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‘Protect Our Vendors': National City Man Starts Fundraiser for Pepper Spray for Street Vendors
A National City man has started a movement to help the smallest of local business owners who have seemingly become the recent target of attacks — street vendors.
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Thanksgiving Is the Worst Day of the Year for Home Fires
Pay close attention while prepping your turkey and exercise extreme care when setting up your holiday decorations. Statistically, you’ll be playing with fire. There are more in-home fires during the holiday season than at any other time of the year, according to data from the National Fire Protection Association. Thanksgiving is the single worst day for fires, NBC News reported....
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Personal Fireworks Are Illegal in San Diego, Can Spark Brush Fire: Calfire
Personal fireworks are illegal and can spark a brush fire, Calfire warns.
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NYC Family Talks of Terrifying Moment Lit Firework Flew Into Baby's Stroller, Burning Her
Thousands of people are hurt every year in fireworks-related accidents, according to the National Fire Protection Association, and as one Brooklyn family knows all too well — they don’t all happen on the Fourth of July.
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‘Open to Everyone': Mayor Reinstates Firefighting Empowerment Camp for Girls
Mayor Kevin Faulconer reinstated a firefighting empowerment camp for girls that was abruptly canceled after a discrimination complaint to the city.
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Hoverboard Sparked Maryland House Fire While Charging, Fire Officials Say
A hoverboard sparked a house fire early Wednesday morning in Calvert County, Maryland, fire officials said.
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FireFighters Demonstrate Why Fireworks are Illegal in SD
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s (SDFRD) bomb squad detonated several fireworks during a controlled demonstration on Friday morning to show how they can be dangerous and a fire hazard.
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Stay Put? Deadly London Fire Puts Scrutiny on High-Rise Rule
A catastrophic blaze at a London apartment tower has brought new scrutiny to a long-accepted, counterintuitive rule for people in tall buildings: If the blaze breaks out elsewhere in the structure, don’t automatically run for the stairs. Stay put and wait for instructions. That’s what residents of London’s 24-story Grenfell Tower had been told to do, but the strategy failed...