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• Top 8 heartwarming firefighter stories of 2020

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  From firefighters going the extra mile for members of their communities, to civilians paying it forward for their local fire departments, here are the most heartwarming fire service stories from this year

• Cincinnati FFs rescue woman trapped in crash, make sure her groceries get home

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  “It’s not in our job description, but there are things, those things we enjoy doing," said Cincinnati Fire Lt. Bill Feckter

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• Firefighters help replace kids' baseball cards destroyed in Calif.'s largest wildfire

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  "Step Up To The Plate" is a campaign launched by CAL FIRE/Fresno County Fire to collect donations of baseball cards for kids affected by the Creek Fire

• Added Force: Baby Yoda a boost on Western wildfire lines

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  A Baby Yoda doll gifted to firefighters by a 5-year-old boy has traveled from fire crew to fire crew in adventures documented on Facebook

• Firefighters use ladder to reunite mom, daughter at nursing home

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  Crisfield volunteer firefighters lifted Shirl Carmine to the window of her mother's room after they were separated for four months

• FD employees gift recliner to man with mobility challenges

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  Staff at the Gloucester Fire Department contributed their own money to pay for the recliner to help Jim Milone get up to his walker more easily

• Honolulu Ethics Commission OKs gifts for first responders

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  The commission, which normally has a "zero tolerance" policy on gifts for public officials, will allow some exceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Md. firefighters bring special visitors to nursing homes

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  Frederick County firefighters collaborated with a local farm to cheer up nursing home residents during the pandemic

• Mich. FFs deliver birthday wishes to homes amid COVID-19 lockdown

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  Chelsea firefighters have gone to nearly 20 homes to help residents celebrate after their birthday plans were canceled due to the crisis

• Calif. firefighters deliver groceries to residents confined by COVID-19

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  Firefighters in Glendale, which has four cases, have stepped up to help residents who are isolating due to age or underlying health conditions

• Fla. first responders buy groceries for woman struggling to pay medical bills

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  First responders performed a welfare check after the woman told a healthcare worker she was unable to buy food after having surgery

• Ohio FF-paramedics finish mowing lawn for owner taken to ER

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  Medic 2 crew returned to the scene of an earlier medical call to finish up mowing for the owner

• Former EMT pens letter to family of fallen firefighter

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  After Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard died in a shooting last month, former EMT Chad Weston felt compelled to honor his memory in a tribute

• Random Acts inspires new generation of firefighters

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  Oakland nonprofit illustrates how simple actions can positively impact community and department members alike

• Firefighters finish mowing yard of hospitalized patient

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  Members of the Converse Fire Department finished mowing the yard of a resident who had fallen during the task

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