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Brush fire in the Berkshires spreads over 800 acres, firefighters from 19 communities battling blaze MassLive.com 1 hr ago Jeanette DeForge, masslive.com A stubborn brush fire that has spread across about 800 acres of woodland over the weekend is expected to continue burning for several more days. One of the more than 120 firefighters who have been battling the blaze was taken to the hospital while working at the fire over the weekend. Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for the State...

FIREFIGHTERS put out flames which broke out in a home’s roof last night. Crews from the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFR) were called to a loft fire in Medway Road, Crawley, at about 6.30pm. Teams from Crawley, Horsham and Surrey used an Aerial Ladder Platform to extinguish the fire. At 9.33pm, WSFR announced: “The loft fire in Medway Road, Crawley, is now out, but with damping down still taking place. “There were no reported injuries.” Pictures from the scene show ...

About 15 years ago, Marion County’s healthy economy was fueled by mostly service industry jobs. When the national recession struck in 2008, the local unemployment rate soared into double digits, and at one point was among the Top 5 highest in the nation. Marion County officials, including state Rep. Stan McClain, who was a Marion County commissioner back in 2008, said the board vowed to diversify the local workforce before the next national recession, or other crisis, came to town. Flash fo...

This past March the students conducted interviews of World War II veterans James Kloos and Ray Lawson. This month they are making videos of Vietnam veteran John Newsom; and Korean War veteran Richard Dagitz. The veteran project is part of Marquette’s Computers II class where students learn about different types of multi-media. Some of the topics the class covers are photos and photo editing, desktop publications such as brochures and programs, video taking and movie creation, in addit...

Lockheed Martin delivers first PAC-3 MSE missiles to Sweden 11 May 2021 (Last Updated May 11th, 2021 16:20) Sweden is set to receive its first Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors. Share Article The agreement covers the supply of combat-proven interceptors and associated equipment. With the delivery, Sweden joins the few other countries in the world that have selected the most advanced air defence m...

View Comments Dennis Tortorella joined fellow Town of Mamaroneck firefighters and headed to New York City to help out on Sept. 11, 2001. That night, they ended up at Ground Zero, fighting the spate of fires that continued to burn in nearby buildings. He died Monday, May 4. He was 75. The cause was 9/11-related cancer, his family said.  Tortorella, a more than 50-year volunteer, was a former captain in the department and had been named an honorary chief.  A U.S. Army combat veteran, Tortorella...

Hellfire Missile: US Army Places $660M Order For Hellfire II Missile Used By Apache, Black-Hawk Helicopters The US Army has awarded an over $660 million contract to Lockheed Martin to produce more AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles. The AH-64 Apache helicopter, also used by the Indian military, and the MH-60 Black Hawk are armed with these missiles. “Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control [of] Orlando, Florida was awarded a $663,728,183 modification… contract for Hellfire II missile productio...

Lockheed Martin is modernising the US Army arsenal of multiple launch rocket systems to the M270A2 configuration.

Supriya Sule appeals to Uddhav for fire prevention and control policy Updated: Updated: NCP MP proposes creation of Maharashtra Fire Control Force Share Article NCP MP proposes creation of Maharashtra Fire Control Force In the wake of recent hospital fires in Bhandup and Vasai-Virar that resulted in the deaths of several COVID-19 patients, Baramati MP and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Supriya Sule has written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray urging him to formulate a fire p...

Lockheed Martin reports growth Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lockhead Martin has reported year-on-year growth in its first quarter 2021 results. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company recorded net sales of $16,258m and a consolidated operating profit of $2,182m (diluted earnings per share of $6.56), compared with revenues of $15,651 and profit of $2,122, from the same period in 2020 (diluted earnings per share of $6.08). The president and CEO, James Taiclet (pictured), spoke of ma...