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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

Dozens Sickened in CO Incident at Ohio Bowling Alley

Ten fire departments were called to treat up to 35 people for carbon monoxide poisoning at a Stow bowling alley. More than two dozen were hospitalized.

News • April 5th, 2013

Calif. Firefighters Save Man in Unique Creek Rescue

A man fell from a motorized wheel chair in Palo Alto and tumbled head first into a creek, suspended from brush eight to 10 feet above the creek bed.

News • April 4th, 2013

Ore. Firefighters Rescue Llama Stuck in Mud

A 15-year-old llama was rescued by Canby firefighters after he got stuck in mud up to his belly.

News • April 4th, 2013

Calif. Crews Rescue Teen From Big Rig Crash

A 15-year-old boy was trapped, next to the body of his dead father, in the cab of a delivery truck that plunged into Blue Lakes leaving his head only inches above the water.

News • April 4th, 2013

Small Plane Crashes Into Wisconsin Swamp

A survived a single-engine plane crash in a swamp in Juneau County. Firefighters used a rowboat to rescue the man from Illinois.

News • April 2nd, 2013

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