TASK DEFINITION: You are given two sentences(Sentence1 and Sentence2). Answer "Yes" if these sentences are a paraphrase of one another, otherwise answer "No".
PROBLEM: Sentence1: " The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the fire south of the city ., Sentence2: " The fire calmed down considerably overnight , then it rained , " said Andy Lyon , spokesman for the Douglas County fire command center .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: Because of the holiday period , the agency will not release data from the period since Dec. 27 until today ., Sentence2: Because of the holidays , CDC is not releasing data from the period since Dec. 27 until today .

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Sentence1: Lt. Scotty Smither , a county firefighter , was struck by lightning ., Sentence2: A county firefighter , was struck by lightning and was in stable condition at Frankfort Regional Medical Center .

SOLUTION:
No