17-yr-old FF dies enroute; Video: Decapitation survivor thanks rescuers

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Sept. 28, 2012

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Dear Member,

In this week's highlights, a 17-year-old junior firefighter was killed enroute to a call when the pickup truck he was riding in crashed, and investigators say there are more people involved than those currently convicted for the 1988 explosion that killed six Miss. firefighters.

And lastly, a cartoon featuring a firefighter taught a young boy how to call for help when his pregnant mother collapsed, one of our most popular Facebook stories.

� From the FR1 Team

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Junior firefighter killed in crash responding to call
17-year-old Firefighter Justin Townsend was in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that crashed

New probe sought for '88 explosion that killed 6 FFs
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Boy dies of asthma attack, Mich. EMS response time blamed

MLB player buys fire truck for hometown

Video: Internal decapitation survivor meets rescuers

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"I volunteer and there is no way that I would travel that fast. You do what you can reasonably but never add to the distress calls. Never put someone else in danger because of your actions."
�Wendy Jarchow in response to Former firefighter gets jail time for fatal crash

"If you do things by the books you have nothing to hide. But, they should be given lenience since they have no paid employees and the county gives them less then $12,000 a year, which wouldn't even cover most departments' insurance costs."
�Aaron Clark in response to W.Va officials withhold funds from volunteer fire depts.

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