Public Safety Takes a Whack in Minneapolis

For the second-straight year, Mayor R. T. Rybak is planning on further reducing the police and fire rosters.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/eljf3TVs6IE" height="1" width="1"/>

Pa. Fire Evacuates Elderly High Rise

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Fire department hosts 100th annual Labor Day Field Days

The Jefferson County Village of Adams celebrated Labor Day by reaching a historic milestone. The village's fire department is hosting its 100th annual Labor Day Field Days celebration.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/U4TVdcRcM2w" height="1" width="1"/>

70th Anniversary of the Blitz on London

The Blitz: night-time bombing of London started 70 years ago tomorrow.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/32pW-5TOPMU" height="1" width="1"/>

Dirty Tricks, Sorry Specs., = Parked Ambulances

WITH THE 2010 (British) COMMONWEALTH GAMES due to start in Delhi, India on October 3, the preparations are in panic mode now becau<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/_4QlfHx3-4g" height="1" width="1"/>

Arson suspect arrested in south Sacramento grass fires

SACRAMENTO - A man is under arrest after witnesses came forward to name him as an arson suspect in two grass fires Monday morning.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/iL2ascBc1p0" height="1" width="1"/>

Structure Fire in Washington County

Firefighters say a Washington County man was burning outside near his shed when the flames caught his shed on fire.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/3G5p86WsW7U" height="1" width="1"/>

Fire burning in canyon in South Redding

Firefighters responded this afternoon to a small vegetation fire burning in a canyon in south Redding this morning.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/OlZlgoTGRhg" height="1" width="1"/>

Firefighters contain fire in canyon in South Redding

Firefighters responded this morning to a small vegetation fire burning in a canyon in south Redding this morning.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/5OczENj6Znw" height="1" width="1"/>

UPDATED: Abandoned transient campfire starts blaze in south Redding

Firefighters contained a half-acre blaze caused by an abandoned campfire in a transient camp in south Redding this morning.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWatchdeskPost/~4/_zfApLECS8k" height="1" width="1"/>