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Fire Kills Almost Every Animal at Florida Wildlife Center

An early morning fire on Thursday killed nearly all the animals at a wildlife center in Florida, officials said. News outlets reported the fire broke out around 3 a.m. Thursday at the Alligator and Wildlife Discovery Center in Madeira Beach, …

Man Behind 2021 Walmart Fires Along Gulf Coast Sentenced to 18 years

An Alabama federal judge has sentenced the man who admits being the leader of a scheme to set fires to Walmart stores along the Gulf Coast to 18 years in prison – double the recommended sentence. As part of a …

Court Finds Insurer’s Evidence Insufficient to Support Subrogation Suit

Circumstantial evidence suggesting a fire that damaged four buildings in the Queens neighborhood of New York City was caused by improper use of extension cords was not enough to allow an insurer to proceed with a subrogation lawsuit, a federal …

Mississippi Town Looks to Insurance After Fire Ravages Historic Train Depot, Museum

McCOMB, Miss. — A massive fire wrecked a Mississippi city’s train depot and museum, a beloved restored landmark that dates back to McComb’s founding as a railroad town. No cause has been immediately determined for the fire that broke out …

Bills Addressing Last Year’s California Wildfires Have Insurers Concerned

Insurance industry representatives said on Thursday they are working with the authors of pair of controversial bills approved by a committee in the California state Senate that are designed to give relief to victims of the massive wildfires last fall. …

Downtown Fire in Central Iowa Town Causes Extensive Damage

A major blaze damaged several buildings in a central Iowa town on Independence Day, but fire officials don’t suspect fireworks as the cause. The Des Moines Register reports that the fire started late on July 4 in downtown Melcher-Dallas and …

California Man Accused of Insurance Inspection Invoice Scam Nabbed

A California man was arrested in Arizona on charges that he scammed hundreds of people in three states in a fire insurance inspection scheme. Robert Musich, 46, was being held on bond following his arrest in Lake Havasu City. Musich, …

Louisiana Town to Vote on Tax for Fire Department Maintenance

Voters in Gonzales, La., will decide on March 28 whether to renew a 10-year, 3.27-mill property tax that was first passed in 1986 to fund the city’s fire department. With two fire stations and an ambulance service that transports residents …

Fire Insurance Goes Down in Louisiana Town as Safety Rating Rises

Coteau, La., residents will pay a little less for fire insurance after their volunteer fire department’s latest evaluation. Fire protection districts are evaluated every five years on a list of criteria designed to judge the effectiveness of the district’s manpower, …

Iowa Fire Officials Change Policy on Flood Zone Fires

Fire officials in Cedar Rapids say they have a different policy for battling fires at buildings vacated by the city’s historic 2008 floods. The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids Fire Department spokesman Greg Buelow says firefighters are expected to keep fires …