1.   Safety, officials stressed, is the top concern, especially after four firefighters were killed battling a Washington wildfire last month.

2.   At least three people were killed battling police and scores were injured.

3.   Forest fires continued to rage around Greece Friday, two days after four firefighters were killed battling a blaze in the capital.

4.   Two weeks ago, three firefighters and a volunteer firefighter were killed battling a blaze that scorched the eastern edge of Athens.

5.   Three firefighters were killed overnight battling a blaze at a textile warehouse in northern Amsterdam, Mayor Schelto Patijn said in a press conference Thursday.