Past 50, and Still Running Into the Flames
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Robert Beddia, who died in a blaze at the Deutsche Bank skyscraper on Aug. 18, stood out as one of only 502 firefighters over 50 on a force of more than 9,000.
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FoTW Inability to follow a story by reason of anger, part 73
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More than 3,000 firefighters are battling some of Australia's worst wildfires in 70 years, as flames fanned by strong winds and searing temperatures destroyed one home and threatened dozens more.
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&quot;Ladder 49&quot; poses the question: What makes firefighters run into burning buildings when everyone else is running out? Unfortunately, &quot;Ladder 49&quot; could have a similar effect: Firefighters may
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Tycho:  It is often the case that we are jumped by four or five horde ten levels higher than us.  This is often because we've jumped a friend of theirs, ten levels lower than us, as retribution for some earlier act of aggression, in slavish iteration of a behavior that has - as its culmination - the end of all life, everywhere.  Kara marveled that Gabriel and I were able to escape these confrontations with such regularity.  What was our secret?  "Fear," I said, bending the microphone closer.  "Fear, and selfishness."
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Firefighters are in. In fact, firefighters never went out of style since 9/11. Their heroics make for epic tales that make American hearts puff up with pride.
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The number of attacks on firefighters is beginning to fall, though assaults continue to rise south of the border.
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Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.
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By ALEX DOBUZINSKIS and PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\ Staff Writers  CASTAIC -- Hoping to contain the massive 15-day-old Day Fire, firefighters are constructing a 50-mile line around its flanks -- defying walls of flame that are devouring wilderness as they charge toward a half-dozen communities.
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Despite an uptick in the birthrate, the country is still heading for demographic disaster
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Â· State accused of bungling as flames claim 57 lives Â· Prime minister admits local forces cannot cope
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WASHINGTON -- When an 88-year-old woman offers to blow herself up to shut down a factory, you can be pretty sure you have let a controversy get out of control.
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Since their home was torched six weeks ago, Peter Monderu's six children sleep tangled like puppies on the cold ground. His 9-year-old girl bears the scars of a horrific arson attack on a church, and his fearful wife startles awake at the least sound.
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Three people fought a desperate battle against a wildfire that destroyed nearly everything around them. They were the only people to stay behind at their trailer park home as an 84,000-acre fire roared out of control. "You could see the trailers burning left and right and all around," said one of them. Now they're fighting to survive the aftermath.
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By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press  RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has emboldened those who question the cost of saving the ever expanding number of homes on the fringe of wilderness.
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Every seven minutes in the United States, someone is turning 50. Monday, I contemplated my seven minutes of fame.
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By Karl Terry, The Portales News-Tribune, N.M.  Feb. 21--Concerns about a proposed year-round fire ban have apparently been spreading like wildfire since Roosevelt County Commissioners tabled the measure two weeks ago.