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2908, 2018

Firefighter rescues new best friend while battling California wildfire

(Fox 13) - The Draper City Fire Department tragically lost a crew member in the Mendocino complex fire, but they also gained a new one with four legs. Draper City Firefighter Patrick Cullen had been battling the Mendocino Complex Fire for about four days when he felt something move in the [...]

2708, 2018

Savannah Fire honors high school student for rescuing neighbor from fire

(Savannah Now) - A 17-year-old Savannah High School student rescued his neighbor from a house fire Monday night. On Tuesday, Taequan Mitchell was heralded as a hero. Savannah Fire Chief Charles Middleton and a few other members of Savannah Fire gathered outside Mitchell’s Georgia Avenue home Tuesday afternoon. They were [...]

1608, 2018

Firefighter rappels from bridge, rescues stranded dog at base of waterfall

(Fox 29) - A New Jersey firefighter rappelled from a bridge to rescue a dog stranded at the base of a waterfall. Paterson firefighters were called to Great Falls on Sunday. Fire Capt. Scott Parkin made his way down to the animal and lured it in with food. Parkin put a net over [...]

908, 2018

Milledgeville Fire Department welcomes first female in 35 years

(Union Recorder) - The Milledgeville Fire Department has welcomed an unusual new recruit.  Ever since Heather Nation graduated high school, the Milledgeville Firefighter and Greene County native knew she wanted to pursue a career helping others. A former student hoping to earn a certification in radiography, Nation had never considered a career [...]

708, 2018

Unsung Hero: Megan Zarcone, Volunteer Female Firefighter

(Rockland Times) - A growing number of women are climbing tall aerial ladders and rescuing Rockland County residents from smoky rooms as members of volunteer fire companies. People who call 911 are not concerned about the gender of the firefighter who responds and rescues those plagued by a fire emergency. “Megan [...]

708, 2018

DA named “Prosecutor of the Year”

(Northwest Georgia News) - Tallapoosa Circuit District Attorney got a special award from one organization during a recent meeting on Jekyll Island for his work on a murder-arson case in Haralson County. Browning said he put behind bars “one of the most dangerous men” in the area who was convicted [...]