A group of students who had just graduated from Port Jefferson High School in Long Island, New York, went from walking the stage to claim their diplomas to putting out a fire after being alerted to a nearby fire. Their principal, Eric Haruthunian, identified the six brave students as Kasumi Layne-Stasik, Shane Hartig, Ryan Parmegiani, …
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A dog in Berks County, Pennsylvania, performed a self-rescue after jumping from a second floor window to escape a house fire. Charlie, presumed to be a Rottweiler-Pittie mix, features in a now-viral video taken and shared online by Justin Steinmetz, 40, the first person to arrive on the scene. The Fleetwood resident was driving to …
A police officer in Rogersville, Alabama, was finishing an overnight shift when he heard a call come in over the radio about an apartment fire possibly involving a child. Firefighters were seven minutes away when they first received the call at 4:45 a.m. on March 6, but officer Tyler Dison of the Rogersville Police Department …
A 7-year-old Alaskan Klee Kai named Pepper was taking a morning walk with his owner in Chicago when disaster struck. The dog got off his leash, slipped on some icy rocks, and landed about two feet onto ice sheets in Lake Michigan. Pepper tried to clamber back up to his owner, but the ice he …
A local fire department came to the rescue when a dog tumbled over the bay at Miami Beach while playing with its owner. The adorable rescue was caught on camera and shared on the Miami Fire Department’s Facebook page. According to the post, a woman was playing with her pup in the dog park when …
It has been 20 years since the devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Although two decades have passed, people across the country continue to keep their promise—to never forget that day and its victims. The September 11, 2001, attacks left 2,977 people dead and over 6,000 injured, including firefighters and first responders …
As the East Troublesome Fire ravaged Colorado, Dan Stones knew even if the firefighters are doing their best, it was only a matter of time before the blazes reach their family cabin near Lake Granby. Stones didn’t even know about the wildfire until he drove up to the area over the weekend. At one point, …
A sweet little boy recently brought the “force” to firefighters battling the wildfires in Oregon. When five-year-old Carver learned about the fires devastating his home state, he told his grandmother, Sasha Tinning, that he wanted to do something for the brave heroes fighting the blazes. So when Tinning heard about a donation drive for firefighters …
The best way to deal with exhaustion is, of course, to get the right amount of rest. But for this team of firefighters, sitting down to ease their tired bodies isn’t enough. To them, belting out a good song with their entire crew is the best way to cap a tiring workday! That’s exactly what …
At 30 years old, Brett Korves seemed to have it all. A 10-year firefighter at the Swansea Fire Department in Swansea, Illinois, he shared a two-year old son named Brock with his wife Alex. Sadly, while on his way to work on April 4, 2019, his life was cut short by a driver speeding at …
Hope came in the form of U.S. firefighters who arrived at Sydney International Airport last January 8 to help combat the wildfires ravaging Australia. As the firefighters came with their gear in hand, they were met with applause and cheers from the crowds gathered in the arrival area. Shane Fitzsimmons, the commissioner of New South …
On early Monday, a fire erupted on a hillside near the Getty Center museum. Among the many Southern California residents who had to flee their homes was Los Angeles Lakers star, LeBron James. As a way of showing his appreciation to the firefighters and first responders who are battling the Getty Fire, he sent a …