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1704, 2017

Crews battle wildfire at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

South Georgia residents might notice smoky skies when they step outside. That's because crews are working to fight a wildfire in the Okeefenokee Wildlife Reserve. The fire has spread across nearly 20,000 acres. Smoke has filled the roads and the air, small flames, and a few larger ones, can be seen almost everywhere. WALB's Caitlyn Chastain got a [...]

1004, 2017

Firefighters, police rescue 10th birthday of boy who lost presents in devastating house fire

(WSB-TV) - Firefighters and police officers in Roy, Utah, donated cash and gifts cards from their own pockets to a boy who watched his family’s home go up in flames on his birthday. Tyten Sparks had just finished a special breakfast Wednesday and was preparing to go on an adventure [...]

1004, 2017

First Responders Rescue Hiker Pinned Under 1,500-lb Boulder

(GEARJUNKIE) - A 30-year-old European woman visiting Colorado for a conference suffered multiple fractures and was unconscious following a hiking accident Wednesday on North Table Mountain near Golden, Colo. The unidentified woman was walking with her friend in an area popular with hikers and climbers when a massive boulder broke free [...]

1004, 2017

Franklin police officer helps elderly woman recover $8,000

(WTTV) - A Franklin police officer is being praised for his work in helping an 84-year-old woman get $8,000 back she was scammed out of. "Typically on a lot of these frauds that are out of state it’s difficult to track them down and the money is already spent," Franklin Police [...]

1004, 2017

Former firefighter saves same co-worker twice

(The Morning Sun) - Jordan Mora and Ben Long don’t think of themselves as heroes. They just did what needed to be done. On Tuesday night, Mora, a team leader at CME Mitsuba in Mt. Pleasant and Long, a second shift supervisor, helped another employee after he had a cardiac event. [...]

1004, 2017

Firefighter rescues dog from Spartanburg Co. house fire

(WSPA) – A firefighter from the Glenn Springs-Pauline Fire Department rescued a dog during a house fire Wednesday afternoon. A picture captures him carrying the dog to safety, even putting a small oxygen mask on her snout to help her breathe. Leigh Oswald’s parents home was damaged in the fire [...]