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Baby Fox Rescued by Md. Firefighters Euthanized

Well intentioned Harford County firefighters who rescued a baby fox may have been exposed to rabies. The animal was euthanized for testing.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Ariz. Firefighters Stung During Battle With Bees

Two Tucson residents were hospitalized after being stung by swarms of bees. Firefighters who were summoned to help battle the bees were also stung several times.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Minn. Crews Rescue Man Who Drove Motorcycle on Ice

A Bemidji man wrecked his motorcycle on a patch of soft ice after driving it on to a lake. He was rescued by Beltrami County responders and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Illinois Man Rescued From Steel Grain Bin

The Jacksonville man was conscious and talking when they brought him out of the steel bin located about one-half mile east of Woodson after he was trapped for more than two hours.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Man Rescued After Night on Ice in Minn. River

The 41-year-old construction worker from Iuka, Miss., said he drove his black Buick out on the ice near the 28th Street boat landing in Superior just because it seemed like a fun thing to do.

News • May 1st, 2013

Ore. Firefighter Remove Man's Body From Meat Machine

The gruesome task of removing the body of a man who fell into a meat blending machine fell to Portland firefighters.

News • May 1st, 2013

Md. Firefighters Rescue Baby Fox From Storm Drain

A team of volunteer firefighters from Harford County rescued a baby fox trapped in a storm drain in Edgewood after hearing its human-like howls and responding.

News • May 1st, 2013

Conn. Firefighters Rescue Man Pinned by FedEx Truck

Windsor firefighters rescued a man who was run over by a FedEx truck Saturday morning and pinned beneath the truck for 15 minutes.

News • April 28th, 2013

Ala. Crews Rescue Two Workers Trapped by Cave-in

Two construction workers were airlifted from the scene of a trench collapse in Hope Hull after rescuers pulled them from under the dirt.

News • April 25th, 2013

Firefighters Race Up Nine Floors to Save Calif. Woman

Three firefighters ran up nine flights of stairs Wednesday night and rescued a 78-year-old woman and her dog as a kitchen fire destroyed her 10th-floor apartment.

News • April 25th, 2013

Major Gas Leak Results in Evacuation of Kan. Clinic

More than 200 patients were evacuated by Hutchinson first responders who responded to a gas leak near the Hutchinson Clinic Monday afternoon.

News • April 23rd, 2013

Wisconsin Man Dies in Ethanol Grain Silo Mishap

The industrial accident at United Ethanol grain silo that killed a 27-year-old Janesville man was the first significant industrial accident to occur at the plant.

News • April 22nd, 2013

Rescue Crews Search Aftermath of Texas Blast

"You're strong through it because that's your job," said Firefighter Darryl Hall "That's what you've been trained to do. But you're reminded of the tragedy and your family. And that it could be you."

News • April 18th, 2013

Baby Killed, Mom Hurt at Mo. Bus Stop Crash

A driver who apparently suffered a medical emergency crashed into a Northwoods bus stop killing a baby and injuring her mother.

News • April 17th, 2013

Missing Ohio Family Safe After Night in Everglade

An Ohio family spent a rainy, anxious night in the vast Florida Everglades when their airboat became stuck in vegetation so thick rescuers could not see them from the ground.

News • April 5th, 2013

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