused school
Second school collapse hits Haiti
14 Nov 2008
Pair rescue residents after arson
Safety training for young drivers
Nursing home evacuated after fire
Cherry picker blown onto building
Fire destroys California mansions
Girls fall to death in China fire
Family flees severe bedroom fire
Firefighters tackle large blaze
Couple die in fire at bungalow