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WFD News Room - 2008 News Releases

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JANUARY  
   
Jan 8 Vehicle Fire Inside Parking Garage
   
Jan 17 City Council Resolution for Rima Johnson
   
Jan 18 Restaurant Kitchen Fire
   
Jan 21 Space Heater Fire in High Rise Apartment Building
   
Jan 23 Kitchen Fire in Second Floor Apartment
   
  Wilmington Fire Department Supports U.S. Fire Administration’s Smoking & Home Fires Campaign
   
Jan 29 Vacant House Fire
   
Jan 30 Building Fire in Southbridge
   
Jan 31 Kiwanis Club of Wilmington Names Firefighter and Police Officer of the Year for 2007
   
FEBRUARY  
   
Feb 8 Second Alarm House Fire
   
Feb 13 Wilmington Fire Department to Promote Two Members
   
Feb 22 Fire Department Promotes Two Members
   
Feb 28 Vehicles on Fire in Parking Garage
   
MARCH  
   
Mar 3 Second Floor Bedroom Fire
   
Mar 4 Wilmington Fire Department to Participate in Wake Up Delaware on Saturday, March 8; Free Smoke Alarms and Batteries Available to City Residents
   
Mar 5 Kiwanis Club of Wilmington Names Firefighter and Police Officer of the First Quarter for 2008
   
Mar 14 Row of Homes Saved on Wilson Street
   
Mar 21 Serious Fire Confined to One Home
   
Mar 26 Extensive Fire in Three-story Apartment Building
   
APRIL  
   
Apr 1 Second Floor House Fire
   
Apr 10 House Fire
   
Apr 14 Large Fire Stopped from Spreading at Former Kahunaville Location
   
Apr 22 Kahunaville Fire Investigation Continues
   
Apr 27 Second Alarm Boarding House Fire
   
Apr 29 Boarding House Fire Update
   
MAY  
   
May 2 National Arson Awareness Week; 2008 Theme TOYLIKE LIGHTERS: PLAYING WITH FIRE
   
May 3 Basement Fire Quickly Extinguished
   
May 7 Building Collapse on South Justison Street
   
May 13 Wilmington Fire Chief Willie J. Patrick Completes Executive Fire Officer Program
   
May 22 Three-story Apartment Fire
   
May 28 WFD Investigating Charges Against Firefighter Priest Aiken
   
May 31 Occupants Alerted to Fire by Smoke Alarm
   
JUNE  
   
Jun 3 Apartment Fire Caused By Unattended Candle
   
Jun 6 Second Floor Apartment Fire
   
Jun 12 House Fire on East 13th Street
   
Jun 14 Sprinkler System Contains Apartment Fire
   
Jun 22 Apartment Fire Displaces Three Residents
   
Jun 23 Residents Escape House Fire
   
JULY  
   
Jul 2 Worker Rescued from Industrial Accident
   
Jul 22 Attic Fire in Duplex
   
  Vehicle Crashes Into Hotel
   
AUGUST  
   
Aug 13 COMMUNITY INFORMATION BULLETIN: Series of Small Fires in Browntown
   
Aug 21 Firefighters Attend Homeland Security Training
   
Aug 29 Fire Department Promotes Two Members
   
SEPTEMBER  
   
Sept 4 Kiwanis Awards for 3rd Quarter 2008
   
Sept 24 Rope Rescue Saves Injured Roofer
   
OCTOBER  
   
Oct 25 Quick Fire Attack Saves Attached Homes
   
NOVEMBER  
   
Nov 12 Row Home Fire in Hedgeville
   
Nov 30 High-Rise Fire Confined to Unit of Origin
   
DECEMBER  
   
Dec 1 High-Rise Fire Caused By Unattended Candle
   
Dec 2 Wilmington Fire Department Wants to Keep You Safe and Warm This Winter
   
Dec 4 Candle Fire Safety
   
Dec 5 Baynard Boulevard House Fire
   
Dec 9 House Fire Caused By Electric Space Heater
   
Dec 11 Holiday Fire Prevention
   
Dec 12 House Fire Intentionally Set
   
Dec 18 Wilmington Firefighters Holiday Fund
   
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