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• VIDEO: At least 3 dead, 5 hurt when large explosion destroys Texas apartment building, officials say

  PHOTO: A large explosion after a reported gas leak leveled a Dallas apartment building and prompted a massive response from Dallas Fire-Rescue on Thursday afternoon.

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• NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety

  VIDEOS/PHOTOS: With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers.

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• Wisconsin family carries on more than 100 years of firefighting tradition

  VIDEO/PHOTOS: It’s been said that the fire house community can feel like a family. For the Dempsey family, the Reedsburg Fire Department truly feels like home.

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• VIDEOS: Fireball erupts as massive fire in Northern California scorches barns, vegetation

  A massive fire near Livermore was brought under control Wednesday evening after flames destroyed a barn and scorched nearby buildings amid dry, grassy conditions.

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• New York town celebrates return of 19th-century fire steam engine

  VIDEO: The Village of Owego is welcoming back one of its heroes. The 1866 Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine is back after nearly four decades out of operation.

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