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Firefighters Hang Christmas Lights For Injured Dad After He Fell From Ladder
(Good News Network) - Erik Gaines had not only broken several of his bones after falling off of a ladder hanging Christmas lights – he and his family had seriously fallen out of the Christmas spirit. The firefighters who answered Erik’s 911 call, however, believed otherwise. While Erik was being cared [...]
Firefighters rescue Christmas for 5-year-old with health issues
Watch HERE›› KUSA - A local 5-year-old got the Christmas of a lifetime with some help from Santa and the Westminster Fire Department. Colton suffers from several birth defects and has undergone five surgeries in this short life. But this holiday season, he just asked for the basics from Santa. [...]
Ga. Deputy rescues child trapped under overturned ATV
Watch the rescues HERE›› (WTOC) - BULLOCH CO., GA - Deputy Rey Rodriguez has patrolled Bulloch County for a decade. “I've been in chases, arrested murder suspects, been in shootings. But when it involves a child,” said Sgt. Rodriquez. A call last Wednesday sent him flying down a dirt road where [...]
Muscogee Co. Sheriff’s Deputy describes this week’s harrowing creek rescue
(WRBL) - COLUMBUS, Ga. — Imagine your car crashing into a creek and you are submerged in water upside down. That’s what happened to one man just days ago. Thankfully, local good Samaritans made sure he wasn’t there for long. News 3 has new details about the harrowing moments from a Muscogee [...]
People were acting ‘a little weird.’ Off-duty firefighter discovers why, saves crowded restaurant
(FOX 8) - LEWISVILLE, NC-- Lonnie Wimmer, a firefighter with Lewisville Fire Department, was at River Ridge Taphouse in Clemmons on Saturday night when after about an hour and a half into dinner, he noticed something strange. "People were starting to act a little weird,” Wimmer said. “Heads hurting, people [...]
Skowhegan officer saves a mother and son from burning home
(WGME) -- Found unconscious in her burning home, a Skowhegan mother and her son were pulled from the building by a police officer. The flames broke out Friday, leaving the woman and her child badly burned and in critical condition. Skowhegan police officer Tim Williams says his only thought, when [...]