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2311, 2021

Augusta firefighters save individual from burning home

Augusta firefighters save individual from burning home     (WRDW/WAGT) - Around 6 p.m. Monday, Augusta firefighters saved an individual from a burning home at the 1200 block of Hemlock Drive. Firefighters pulled an individual out of the home and immediately began patient care. The individual suffered some burns and [...]

1805, 2021

Cobb County Fire Dept Saves Dog from Giant Hole in Georgia and Reunite with its Owner

people.com - A lost dog in Georgia has been saved by local officials after falling down a massive hole. According to an Instagram post from Georgia's Cobb County Animal Services, Ty McIntyre was checking his property when he discovered the dog trapped in a deep, muddy hole. McIntyre quickly called for help, [...]

1910, 2020

Gwinnett Officer saves baby after only two weeks on the job

(CBS46) -- A school resource officer experienced an unforgettable moment only two weeks into her new job. It didn't even happen at work but rather when Officer Zakia Williams was driving home from her shift Tuesday. She is a school resource officer with Gwinnett County Public Schools. "I see a [...]

610, 2020

Atlanta Firefighters rescue worker after partial collapse of midtown parking garage

(Fox 5) - Six construction workers were injured after a portion of a parking deck under construction collapsed Friday afternoon in midtown Atlanta, officials said. The parking garage is located at W. Peachtree Street and Linden Avenue near the Crown Plaza Hotel. Firefighters were called out to the scene around noon after receiving a 911 call. [...]

2904, 2020

Georgia girl, 3, gets special birthday parade from first responders

(KIRO 7) - Ryann Simone Hylton just turned 3 years old. Her community couldn’t congregate for a formal birthday party because of social-distancing measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Ryann Simone got the next best thing: a parade of city of South Fulton first responders. “The city of South Fulton police and [...]

2401, 2020

Savannah firefighter saves man thrown from Back River Bridge speaks

 (WTOC) -The firefighter that rescued a driver from the Savannah River on Friday night says that was his first “real” rescue. Jeremy Veale is an advanced firefighter for Savannah Fire. He says when they arrived on the scene, he was told to rappel down to the man who was clinging [...]