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Fatal Tractor Mishap Claims Veteran Pa. Firefighter

June 16--VINCO -- A 16-year member of the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company died Saturday after a tractor he was riding overturned, pinning him underneath, authorities said. Cambria County Chief Deputy Coroner Jeffrey Lees said 32-year-old Gary C. Gongloff was using a tractor to remove a stump on his property at 11:54 a.m. after a tree blew down in a recent storm. Gongloff was driving a 30-horsepower 1954 Ferguson tractor up a slight incline, using a chain to pull out the stump, when...

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Fatal Tractor Mishap Claims Veteran Pa. Firefighter

Jackson Township Volunteers faced the emotional task of helping one of their own who was mortally injured when a tractor rolled on him at his home.

News • June 16th, 2013
Pa. Firefighters Rescue Teen Girl From River

The girl was clinging to tree branches wrapped around one of the bridge's piers when Bethlehem crews responded.

News • June 16th, 2013
California Hang Glider Survives 500-Foot Fall

The drama started when the glider of a San Francisco fireman, identified as Mike Quinn, broke up in flight and plummeted 500 feet into the ocean breakers.

News • June 14th, 2013
FDNY Team Rescues Workers Dangling above Manhattan

The incident happened near the 45th floor of the Hearst Tower near Central Park.

News • June 12th, 2013
Nine Hurt in 38 Vehicle Pileup in West Virginia

Two people were critically hurt and seven others were injured when 38 vehicles piled up on an interstate bridge in St. Albans.

News • June 7th, 2013
Emergency Response on Target to Wash. Bridge Collapse

Mount Vernon Fire Chief Roy Hari said people listening thought it was a drill.

News • June 6th, 2013
Center for Domestic Preparedness Hits 15

More than 775,000 responders have trained at CDP in Anniston in the past 15 years.

News • June 4th, 2013
Kansas Crews Rescue Six People From Flooded Bridge

The crew was able to carry out the rescue operation with a rapid deployment craft and didn't require ropes or other equipment.

News • June 4th, 2013
High-Angle Rescue Performed on Md. Bay Bridge

The worker was hit in the head by a large bucket.

News • June 4th, 2013
Helicopter Transports Woman After Fall from Md. Zipline

A 30-year-old woman was airlifted Saturday evening after falling 35 feet from a zip line on a property in Street.

News • June 2nd, 2013
Texas Lawmaker Pushes for Locals on USAR Team

Texas Task Force One's criteria require all first responders to be in College Station within six hours, but the Valley's agencies could never meet the threshold.

News • June 2nd, 2013
Ind. Crews Pull Residents from Floodwaters

Firefighters were going door to door on in Fort Wayne, early Saturday morning as water overtook yards and at least two vehicles.

News • June 1st, 2013
Vehicle Plows into Ohio House Sparking Blaze

A family of five is now homeless after the fire destroyed their home.

News • May 30th, 2013
Explosion Follows Train Derailment in Maryland; Warehouses Damaged

The explosion felt more than 28 miles away occurred after a collision between a train and a truck.

News • May 28th, 2013
Mass. Crews Go All in to Save Elderly Couple

Fitchburg firefighters and police officers pulled off a herculean feat and saved an elderly couple from an overturned Buick submerged in a river.

News • May 27th, 2013

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