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Monday, May 13, 2013  Other suspicious fires north of Oneida Lake also being investigated

Friday, March 29, 2013  Paul Linnertz, 53, will take the reigns of the Syracuse Fire Department, taking over for retiring Chief Mark McLees.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Update: Victim identified as 71-year-old Santa Claudio

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced her appointments for the next Fire Chief and First Deputy Fire Chief for the City of Syracuse on Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has announced that Fire Chief Mark McLees and Deputy Chief Charlie Duffy intend to retire next month.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Syracuse firefighters union, Local 280, placed and ad in The Post-Standard in an effort to stop Fire Station 7 from closing. The ad ran in Thursday’s "Neighbors" section.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Fire Station No. 7 on Syracuse's east side may close to eliminate $30 million budget deficit.

Friday, October 19, 2012 

Friday, October 05, 2012  At least five people, including three firefighters, were reported injured after a house fire in Cicero late Thursday night.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  The duo is given the Silver Lifesaving Medal for pulling three fishermen from the rising Oswego River

Sunday, August 19, 2012  Fire crews were called to the Bayshore Apartment complex in Brewerton at around 2:00pm this afternoon, as black smoke billowed out of one of the apartment buildings.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Syracuse investigators are asking for your help as they try to track down whoever may be responsible for setting as many as seven fires in the Tipperary Hill section of the city since May 4th. Have you seen any suspicious activity recently?

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  A house at 31 Mercer Street was badly damaged Monday night.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  Fire officials are looking into the cause of a fire at a vacant home in the City of SYracuse.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  Authorities have released the names of the 31-year-old mother and her three young sons who were killed when a fire tore through their Utica duplex earlier this week.