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• NH Safe Stations recognized at first responders breakfast

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  Natacha Davis stood before 300 first responders and told them how the caring she found at a fire station helped her to finally overcome her addiction

• Baltimore firefighters recall minutes before being rescued from burning home

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  Josh Montague and Rebecca Budnick realize it could have been worse, but that didn't make it any less scary when Montague fell through a burning home's floor

• Mich. fire Lt. donates liver to colleague

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  Comstock Township Fire and Rescue Lt. Doug McLiechey and Capt. Dale Beauchamp are both recovering after an “uneventful” surgery

• Fire dept. helps officer fix upside-down American flag at local business

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  Independence Police Officer David Wehlermann saw that the flag was upside down and needed to be repositioned

• Firefighter saves 2 kids from burning trailer

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  When the first crew arrived and found out there were still two kids inside, a firefighter went in through a window and started handing children to a teammate

• Firefighter donates kidney to help save stranger

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  Edgewater firefighter David Blair donated his kidney to Heidi Hughes after responding to a social media post seeking help by Hughes’ father

• Former firefighter with cancer advocates for change to save others

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  After Blake Rine was diagnosed with cancer, he traveled around Ohio warning firefighters of their exposure to carcinogens, prompting fire departments to make changes

• Firefighter reaches high to lift young ICU patient’s spirits

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  After hearing that the young patient likes firefighters, Oscar Barrera arranged for a firefighter to gear up and climb to the fourth floor of the hospital to say hello

• NFL team pays tribute to Calif. responders, victims

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  The Rams brought first responders and victims togther in no more than few days’ time, and gave away thousands of tickets to those most affected by the tragedies

• Calif. firefighters battling wildfires despite losing homes

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  At least 53 firefighters in Butte County have lost their homes as a result of the wildfire, but are still on the front lines to protect others

• Son’s death inspires father to become first responder

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  Dan Miller, an 11-year veteran firefighter-paramedic, became an EMT shortly after his 2-year-old son died of choking

• Ore. firefighters rescue 4 children from apartment fire

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  Firefighters caught a 2 1/2-year-old and 9-month-old who were "tossed" by their father from a second story balcony into waiting arms below

• Calif. fire captain rescued after nearly falling through roof

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  The unnamed veteran fire captain was already halfway through the roof as his colleagues “put their own safety … to the side” and rescued him

• Video: Firefighters rescue man trapped in burning building

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  Helmet cam footage shows firefighters saving a man they found trapped underneath the abandoned building's foundation

• Veteran firefighter gets surprise celebration on 90th birthday

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  Eugene Carroll has served over 70 years as a firefighter, starting in 1948

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