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Calif. Firefighters Make Challenging Mountain Rescue

A man who feared he had broken his neck in a mountain bike crash miles in the woods in Bennett Valley required extensive rescue efforts and airlifting to a hospital for treatment.

News • March 19th, 2013

Fla. Firefighters Rescue Pregnant Cow From Ditch

A farmer in Homestead found one of his cows stuck in five-feet deep mud and asked Miami-Dade firefighters for help.

News • March 19th, 2013

Wash. Worker Crushed to Death by Piece of Steel

An employee of Thompson Metal Fab was killed in an industrial accident Friday, according to the Vancouver Fire Department.

News • March 16th, 2013

Fla. Firefighters Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain

Boca Raton firefighters responded to a resident's request to help baby ducks stuck in a storm drain and saved all 12, and reunited them with their frantic mother.

News • March 15th, 2013

Two Men Rescued From Iowa Grain Bin

Two men were performing maintenance at a Waverly grain mill when they became trapped in a bin filled with up to 10 feet of grain. Firefighters cut the bin to extricate the men.

News • March 15th, 2013

Mass. Responders Help Distraught Man off Bridge

North Andover and Lawrence Firefighters used ladders to corral the man so his only choice to get off the bridge was to climb down one of them rather than jump the 70 feet to the river below.

News • March 12th, 2013

Train Pulling 15 Full Oil tankers Derails in Maine

A train pulling 15 full 33,000-gallon crude oil tankers has derailed in Winn, but only three gallons of oil has leaked so far.

News • March 7th, 2013

Ark. Child Falls Two Stories Through Hole in Attic

A toddler fell through a vent hole in an attic and Fort Smith firefighters were summoned to rescue her from her two-story fall.

News • March 5th, 2013

Firefighters Rescue Mass. Man From Waste Water Tank

A worker was inside a 25-foot tall tank replacing parts when a piece fell on him. Firefighters used a Stokes basket, straps and ropes to remove the patient who suffered many broken bones.

News • March 1st, 2013

Fla. Firefighters Rescue Raccoon Stuck in Soup Can

Someone dropped off a raccoon with a soup can stuck on its head at the Coral Spring Fire Rescue station. Once free, the raccoon, named Rocky, ran into the bushes.

News • March 1st, 2013

No One Hurt After Power Lines Fall on N.C. School Bus

The driver of an occupied school bus in Durham was trying to turn the vehicle around when it snagged a wire causing the a utility pole and wires to fall on it.

News • February 27th, 2013

Ore. Firefighters Rescue Couple From Rising Water

Portland (Ore.) Fire & Rescue pulled a man and a woman off an island and to safety on Tuesday after rising waters stranded them in Johnson Creek with no way to get back to shore.

News • January 30th, 2013

Texas Firefighters Rescue Man Fallen Off Cliff

Fort Worth (Texas) Fire Department rescued a man who had fallen off a cliff while walking a dog in a wooded area off Heron Drive on Sunday. The patient used his own cell phone to call 911 for help.

News • January 21st, 2013

Oregon Responders Rescue Two From Apt. Fire

Albany (Ore.) responders rescued two people from an apartment fire on Saturday night. The two occupants were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.

News • January 15th, 2013

Two Die in Suspicious Maryland Apt. Complex Fire

An investigation is underway into a fire that claimed two lives Sunday night in New Carrollton, Md. One victim was found in the burned unit and the second died following a jump from the third-floor balcony.

News • January 14th, 2013

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