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Husseiniya fire fighters move into new facility Story and photo by Norris Jones Gulf Region Central District US Army Corps of Engineers The Husseiniya firemen are proud of their new equipment and the training which they have received. They are now able to battle fires and respond to emergencies better than ever before. Baghdad, Iraq -- Husseiniya city officials and fire fighters in north Baghdad Province hosted a ceremony recently marking the opening of a new $1.1 million, three-story fire station that will benefit the city’s 450,000 residents. The 925-square meter concrete structure features five bays; three for ladder...

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2005 – The children of Husseiniya, a town north of here, play among heaps of trash, lakes of standing groundwater and open sewage. Several miles away, in northern Baghdad, U.S. Army Col. David Bishop, commander of 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division; Ayad al-Safee, the deputy minister of technical affairs for the Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works; Nanjar Manshed, the Istaklah district advisory council delegate; and representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a charter Aug. 1 that will ensure the citizens and children of Husseiniya have a brighter and healthier future. Husseiniya is...