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Simple solutions to survive the summer scorcher
MISHAWAKA — Whether or not you feel the heat and humidity, it's taking a toll on your body.
Staying safe in the heat isn't easy, you have to make a conscious effort to prevent heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
It's all about hydration. And what...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health, Physical Conditions, Heat Stroke
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Mishawaka council at-large candidates
South Bend Tribune Staff ReportHere’s a look at the candidates for at-large seats on the Mishawaka Common Council. Voters will need to choose three of them on Nov. 8. Republican: Dan Bilancio -- 58 years old -- Retired from 25 years in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Juvenile Delinquency, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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South Bend jungle gym burns to the ground
SOUTH BEND - The playground at Belleville Park, jungle gym and all, burned to the ground Tuesday afternoon.
“We don’t know any causes,” South Bend Fire Battalion Chief Carl Buchanon said after firefighters battled the playground blaze...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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St. Joseph ponders melding police/fire into Public Safety Officers
Benton Harbor combined the police and fire department into Public Safety Officers and now neighboring St. Joseph may be on its way to doing the same thing.
The city commission voted Monday night to have a study done to see how the change would work. But...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Government
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Fire squad pulls racehorse from Florida swimming pool
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A force of specially trained firefighters got the call when a 6-year-old former racehorse took a 5-hour dip in a Florida swimming pool. Officials say three teenage boys were swimming Tuesday afternoon when the horse nosed its...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Brevard County, Florida
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Owner escapes fire in house on Edison Road
South Bend Tribune Staff ReportSOUTH BEND — Firefighters doused a house fire Wednesday evening that left one room with smoke and water damage and the 88-year-old owner, Ray Hullinger, with a little singed hair. Hullinger said he was outside on his patio in the 24000 block of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Ind. firefighter dies hours after blaze in heat
WATERLOO, Ind. (AP) — Officials say a 31-year-old volunteer firefighter died of an apparent heart attack hours after helping put out a house fire in northeastern Indiana. Travis Miller responded with members of the Waterloo-Grant Township Fire...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health, Physical Conditions, Heart Attack
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Medics, emergency rooms treating more people for heat
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY -- This week’s intense heat wave is proving to be more than just uncomfortable. Local fire departments and hospital emergency rooms say they’re seeing an uptick in the number of people overcome by the elements.
“We had...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Health, Headaches, Emergency Planning, Symptoms
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Benton Harbor unions reach public safety agreement
BENTON HARBOR – It took about five months, but Benton Harbor's police and fire unions finally reached an agreement for cops and firefighters to do both jobs. The city's emergency financial manager says it will eventually make the city self-reliant....Tags: Finance, Unions, Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Safety of Citizens
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Firefighters may soon face social networking restrictions
SOUTH BEND — Whether on or off the job, soon South Bend firefighters will not be allowed to Facebook, tweet, or blog anything relating to their job.
About two years ago, a firefighter posted a picture to Facebook while responding to a call. That...Tags: Politics, Mass Media, Sociology, Employees, Disasters and Accidents
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UPDATE: 4-year-old girl dies in Elkhart House Fire
A 4-year-old Elkhart girl is dead after her home caught on fire Saturday night. Two of her siblings survived, but are hospitalized.
The fire happened around 11 p.m. at 313 W. Washington St., near downtown Elkhart.
A teddy bear memorial now sits on the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, CEC Entertainment, Inc., Human Interest
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Investigators search for fire's cause, Elkhart firefighters deal with grief
The memorial outside the charred home of the Anderson family is growing by the minute. What was once a place to remember one child, has now become a place to mourn the deaths of two.
Alexis Anderson, 4, died Saturday after her Elkhart home caught fire....Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Stress, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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