State of Emergency declared for Western NC
The Black Cove Complex Fire, made up of three fires totaling 6,500 acres
🔥Two largest fires are now 10-20% contained
🔥Two fires caused by downed power lines
🔥Third fire cause still under investigation
Blaze has spread into Henderson County
- 250 houses evacuated
- Roughly 500 firefighters involved, some from as far away as Montana
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It is with deep regret the UFA announces the passing of retired Firefighter Christopher J. Revere, Engine Company 289, who succumbed to his World Trade Center related illness on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. FF Revere served our great department for 15 years. Prior to his service

#WildfirePrepDay2025 (Saturday, May 3) focuses on what residents can do on and around their homes to help protect against the threat of wildfires. Use this project ideas list to help create a plan for your home and neighborhood:
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PFIZER JUST RELEASED IT’S LIST OF SIDE EFFECTS OF ITS "COVID-19 VACCINE"…….and the list of some side effects of the Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 Vaccine. TAKE-HEED!
Blood thrombosis.
Acute kidney injury,
Acute flaccid myelitis,
Positive antisperm antibodies,
Brainstem embolism,
Brainstem thrombosis,
Cardiac arrest (hundreds of cases),
Heart failure,
Cardiac ventricular thrombosis,
Cardiogenic shock,
Central nerv… Moreous system vasculitis,
Neonatal death,
Deep vein thrombosis,
Brainstem encephalitis,
Hemorrhagic encephalitis,
Frontal lobe epilepsy,
Foaming at the mouth,
Epileptic psychosis,
Facial paralysis,
Fetal distress syndrome,
Gastrointestinal amyloidosis,
Generalized tonic-clonic seizure,
Hashimoto's encephalopathy,
Hepatic vascular thrombosis,
Herpes zoster reactivation,
Hepatitis Immune-mediated,
Interstitial lung disease,
Jugular vein embolism,
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy,
Liver damage,
Low birth weight,
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children,
Myocarditis,
Neonatal seizure,
Pancreatitis,
Pneumonia,
Stillbirth,
Tachycardia,
Temporal lobe epilepsy,
Testicular autoimmunity,
Thrombotic stroke,
Type 1 diabetes mellitus,
Neonatal venous thrombosis,
Vertebral artery thrombosis,
Pericarditis,
Sudden death.”
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If severe weather causes you to turn to a portable generator for power, keep this checklist handy. Share with family, friends and neighbors!

It's all fun and games until someone loses their "eye-dentity".
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Panama City Fire Department - Congratulations to Firefighter Gavin Cummins for successfully completing the Flames Course. Flames is a 48 hour class that is very physically and mentally demanding with a high attrition rate. Firefighter Cummins is always striving to be the best he can for his community. Thank you for the hard work Firefighter Cummins !

FDNY - Congrats to 90+ years of service combined... Capt Bendix, Eng 24, Chief Corcoran & Chief Reagan, Batt.2 all worked their last tour.

College Student Vanishes After Spring Break in Dominican Republic—Friends Return, But She’s Gone

In this chilling story, Sudiksha Konanki, a college junior from the University of Pittsburgh, vanished during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic. While her friends returned home, Sudiksha was nowhere to be found. A widespread search by U.S. and Dominican authorities, along with the involvemen… Moret of the Indian government, has turned up no answers. The only clues? Her friends claim to have last seen her swimming on the beach at 4 a.m. with a man—and now that same man has been released by authorities. As her parents seem to accept the version of events given to them, the question remains: What really happened to Sudiksha? Watch as we dive into this mysterious case and explore the unanswered questions that still linger. #crime #springbreak #missing

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This gave me a chuckle!