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105, 2017

Firefighters rescue 2 from Blackstone River

(Fox 25 Boston) - An outing on the Blackstone River turns into an agonizing, and chilly for a man and woman who fell in Sunday. “A tree had fallen into the river and they were clinging on to the tree,” said Dan Desmarais with the Millville Fire Department. All around them, [...]

105, 2017

Firefighter rescues fawn from fire in Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge

(CBS 10 News) - Firefighters busy at attempting to control the largest wildfire in the Southeast are being hailed as heroes for not only putting their lives on the line but also attending to one of nature’s most vulnerable creatures. The Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge posted a photo on Friday of a [...]

2404, 2017

Off-duty firefighter, man save woman from burning home

(KSDK) - Two strangers teamed up to save an elderly woman in a wheelchair from her burning home. It all happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of McRee Avenue in the Botanical Heights neighborhood. Capt. Leon Whitener of the St. Louis Fire Department had just gotten off work. [...]

2404, 2017

Rogersville teen firefighter cadet saves man’s life

(WAFF) - A couple of Rogersville families are celebrating after a high school student put his training into action and saved a life. This lifesaver is part of the Rogersville Fire Department Cadet program. Folks in Rogersville are calling the cadet a hometown hero for helping a father who got to [...]

2404, 2017

Atlanta firefighter rescues three children from burning home

(CBS46) - Three children are recovering after being rescued from a burning two-story home in Atlanta on Park Avenue. According to authorities, the firefighter had to jump onto the balcony to get the children. The parents were not at home at the time. The children, who were on the second floor [...]

2404, 2017

VIDEO: Girl rescued after falling out of bus

(WALB) - A volunteer firefighter in Arkansas rushed to the rescue after a little girl fell out of the back of a moving bus. Ryan Ciampoli, a licensed EMT and volunteer firefighter, was driving down the highway Friday when the back door of a bus flung open. Hanging on to [...]