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Volunteer firefighters step up despite personal tragedy, looming danger

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Fertilizer Plant Explosion Near Waco, Texas

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'Like a nuclear bomb': Deadly fertilizer plant blast devastates Texas town

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SECURITY ALERT

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NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY
OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
SECURITY ALERT


PO Box 809, Trenton, NJ 08625-0809 (609) 633-6070 SECURITY ALERT 13-1
Be Alert for Individuals Seeking Information About
Emergency Response Agencies


Issued April 2013


The Division of Fire Safety has received information from the Mantua Twp., Gloucester
County, NJ Fire Department that on April 12, 2013 two male subjects, appearing to be of
Middle Eastern descent and possibly between 25 and 30 years old walked into the fire
station and asked to take photographs of the apparatus and do a video interview with
personnel. They stated the reason for this was so the information could be sent back to....Continue Reading 

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Explosions in Boston during Marathon

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Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens more, as runners completed the course and thousands cheered them on. Race organizers described the blasts as bombs.

Authorities reported a third explosion at the John F. Kennedy Library, elsewhere in the city, more than an hour after the blasts. There were no immediate reports of injuries in that explosion. Authorities said that they were investigating and treating it as related, and the police commissioner urged people in Boston to stay inside. Read More...

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EVFC Incident #24 04/14/2013 at 2:27pm - 315 Locust St for a Kitchen Fire

Incidents1600 first to arrive, found stove on fire. 1600 knocked down fire. Engine 16-3 and Tanker 16-5 overhauled, checked for extension, and removed stove. All other units were recalled. Notified gas company.
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EVFC Incident #23 04/14/2013 at 12:08pm - 1110 Columbia Rd for an Activated Fire Alarm

Incidents1600 on location recalled all units. Alarm malfunction.
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