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New Jersey Bill to Notify Firefighters of Solar Panels Advances to Christie

2014-01-31 17:02:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance

The New Jersey Senate has given final legislative approval to Senator Anthony Buccos legislation to require an emblem be placed in the front of all structures, except for one- or two-family residential buildings, served by rooftop or adjacent solar energy systems. read more

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Australia's firefighters battle fatigue during long season

2014-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: BRENDAN TREMBATH: It's been a harrowing bushfire season in Australia with two deaths and more than 200 homes lost. In the central west of New South Wales, four firefighters were taken to hospital yesterday after rolling a tanker on the way back from a fire. An investigation will be conducted to determine if fatigue was the cause. Natalie Whiting reports. NATALIE WHITING: It's been a busy fire season across Australia. For fire-fighters in New South Wales, things got off to an early...

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Firefighters deal with smoke as Jacksonville school is evacuated Friday

2014-01-25 15:03:50| Chemicals - Topix.net

Jacksonville's North Shore Elementary School was evacuated Friday afternoon after smoke was reported in the school at 5701 Silver Plaza, according to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department spokesman Tom Francis.

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Firefighters hold line against southern California wildfire

2014-01-18 05:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Firefighters sought to prevent a wildfire in the foothills near Los Angeles from flaring up on Saturday, as they put out embers from a blaze that has destroyed five homes, officials said. The so-called Colby Fire, which officials said started from a campfire early on Thursday, has blackened nearly 1,900 acres of drought-parched chaparral and is 30 percent contained, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Robert Brady. That was the same level of containment firefighters reported on Friday, but officials...

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