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<title>So good to see you, again</title>
<author><![CDATA[Will Wyatt ]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-humor/articles/1449116-So-good-to-see-you-again/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Frequent flyers can be sad, frustrating and, at times, quite funny.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire inspector overturned: Bras can hang from bar ceiling</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-humor/articles/1448613-Fire-inspector-overturned-Bras-can-hang-from-bar-ceiling/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Carrie Antlfinger The Associated Press MILWAUKEE &mdash; A historic Milwaukee bowling alley and bar almost went without the appropriate support after a city inspector decided dozens of bras hanging from its ceiling were a fire hazard. Holler House owner Marcy Skowronski said she and some of her friends started the tradition 45 years ago, when they had a few drinks and threw their bras onto skis hanging ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:39:16 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ga. firefighters say they joked with hostage-taker</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-humor/articles/1432766-Ga-firefighters-say-they-joked-with-hostage-taker/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The firefighters taken hostage tried to make 55-year-old Lauren Brown think he was one of them and that they were on his side]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:06:15 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Station 51 where are you?</title>
<author><![CDATA[Will Wyatt ]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-humor/articles/1428915-Station-51-where-are-you/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Recently I rediscovered an old friend who was a big part of my childhood. One of my co-workers came in the day room and switched the TV to a station that airs mostly classic shows. Low and behold at 4 p.m. on came &quot;Emergency.&quot; I have previously questioned how we are portrayed on the screen. Usually we are shown as manically depressed alcoholics with more failed relationships than can be counted ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:10:21 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire department hires convicted firefighter impersonators</title>
<author><![CDATA[FireRescue1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-humor/articles/1424916-Fire-department-hires-convicted-firefighter-impersonators/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT &mdash; Detroit police are rounding up everyone ever busted for impersonating a firefighter, but not to toss them in jail. The city&#39;s plan: hire them as surrogate firefighters. A report obtained from the mayor&#39;s office calls for the city to hire the impersonators to work 25 hours per week and pay them minimum wage. These nonunion, untrained part-time employees are expected to make up ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:30:01 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Haystack's needle: Finding good in budget cuts</title>
<author><![CDATA[Will Wyatt ]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Will-Wyatt/ articles/1411789-Haystacks-needle-Finding-good-in-budget-cuts/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Every cloud has its silver lining, and every budget cut has its upside … well, sort of.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:38:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Kittens rescue Minn. firefighter</title>
<author><![CDATA[FireRescue1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/spoof-news/articles/1374934-Kittens-rescue-Minn-firefighter/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[When an overly curious firefighter found himself unable to get free from a drainpipe he'd wandered into, a group of adorable kittens swung into action.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:47:54 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Town forgoes all water, employs 'New Age' firefighting</title>
<author><![CDATA[FireRescue1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/spoof-news/articles/1374935-Town-forgoes-all-water-employs-New-Age-firefighting/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[WATATOWN, Calif. &mdash; Record drought and mounting financial woes have one city turning off the water to its fire hydrants. Firefighters are appalled by the move, but city administrators say they are simply &quot;stuck in the old ways&quot;. &quot;You have to think outside the box,&quot; said Mayor Blaine Porkbarele. &quot;You can be stuck in the old ways of addressing the problem or look for bold ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:47:54 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Firefighting group pushes to cut Ben Franklin's hair</title>
<author><![CDATA[FireRescue1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/spoof-news/articles/1374937-Firefighting-group-pushes-to-cut-Ben-Franklins-hair/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; A push among some firefighters that is gaining momentum would take one of the country&#39;s founding fathers to task, and to the barbershop. The group Firefighters Lobbying Against Knuckleheaded Extremist Styles is actively lobbying Congress for legislation giving it the right to alter all images of Ben Franklin. At issue is his shoulder-length hair, says a FLAKES spokesman. The group ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:47:54 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire chief reprimanded for firefighter dance video</title>
<author><![CDATA[FireRescue1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/spoof-news/articles/1374940-Fire-chief-reprimanded-for-firefighter-dance-video/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[BOOGEYTOWN, Tenn., &mdash; The latest group of firefighters to make a &quot;Gangnam Style&quot; video to promote fire safety have found themselves in hot water. The video, in which firefighters perform the dance routine has gone viral over the Internet and Mayor Tostepp is furious. She&#39;s so angry, in fact, she&#39;s formally written up the fire chief and suspended the eight firefighters who appeared ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:47:54 UTC</pubDate>

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