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2404, 2019

Atlanta firefighters save driver trapped by fallen tree

(WSPA) - Firefighters were answering a nearby call when a tree landed on a delivery truck, trapping a driver inside. Atlanta Fire Rescue said in a tweet a large oak tree fell on a box truck. Branches of the tree also landed on a fire engine. The fire department said [...]

1204, 2019

Georgia first responders save 29-year old cardiac arrest victim

(Fox 10) - Daniel Sherrod, a 29-year-old beer distributor, had collapsed at his Paulding County home. "It's humbling, I guess, would be the right word," Sherrod says. He recalls nothing about that night or the week that followed. "I remember asking my mom what happened," Sherrod says. "She told me basically [...]

104, 2019

A chance encounter allowed this man to thank the people who saved him – 5 years later

(11 Alive) - It's been years since Cobb County firefighters saw Dan Davis - and it wasn't under the best conditions. In 2014, Davis was involved in an accident between a car and a motorcycle on Dallas Highway. He was on the motorcycle. He survived, but never got the chance to [...]

2703, 2019

Off-duty firefighter saves woman during roadside emergency

(WRIC) - An off-duty Henrico firefighter is being praised for saving a woman who was experiencing a medical emergency on Route 301 in Hanover County. Firefighter Sarah Hill was off-duty in Hanover when she noticed a woman outside her vehicle on U.S. 301 in need of help, according to Henrico County Government's Facebook page. After approaching [...]

2703, 2019

Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Elderly Man From Burning Home

(13 WHOtv.com) - An off-duty Petersburg firefighter jumped into action Friday night after a fire broke out at the home of his elderly neighbor along South Crater Road in Prince George County. Chris Lawrence said he had checked on his next-door neighbor earlier in the night. "I helped him get in the bed [...]

2503, 2019

East Point Firefighter saves dog’s life with CPR after fire

(11 Alive) - An East Point firefighter saves a dog's life with quick thinking and CPR after a house fire. Wednesday afternoon, Gerrell Lilly with the East Point Fire Department put out a fire after being called to a home on Scenic Drive. Lilly recalls safely rescuing the Zack family along [...]