Water Rescue
More than 100 people were evacuated as firefighters worked to rescue people trapped in homes and vehicles
Raleigh firefighters worked quickly to save three children in fast-moving water
L.A. County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division started extinguishing the blazing boat to prevent the fire from spreading “to the island cliff face nearby”
Fire officials will review the operation to see what allowed the firefighter to get caught in the fast-moving water
Swift water rescue crews pulled the stranded motorists from their cars; no injuries were reported
They won the Motorola Solutions’ Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor that was presented at FRI
The fire boat’s operator was charged with one count of negligence by operating at excessive speed; three firefighters on board were injured
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