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Two summers back, Tad Landau’s fire station received a medical call. An elderly woman had fallen at her home. Landau did not yet know it, but he was about to enter not a one-time job but a beautiful friendship. Full story (Image 11 Alive)
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For firefighters, managing the air in their tanks can be the difference between life and death. Fire departments regularly conduct drills to work on safety skills. But in Port Washington, the department put a new twist on the drill — dodgeball. Full story (Image FOX)
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A group of resourceful firefighters in Maine have come up with a new way to save money in a time of tight budgets — they built a new fire truck from scratch. Full story (Image Farmington Fire Rescue)
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A Russian absinthe drinker suffered severe burns after a bartender accidentally set his head on fire. Full story (Image YouTube)
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Two Los Angeles firefighters were burned fighting a three-story house fire in Sherman Oaks early Saturday. Full story (Image LA Times)
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Eight apartments suffered significant damage when a west side apartment caught fire Thursday afternoon. And while firefighters battled the blaze, someone ransacked a fire truck. Full story (Image WISH)
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Firefighters rushing to the scene of a fire at the scene of a marijuana grow house were forced to knock out the windows of a car in order to reach a much-needed hydrant. Full story (Image CNN)
