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How Scotland's water rescue heroes prepare for life-or-death drama in raging rapids
Thursday 27.5.10
Life-or-death drama is just part of the job for the water specialists of Tayside Fire and Rescue, as the Record's James Moncur found out when he joined the team. Article Supplied by Daily Record www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Firefighters tackle blaze at shopfitters
Wednesday 26.5.10
Firefighters fought for just over an hour to tackle a blaze at a Dundee shopfitters today (writes Graeme Strachan).

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River Isla rescue: youth out of hospital
Tuesday 25.5.10
A TEENAGER plucked from the treacherous River Isla when a fun-filled afternoon out in sun-kissed Perthshire turned into a nightmare has been released from hospital.

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Boy saved in river rescue drama
Monday 24.5.10
A TEENAGER was hauled to safety from the treacherous, fast-flowing waters of the River Isla near Coupar Angus last night in a dramatic rescue.

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Blaze at famed fish firm
Monday 24.5.10
CREWS FROM all over Tayside were called into action yesterday morning as fire ripped through business premises belonging to a famed fishmonger, writes Dave Lord.

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Residents Evacuated in Blaze Drama
Wednesday 12.5.10
TOWERING PLUMES of thick black smoke rose above the Coldside area of Dundee last night as firefighters evacuated around 70 residents from their homes in one of the city’s most ferocious blazes in recent years.

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Stampede Fears After Motorway Accident
Tuesday 4.5.10
EMERGENCY SERVICES were last night forced to prevent a cattle stampede onto a busy motorway in Perthshire. The unusual operation saw three appliances from Tayside Fire and Rescue, four police units, an ambulance, a veterinarian and two recovery units converge on the M90, one mile south of Bridge of Earn.

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Ferocious Fire Tears Through Farm
Tuesday 4.5.10
THERE WAS drama last night after flames tore through buildings at a Perthshire farm. Fire appliances from all over Tayside and Fife rushed to the scene at Jamesfield Farm, near Abernethy, at around 8pm following reports of a significant blaze.

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Vehicles Destroyed in Truck Yard Blaze
Tuesday 4.5.10
Vandals left a trail of devastation and an estimated bill of more than £120,000 after torching six vehicles at a Dundee truck yard today (writes Graham Huband). Five Mercedes sprinter vans and a 7.5 tonne MAN truck were destroyed in the 2am blaze at the premises of Norscot Truck and Van Ltd in Gourdie Industrial Estate.

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Disabled Man Rescued From Fire By His Brother
Tuesday 4.5.10
A DISABLED Dundee man was rescued from a fire at his Lochee flat after summoning his brother by mobile phone. Wheelchair user Kenny Convery (47) fell asleep in the early hours of yesterday after a day watching football—forgetting that he had begun to cook bacon and eggs in his frying pan.

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