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Off duty firefighter rescues a person inside of a house fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 10 Feb

Lorain Ohio Fire Department firefighter Avrey Cruz who was off the clock on Saturday evening when an alert when he was near his home when he saw smoke from his back deck when he decided to evacuate one person who was inside of the...

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A service dog saves his owner from being burned to death in a fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 9 Mar 21

Ron Milburn who is a resident of Davenport Iowa is grateful to be alive after his service of four years named Kenna alerted her owner that something was not right when Ron was asleep in his bed around midnight on Thursday. Since...

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I decided to try charity this time

Stacey @xstitcher (39074) • Petaluma, California 19 Apr 20

I relisted a bunch of things, and decided that this time I would make 50% of the sale go to charity. Maybe it would develop more interest. I randomly chose three different charities: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the...

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Wisconsin police officer doing his duty by rescuing a man trapped inside

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 Mar 20

Sturgeon Bay police sergeant Markus Tassoul will simply tell anyone who calls him a hero for saving the life of a man who was trapped inside a burning apartment building on Saturday evening, that he was just doing his duty to...

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Maintence man rescues a child and his puppy in an apartment fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 9 Jan 20

Even though 38 residents of the Pacers River Apartments lost their homes after that began last night that is currently under investigation by the authorities, the good news is that thanks to the teamwork of a local sheriff who...

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Maintenace worker at a home care facility called a hero for saving lives

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 Nov 19

Nine residents of the Sonora House which is a home care facility in Stockton California are thankful that maintenance employee Clarence Calhoun was on duty when a fire broke out in the garage around 1:30am on Thursday. Since most...

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American Red Cross opens up a new playground in Philadelphia

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Jul 19

If there is one thing I have noticed about the American Red Cross is that they provide help like temporary housing for citizens who through circumstances beyond their control lose a home they live in due to a fire or other natural...

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Two Good Samaritans assist a couple that was sleeping inside a burning home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Mar 19

Kenny Asplin and a cab driver are being called Good Samaritans for doing their part of alerting a couple that were sleeping inside their home in Fargo North Dakota on Thursday. The fire stated on the garage of the home of the...

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A therapy dog survives an apartment fire in Colorado on Sunday

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 Jul 18

A fire at the Westbury Apartment complex on Sunday in Westminster Colorado sent 10 people to the hospital and left a lot of tenants without a place to stay. However a therapy dog named Kush who assists the mother of Ashley Bering...

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The American Red Cross honors a volunteer for his 70 years of service

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Apr 18

The American Red Cross sure knows how to reward one of their volunteers who has served as a goodwill ambassador of their charity. Gerald Hornung who goes by the nickname "Jed" has been bestowed the nickname of "Red Cross American...

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Firefighters in West Valley City Utah rescue two children who were inside a home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 13 Mar 18

A fire that started in a duplex at 5900 block of West Ali Circle on Tuesday morning destroyed the home. West Valley Fire Department Chief Jeff Fox said that the fire came from one of the bedrooms inside the home. The mother of...

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Firefighters save 12 animals from a house fire in Franklin Ohio

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Feb 18

The firefighters in Franklin Ohio rescued 11 dogs and one bird from a house fire that was located in the 900 block of Franklin Ohio on Saturday. The residents who live in the house that were able to avoid being injured but when...

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Arizona preteen saves his family from a burning home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122336) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 6 Jan 18

Jacob King who is 11 years of age is being called a hero by the firefighters of the Glendale Fire Department for taking quick action to alert his family members who were inside their home on Thursday when a fire that began in the...

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Mountain Bike Stars

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43669) • Denver, Colorado 23 Apr 16

Back in the 1990's and early 2000's, the Colorado chapter of the American Red Cross held a two-day mountain bike festival, called the Fat Tire Classic, in Winter Park. One year, five of us, Team Freak members all, had finished...

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I cannot believe how tired I am tonight

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169585) • United States 4 Mar 13

It is only 8:30 but I have been wishing for sleep for a good hour. I keep telling myself I will write a freelance article then go on to bed. I donated three units of platelets this afternoon, and I know that is part of it. I did...

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American Red Cross out of Money

karadiablo @karadiablo (313) • United States 18 Jun 08

That is the word of the day as the flood waters spill over major highways taking out family homes and large corperations alike in part's of America's Heartland. How did the American Red Cross extinguish there monetary budget...

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