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Boy Gets Stuck in Tube Slide and Breaks Arm: Firefighter Climbs in to Comfort Him While He's Treated
Parks are a popular destination for kids' birthday parties. They're a hotspot for kids anyway and provide plenty of free ...
Window Washers Trapped at 50th Floor after Platform Malfunctions, Call for Help as Storm Rolls In
It was the perfect storm: A window-washing crew was perched on a platform on the 50th floor of a building ...
Firefighters Rescue At Least 8 People from Floodwaters with Help of 'Flood Awareness Class'
As heavy rains have hit Texas, residents have been reminded of the dangers of flash floods, giant hail and severe ...
Woman Pinned in Flipped, Burning Car Faces Certain Death Until Firefighter Gives Her His Oxygen Mask
Firefighters are generally hailed as heroes for what they do: They're in the business of saving lives and mitigating damage, ...
Good Samaritan Rescues Driver from Burning Car Right Before Car Explodes, Trapping First Responders
On Friday evening in Hamblen County, Tennessee, an accident involving multiple vehicles nearly claimed at least one life and put ...
After Construction Crew Finds Baby Fox Stuck in Pipe, Firefighters and Animal Control Show Up to Help
A construction crew working on a site near Oracle Park in San Francisco heard strange noises coming from some of ...
Electric Vehicle Charging Sparks Multiple House Fires, Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Damage Caused
But when looking at the broader picture of the problems tied to electric vehicles, it is worth noting.
Brothers Playing Outside When One Stands on Concrete Pad, Falls Through and Into 40-Foot Well
Two brothers were playing outside on Saturday in Gaffney, South Carolina, and when 14-year-old Jaylen Byers stood on top of ...
Firefighters Arrive at Scene of Accident and Realize Victim is One of Their Own
When family and colleagues heard that Will Heath was on the scene of an accident, they assumed he was helping ...
Firefighters Rescue 9 Kittens After Home Housing Local Rescue Supplies and Kittens Catches on Fire
When a fire broke out at a home in Delhi Township, Michigan, on Wednesday evening, multiple lives were threatened. Not ...
Woman Stranded in Drainage Flume Calls 911 as Water Rapidly Rises: 'I’m About to Be Swept Away'
A lot of people who get themselves into tricky situations are hesitant to ask for help, and often passers-by or ...
Cat Stranded for Weeks on 7th Floor of Bombed-Out Building Finally Rescued, Thanks to Local Heroes
Editor’s Note: Our readers responded strongly to this story when it originally ran; we’re reposting it here in case you ...
Firefighters Perform Technical Rescue After Man Suffers Blow to the Head, Falls Into Septic Tank Trench
Occupational hazards vary from job to job, but those in construction face rather major physical threats as a part of ...
Mom and Toddlers Trapped in Burning Apartment Saved Just in Time by 'the Grace of God and You Guys'
An Indianapolis man in his 70s accidentally started a disaster that displaced over 20 people and very nearly claimed the ...
Woman Falls Head-First Into Vault Toilet after Attempting to Fish Out Her Phone with a Dog Leash
If you have a cellphone, you've probably misplaced it before. They end up in the strangest places sometimes -- falling ...
Rescue Team Saves Exhausted 16-Year-Old Dog That Was Swept Away by River and Tangled in Weeds and Fishing Line
Mr. Hanley is distinguished, an older dog coming in at an impressive 16 years of age. His eyesight was going, ...
Firefighters Save Man and Dog Trapped on Third Floor of Burning Apartment with No Way Out
Early Tuesday morning, a woman in North Austin, Texas, was startled by the sound of shouting coming from a nearby ...
Firefighter and Wife Save Elderly Woman Being Mauled by Dog Pack: 'The Dogs Would've Killed Her'
On Monday, a 65-year-old woman in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, was going out to get her mail when a pack of three ...
Firemen Rappel Down Elevator Shaft to Save Six Trapped Children on Hot, Broken-Down Elevator
When six kids in Wayne, New Jersey, headed for a trampoline park on Friday night, they were looking forward to ...
Fire Department Gets Special Note and Donation from Boy: 'The Smallest Gesture Can Mean the World'
Not everyone has a platform from which to help millions of people or funds to help end world hunger -- ...