Fewer firework incidents reported
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Fire and rescue services across Scotland say they dealt with fewer incidents on Bonfire Night than last year.
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When Wally Danielson's pager started rattling at 4:54 a.m. last Monday to report a fire of an undetermined nature at Hunters Brooke, the volunteer fire chief in Marbury didn't think much of it.
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On the eve of the nation&#039;s noisiest holiday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission responded to growing fireworks injuries by quietly reopening the question of how it should police explosives for backyard entertainment.
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About one in three people living in Southern coastal areas said they would ignore hurricane evacuation orders if a storm threatened their community, up from about one in four last year, according to a new poll.
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HILTONS IN SPOTLIGHT: While some Westerners have said they would switch hotels, there has not been a mass exodus of guests. Meanwhile police are guarding lobbies.
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The Home Office reveals fewer crimes were solved by police in England and Wales last year.
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The number of violent crimes reported nationwide appears to have fallen modestly in the first half of 2007, signaling the first notable decline in violence in two years, the FBI said yesterday.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 18--Two blazes that consumed about 2,500 acres in the Burke County wilderness were quelled by weekend storms and have been contained, authorities said Monday.
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By Brian Sargent, The Daily Oklahoman  Dec. 15--Fires happen throughout the year, but can be especially tragic during the holidays.  "This is a time of the year when the severity seems to be worse for home fires.
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 22--BILOXI -- A fire on the Mississippi Coast Coliseum roof early Thursday evening was minor and won't stop CPR Fest 10 or any other planned events, said Bill Holmes, executive director.
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(Atlanta-AP) Dec. 10, 2004 - In its first study of seasonal spills the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 5800 people end up in US emergency rooms each holiday season because of decorating injuries.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 -- The fires of Southern California were largely abating on Sunday. Hills on both ends of San Diego County still blazed, as did a wooded canyon in Orange County and the tall, dead trees of the San Bernardino Mountains. But with a weekend of favorable winds and even a smattering...
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TUESDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Sparklers seem innocent enough, as delighted children twirl them about, creating light trails in the warm summer darkness.
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Â· Far fewer protests at homes of scientists  Â· Tougher laws and stronger policing seen as factors
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Firefighters from departments across the country are arriving to fires later each year, and barely over a third of calls nationwide meet national standards for response time, according to an analysis by The Boston Globe.
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By Joanie Baker, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Dec. 10--Heating appliances and holiday decorations are just a couple of the reasons the winter months can be a busy time for firefighters.
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Some Coachella Valley residents will wake up to fewer Christmas presents than they had planned on today. Family members and friends across the country may have the same experience.