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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="https://dailydispatch.com/" target="_blank">Daily Dispatch: Massachusetts News</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Daily Dispatch News - Daily News for America\'s Fire Service</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/10/Lightning.strikes.two.boats.off.coast.of.Wareham.aspx" target="_blank">Lightning strikes two boats off coast of Wareham</a><br />');
document.write('VIDEO: Lightning struck not one, but two boats off the coast of Wareham just before 7 p.m. Firefighters were already on the scene at Onset Bay on Tuesday when they witnessed the second strike of lightning with their own eyes. \"Very odd for us to be actually on scene and be here when it happens,\" said Fire Chief Jeffrey Osswald. - PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/10/A.Good.Age.Duxbury.Fire.Chief.Kevin.Nord.retires.to.ride.across.America.on.motorcycle.aspx" target="_blank">A Good Age: Duxbury Fire Chief Kevin Nord retires to ride across America on motorcycle</a><br />');
document.write('After 44 years in the fire service, Kevin Nord felt ready to retire, \"to melt away in my helmet a little bit and get some me time.\" When Nord, 62, stepped down in July as Duxbury fire chief, he knew he was still young and healthy enough to chase a dream. He also knew what was at \"the top of my bucket list. - PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Patriot Ledger - Metered Site');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/09/Critical.drought.conditions.worsen.across.state.aspx" target="_blank">\'Critical drought\' conditions worsen across state</a><br />');
document.write('The Massachusetts Connecticut River Valley and Southeast Regions are now considered to be in Level 3 critical drought conditions, the Massachusetts energy and environmental affairs secretary Beth Card said Tuesday. \"With the majority of the state now experiencing a Level 3 critical drought, it is incredibly important that we all practice water conservation and adhere to local requirements and recommendations in order avoid over-stressing our water resources,” Card said in a news release. - PUB DATE: 8/9/2022 2:42:00 PM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/10/Firefighters.clean.up.household.oil.spill.in.North.Attleborough.aspx" target="_blank">Firefighters clean up household oil spill in North Attleborough</a><br />');
document.write('Firefighters in North Attleborough cleaned up a household oil spill on Tuesday morning. Crews responded to the scene at the home on Fales Road just after 7 a.m. Deputy Fire Chief Michael Chabot told ABC 6 News that the couple living inside of the home woke up to the smell of oil. They went to the basement, found their oil tank actively leaking and called the fire department. - PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNE-TV ABC 6 New Bedford');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/09/Provincetown.crews.deal.with.deck.fire.power.outage.aspx" target="_blank">Provincetown crews deal with deck fire, power outage</a><br />');
document.write('Provincetown firefighters responded to 322 Commercial Street in the downtown section of town sometime after 4 PM for a deck fire. The fire was quickly knocked down but crews had to pull up some of the boards to reach fire nelow the deck and douse it. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Meanwhile around the same time, about 300 Eversource customers lost power from what Evetsource described as equipment damage. - PUB DATE: 8/9/2022 4:24:44 PM - SOURCE: Cape Cod Times');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/10/North.Adams.Tree.Fire.Can.Be.Seen.As.A.Lesson.For.Homeowners.aspx" target="_blank">North Adams Tree Fire Can Be Seen As A Lesson For Homeowners</a><br />');
document.write('PHOTOS: A small tree fire in the Berkshire County City of North Adams on Saturday can probably serve as an essential lesson for Berkshire County homeowners... and really, homeowners everywhere. The fire was caused by rubbing tree branches. This particular fire, on Church Street in North Adams, was caused by branches rubbing against the electrical wires that passed through the tree and wearing away the wire\'s outer casing. - PUB DATE: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUPE 100.1 FM Pittsfield');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/08/Major.transformer.in.Lexington.explodes.creating.massive.fireball.aspx" target="_blank">Major transformer in Lexington explodes, creating massive fireball</a><br />');
document.write('VIDEO: Emerson Graf says she and her mother heard a strange noise seconds before a huge explosion on Monday. “It was just insane. It was so loud,” said Emerson Graf, of Lexington. They watched as a transformer exploded, creating a huge fireball in the area of Main Street. “We started to hear like scratching and little clicking noises, and we just looked over, and there was this giant explosion,” said Graf. - PUB DATE: 8/8/2022 3:57:59 PM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/08/Ground.Zero.Flag.set.for.ceremony.today.at.Springfields.911.Memorial.aspx" target="_blank">Ground Zero Flag set for ceremony today at Springfield’s 9/11 Memorial</a><br />');
document.write('The Ground Zero Flag, an American flag which flew over the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York City after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, will be exhibited at Springfield’s Sept. 11th Monument on Tuesday. A ceremony will be conducted at 11 a.m. The city’s Police and Fire departments, first responders from American Medical Response, the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department and the Massachusetts Patriot Guard Riders will escort the flag as it crosses the Memorial Bridge to the Riverfront Park monument. - PUB DATE: 8/8/2022 11:09:39 AM - SOURCE: The Republican - MassLive');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/08/Chicopee.fire.leaves.1.injured.damages.home.aspx" target="_blank">Chicopee fire leaves 1 injured, damages home</a><br />');
document.write('One person was injured in a Willimansett fire that heavily damaged a garage and part of a home Monday night. The victim was brought to the hospital by ambulance. Fire Lt. Katie Collins Kalbaugh did not have immediate information about how seriously the person was injured. The fire at 29 Narragansett Blvd. - PUB DATE: 8/8/2022 7:43:12 PM - SOURCE: The Republican - MassLive');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/08/Marion.community.EM.Sprogram.receives.state.approval.aspx" target="_blank">Marion community EMS program receives state approval</a><br />');
document.write('The Marion Fire Emergency Medical Service has been approved to conduct community emergency medical service programs. The ten programs and services identified include child passenger safety, emergency preparedness individual evaluation, fire and burn prevention and education, firearms safety, home and community falls prevention, poison control home evaluation, sharps awareness, vaccinations, water safety and well-being checks. - PUB DATE: 8/8/2022 1:03:37 PM - SOURCE: Sippican Week');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/09/Saugus.Firefighters.Battle.House.Fire.in.RecordSetting.Heat.aspx" target="_blank">Saugus Firefighters Battle House Fire in Record-Setting Heat</a><br />');
document.write('Firefighters in Saugus, Massachusetts, are battling a house fire in extreme temperatures on Monday. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. in the 200-block of Essex Street.The Essex Street westbound ramp from Route 1 north has been shut down so firefighters can battle the flames. No injuries have been reported. - PUB DATE: 8/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-CD NBC 10 Nashua');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="https://www.dailydispatch.com/StateNews/MA/2022/August/07/Ground.Zero.flag.makes.appearance.at.Northampton.Fire.Department.before.retirement.aspx" target="_blank">Ground Zero flag makes appearance at Northampton Fire Department before retirement</a><br />');
document.write('The Ground Zero 9/11 Flag Team was in Northampton Sunday, making an appearance in western Mass. just before the flag’s retirement. The flag is set to retire on November 2, the anniversary of when it was removed from Ground Zero. Sunday, first responders, bikers and more gathered to reflect and remember. - PUB DATE: 8/7/2022 9:45:07 PM - SOURCE: WGGB-TV ABC 40 Springfield');
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