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Firefighter enters floodwater to rescue a baby deer

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 30 May

Firefighters from the Madison Township Fire Department answered an emergency call when an auto fell into flooded water on Thursday afternoon. The driver of the auto that was in the water managed to get out of the auto safely and...

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Firefighter reward after he saved the life of a woman who was inside a burning car

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 May

Detroit Michigan Donald Faulkner was an eyewitness on Wednesday January 7 when woman driver Lathisa Collins was inside of her sports utility vehicle that caught fire in an auto accident. Latisha was a passenger inside of the SUV...

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Dianne Riussini rescues a man and his dog who were in an auto accident

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 Apr

Dianne Russini who was a sport reporter with The Atlantic was with her husband Kevin Goldschmidt and their children in Wycoff New Jersey when a senior man was driving with his dog when a 17 year old driver who was driving a Honda...

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Off duty firefighter rescues a person inside of a house fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • 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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Firefighter who saved the life of a football coach reunited

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Jan

Rob Firth who is a high school football coach and schoolteacher at San Juan Hills High School in San Clemente California was at a pickleball court when he suffered a heart attack and fell down to the ground on Friday December...

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Off duty firefighter rescues 2 persons in a house fire in Arizona

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Dec

Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority (CAFMA) Captain Brody Fields who was off the clock on Saturday in Prescott Arizona was going to the gym for a workout when he saw a house on fire. Captain Fields who was with his wife...

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Off duty firefighter and a stranger rescue a dog who was inside of a house fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Dec

Painesville Ohio resident and firefighter Dillion Harris was with his relatives on Monday driving in his auto \when he saw a house on fire. Dillion who was off duty at the time ran toward the house that was on fire when a...

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Kentucky firefighter receives an award for saving the life of a child

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 30 Oct

Sergeant Aaron Dossey who is employed by the Fern Creek Fire Department was off duty in March when he was on vacation in an out of state water park when he saw a child who was having trouble staying afloat in the water. Aaron...

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Off duty firefighter rescues a driver who was inside of an auto that was on fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 Sep

St. Bernard Parish Firefighter Andrew Nixon was off duty on Saturday September 20 when he was with his fiancé traveling from a wedding when he took action to rescue a woman driver who was involved in a collision with an 18 wheeler...

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Off duty San Antonio firefighter saves the life of a teenager at an ice hockey rink

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Sep

Mike Leroy who is a firefighter in San Antonio Texas was at the right place at the right time on Tuesday August 12 when a 16 teen year old ice hockey player named Graedy Renmeka who suffered a heart attack while he was playing...

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Firefighter in North Carolina rescues a dog trapped in a storm drain

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 May 25

The Raliegh Fire Department answered an emergency call on Saturday morning April 19 to rescue a dog that fell into a storm drain. A Raliegh firefighter was lowered around 10 to 15 feet down the storm drain with the assistance of...

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Firefighter rewarded for his work of saving the life of a man in North Carolina

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 May 25

I admire the work of Asheville North Carolina Jay Bettencourt who was awarded by his superiors at the Asheville Fire Department at the annual awards ceremony at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville on Thursday May 1. Jay and...

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University of Iowa Campus Police assist a relative to take a relative of a deceased firefighter come home

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Apr 25

I normally share good news stories of police officers and or firefighters saving lives. In this case this story is bittersweet since a Chicago firefighter named David Meyer who perished in the line of duty early Wednesday...

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A firefighter in Covington Louisiana runs a marathon race in his uniform

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 21 Apr 25

Steve Mitchell who is a firefighter who is employed by the Covington Fire Department ran in his firefighters uniform on Sunday April 20 in New Orleans to raise funds for the memory of a fallen police officer who passed away in the...

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Off duty firefighter rescues a woman who was in an accident

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 16 Apr 25

Whitman Massachusetts firefighter Lt. Brian Trefry was at the right place at the right time on Sunday when he was driving his auto on his way to pick up his children when he saw smoke coming out of an auto on the other side of the...

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Firefighter in New Mexico adopt a child who was left at a fire station

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 20 Mar 25

Belen New Mexico firefighter Christopher Martinez was at his fire station on February 6 2024 when he saw an infant who was dropped off at baby box. Christopher contacted his wife Janae to tell her the good news that he and his...

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He got the job!

Tina @trbr22 (80) • United States 24 Feb 25

Thank you all for sending good thoughts and prayers his way! My son got the job he was after. Now to give two weeks notice to the job he is at without just walking away from it and he will be starting in about 3 weeks at a much...

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Police officer in Arizona rescues a woman who was inside of a burning auto

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 21 Feb 25

Chandler Police Officer Brian Larison with the assistance of an off-duty firefighter worked together to rescue a woman who was driving a pickup truck that was on fire when a cement mixer hit the pickup truck from behind on Tuesday...

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Off duty fire captain saves the lives of three persons in a house fire

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 Feb 25

Pamelia Volunteer Fire Department Captain Nicole A. French was in the area in New York on Valentine's Day when she received on her pager when she was running errands with her husband when she answered an emergency call about a...

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My son is a firefighter/paramedic - NEW INFO

Tina @trbr22 (80) • United States 19 Feb 25

He heard from the new fire station and they want to see him back on Monday to another interview! It can only be good, in my opinion. Fingers and toes crossed and prayers and good thoughts appreciated! Thank you so much! I...

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