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FIRST PLACE:
“Fifteenth Fire”
These three news stories, based on a reporter’s ride-along,
exposed exactly how the city’s rolling closures were affecting
the response times of the Anchorage Fire Department.
KTUU-2
Reported by: Megan Baldino
Submitted by: Anchorage, AK Local 1264
HONORABLE MENTION:
“Fire Ops”
A reporter and her cameraman go through Fire Ops in a story
that is well shot and on message. She concludes that these
annual Fire Ops days for politicians and the media ensure that
fire resources “will be a hot topic at future budget meetings.”
AFD
Reported by: Liz Keptner
Submitted by: Easton, PA Local 713
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SECOND PLACE:
“Hidden Risk”
A fire fighter died after falling into a basement when
engineered-wood I-joists gave way in the new construction. The
town of Shadeland then began to campaign for tightened state
building codes. A simulation in this story illustrated the
respective burning times of solid wood and engineered-wood
I-joists.
WISH-TV
Reported by: WISH-TV
Submitted by: Indianapolis, IN Local 416
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