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Riverside (CA) Santa Ana River Rescue

Riverside (CA) Firefighters Use Geolocation App to Help Save Two Men, Dogs From Rising Santa Ana River

Riverside city firefighters combined several pieces of technology to hasten the rescue of two homeless men who climbed a tree with their dogs in the Santa Ana River bottom to escape swift, rising water on Thursday night, Feb. 13.
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Pamelia (NY) Volunteer Fire Department

Off-Duty Pamelia (NY) Fire Captain Saves Trapped Family

What started as a drive to check on a seasonal home for a friend ended with a Pamelia volunteer firefighter saving four people who were…
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Sacramento Firefighters Save Baby

How a Baby Born 18 weeks Early on Highway 99 Was Saved by Sacramento (CA) Firefighters

Saving the baby was made possible by the speed of the paramedics and firefighters who responded to Quijano’s call.
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FL Bus Crash Kills Eight, Injures 40

A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers.
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Two Children Killed When Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into MI Birthday Party

The Rockwood Fire Department raced to a birthday party where a suspected drunken driver crashed into the building and two children are dead.
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Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped for a Day in 24-Inch Storm Drain Under GA Highway

Calls for help along a north Georgia highway led to the discovery of a man stuck in a 24-inch drainpipe under the road.
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Worker Rescued From Tree by Shelton (CT) Fire Department in Critical Condition

A tree worker who suffered traumatic injuries while working 40 feet high in a tree on Tuesday had to be rescued by firefighters.
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Video: Hot Air Balloon Crashes Into Power Lines in MN; Three Passengers Survive

Three people survived the crash of a hot-air balloon Wednesday evening on Rochester's south side.
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NH Woman Rescued After Being Compacted in Back of Trash Truck

Firefighters extricated a woman from the back of a trash truck in Manchester Monday.
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Video: Man Stuck in Urn at AL Party Loses Pants, Breaks Expensive Vase, and Internet

“Call the fire department to break this,” the man screams as onlookers offer words of encouragement.
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Drone Helps WA Firefighters Rescue Boater Left Clinging to Tree in Raging River

A boater was rescued from a raging river after being left clinging to a tree.
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Passengers Injured in Chicago Train Crash

At least 19 CTA train passengers were injured, three in critical-to-serious condition, Thursday morning.
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Hiker Slips and Falls Off Waterfall at PA State Park

09.04.2023
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PA Firefighters Remove Car from Second Story of Home

08.07.2023
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Floods Swamp VT Cities and Towns; Crews Assist from Across Eastern United States

07.11.2023
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Video: FDNY Pulls Man From Fourth-Floor Window in Dramatic Rope Rescue

06.20.2023
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The World’s Largest Grain Elevator Exploded 25 Years Ago – Veteran NE Firefighters Recall That Day

06.15.2023
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LAFD Rescues Woman, 26, After Fall Into Concrete Los Angeles Riverbed

06.12.2023
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91-Year-Old ID Man Rescued From River

06.09.2023
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Video: Firefighters Use Three Aerials to Rescue 20 Passengers Stranded on Carnival Ride

06.07.2023
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Oklahoma City (OK) Firefighters Rescue Driver, Son From Truck Left Hanging Off Overpass

05.16.2023
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Chattanooga (TN) Firefighters Rescue Five from Apartment Balcony

05.16.2023
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Two Quebec Firefighters Missing After Flood Waters Sweep Them Away; Search Underway

05.02.2023
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Handcuff Removal? All in a Day’s Work for Windham (CT) Firefighters

05.01.2023
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