11.   And the lingering anger from that experience has paralyzed the federal and state fire officials.

12.   Around noon, Daniel A. Nigro, the chief of department, the top-ranking uniformed fire official, stopped by on his own time.

13.   Another fire in a remote area of Yosemite National Park is being allowed to burn, fire officials said.

14.   Another was found nearby, while a third was discovered on the third-floor landing, fire officials said.

15.   Appearing before the Los Angeles City Council, Chief Bernard C. Parks and other top police and fire officials detailed the deployment.

16.   As flames and smoke poured from the windows, several tenants jumped from the roof of rear and front porches, fire officials said.

17.   As of early Friday evening, fire officials had not yet interviewed Ms. Pinder, who was listed in serious condition at Brookdale Hospital.

18.   At the very least, some fire officials say they are reexamining their tactics to reflect the newfound knowledge that suicide hijackers can turn skyscraper steel to spaghetti.

19.   At least nine horses died Friday night when a fire broke out in a Brooklyn stable, fire officials said.

20.   At the time, fire officials brimmed with confidence that they could remake the EMS, which had long languished as an arm of the Health and Hospitals Corporation.