| Two llamas and 25 sheep killed in Otisco barn fire |
| Mon. Dec 14th 2009 |
No one was hurt but two llamas and 25 sheep were killed in a fire that destroyed a barn on an Otisco farm, fire officials said.
The blaze at 4703 Kingsley Road was called into Onondaga County E-911 by a neighbor about 8:23 a.m., Otisco Fire Chief Donald Nichols said.
The property is owned by Scot...
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| Eleven escape Syracuse house fire on East Side |
| Sun. Dec 13th 2009 |
Eleven residents of an upstairs apartment evacuated tonight after the first-floor apartment caught fire, said Syracuse First Assistant Fire Chief Ed Kurtz.
The 6:26 p.m. blaze at 246 Bruce St. started in the rear of the building, Kurtz said. One upstairs resident suffered minor smoke inhalatio...
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| DeWitt fire chief orders LeMoyne College dance shut down |
| Sun. Dec 13th 2009 |
LeMoyne College’s annual Snow Ball, a semi-formal dance for students, was shut down early this morning after five highly-intoxicated students were taken to hospitals, police and college officials said.
The dance, which was supposed to go from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., was shut down about 12:15 a.m...
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| Solvay fire department puts out early morning fire with no injuries |
| Fri. Dec 11th 2009 |
No one was injured in an early morning fire at 106 Abell Ave. that caused heavy fire and smoke damage.
Solvay firefighters found heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of the home when they arrived at about 2:40 a.m., said Fire Chief Peter Woodworth. No one was home and firefighters have not be...
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| Overnight house fire under investigation |
| Fri. Dec 4th 2009 |
Syracuse fire investigators are working to track down the cause of an overnight house fire on Syracuse’s west side.
Rescue crews were called to the home in the 300 block of Shonnard Street just after midnight. The first firefighters who arrived at the scene said there were flames and th...
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| Red Cross ERV Fundraiser |
| Fri. Nov 13th 2009 |
On Friday, August 14, 2009, an engine fire in the local Red Cross Chapter's Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) totally detroyed the vehicle.
Organized by the No Name Diner, there will be a Disaster Response Vehicle fundraiser on Sunday, November 29th, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at VFW Post #3146 (Matt...
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| Syracuse's only twin firefighters grew up in a family with a long tradition |
| Fri. Nov 6th 2009 |
Rachel and Roseanne Wood didn’t harbor childhood dreams traditionally associated with girls. The identical twins wanted to battle fires and save lives.
“Honestly, firefighting was my dream job,” Rachel Wood said. “I wanted to do it coming out of high school. But I got a sch...
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| East Syracuse firefighters giving away smoke detector batteries Saturday |
| Wed. Oct 28th 2009 |
Firefighters will hand out free batteries Saturday at the Home Depot in East Syracuse as part of a pilot program to remind people to change their smoke detector batteries as they reset their clocks when daylight savings time ends at 1 a.m. Nov. 1.
Members of the Firemen’s Association...
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| Camillus house donated for firefighter training |
| Sun. Oct 25th 2009 |
Firefighters got a chance to hone their skills this morning at a staged house fire in Camillus. The building was donated by the Cameron Group, LLC to the Fairmount Fire Department for Sunday morning’s training exercise.
The house, at 539 Hinsdale Road, was set on fire around 9:00 a.m.
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| Syracuse firefighters tell of rescuing one of their own |
| Fri. Oct 2nd 2009 |
Syracuse firefighter Ray Duncanson was searching for victims in the smoky darkness of a burning attic Thursday morning when his air supply stopped.
He panicked for an instant. Then his training took over. He ripped off the oxygen mask and breathed in the toxic smoke. Growing woozy, he walked blin...
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