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Off-duty Savannah firefighter lends a hand after SUV flips
(WTGS) - A car flipped several times before running off GA Highway 204 and came to rest in the marsh just before the Forest River Bridge Thursday. Around 3:45 p.m., Savannah Fire Rescue (SFR) was called to perform a technical rescue. One victim was trapped inside and two others were injured, [...]
Firefighters finish pouring concrete for man who had medical emergency
(Fox 43) - Off-duty firefighters went above and beyond their calling for a patient having a medical emergency when they went to his home on their day off to finish a project he had started. According to a Facebook post, a man had a medical emergency while pouring concrete around his home. Rescue [...]
Off-duty deputies rescue 3 after boat sinks off Port Richey
(Fox 13) - A couple of off-duty Pasco County deputies enjoying a day on the water still managed to save lives when the spotted some boaters in trouble. Body camera video shows the second part of the heroic rescue, but before on-duty deputies showed up, two off-duty deputies, who were deep sea fishing [...]
Firefighters rescue dog from well
(ctpost.com) - Firefighters rescued a dog from a well Sunday morning, according to a post on the South Killingly Fire Department Facebook page. According to the post, the 16-week-old pooch fell about eight feet down an open well while walking in the woods off of Wright Road. Firefighter Levi Davis was reportedly [...]
FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE INJURED WORKER DANGLING FROM GWINNETT CELL TOWER
(WSB) - Firefighters were able to rescue an injured worker who was dangling more than 100 feet about the ground from a cell tower Monday afternoon. The man, who was part of a contracted crew, was injured while climbing the tower in the 4900 block of West Price Road just before [...]
Firefighters rescue man left dangling from 60-foot tree
(KLTV) - A New Hampshire man who climbed a 60-foot tree trying to retrieve his drone became stuck for about 30 minutes and had to be rescued by firefighters. Daniel Lacourse decided Wednesday to climb a Manchester, NH, tree in which his drone had been stuck for two weeks. At [...]