On Tuesday, a team of 15 Los Angeles firefighters also began manning empty fire stations under the command of the New York Fire Department.

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Fire officials at a command center in Strawn, Texas, said 30% of this Possum Kingdom fire has been contained.

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The match is struck the second outsiders learn of a betrothal: A bride-to-be, especially, becomes public property and an age-old archetype and she is expected to fire off, on command, the event date and location, number of guests, maker of dress and, by golly, she had better loft that ring finger for inspection.

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It says the Tory high command has turned its fire on her for positioning herself ahead of a possible leadership contest.

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The incident was not the result of hostile fire, U.S. Central Command said.

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Silver Command involves staff from North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, North Yorkshire County Council, Ryedale District Council, the Environment Agency and Yorkshire Water.

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For the first time, on-the-ground soldiers will be able to fire at a hidden opponent without having to go up the chain of command to ask for a precision air strike and waste precious time doing so.

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U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldiers were traveling in two vehicles on a "public health-related mission, " when they were "engaged with small-arms fire from an assailant who approached them while the vehicles were stopped in traffic, " Central Command said.

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