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Bartow firefighters presented state’s highest award for valor
(daily-tribune.com) - Four Bartow County firefighters earned the state's highest award for valor at the 2018 Georgia Fire Service Conference in Dalton last month. Sgt. Jason Cline and firefighters Christian Howell, Ellis Bramblett, and Seth Burns received the Lifesaving Valor award from the Georgia State Firefighters Association for pulling a woman [...]
Thunderbolt Firefighter rescue “Lucky’ kitten from pipe in GA
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WJBF) - A crew from the Thunderbolt Fire Department helped save a “Lucky” kitten last week. John Henderson says he saw the kitten and tried to pick it up from a ditch when it ran into a pipe. He called for help, and firefighters came to the rescue. Two [...]
Roswell first responders treated to free meal for service
(NorthFulton.com) - Roswell firefighters and police officers received a big thank-you for their service from Michael and Roxie Hernandez with the Hernandez Group of Keller Williams Realty and Bob and Marlene White of Slopes BBQ. For the third year, they teamed up to offer all of Roswell’s first responders a free [...]
First Responders rescue 150 residents stranded by Hurricane Florence’s storm surge
(Fox 5) - Authorities in the coastal city of New Bern were working with federal responders to rescue at least 150 residents who reported themselves stranded in Hurricane Florence's storm surge. Colleen Roberts, public information officer for the city of about 30,000 residents, told Fox News that 200 people had been rescued so [...]
Savannah Police Officers Pull Woman From Window of Burning House
https://youtu.be/Jjl0rvFCdcw (Officer.com) - A woman trapped in her home by a fire makes a desperate call for help and police are the first to arrive. Body cameras from Savannah Police officers show the rescue effort. When they open the front door, they can barely see inside because of the smoke [...]
Boy rescued from sewer after firefighter spots his finger poking out of manhole
(FoxNews) - A Wisconsin boy was rescued from a storm sewer Tuesday after an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the child’s finger poking out of the manhole cover following severe weather in the area. The 11-year-old boy was playing with his friends in a flooded drainage ditch in the Village of Harrison after [...]