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SAN FRANCISCO — Jim Gallagher may have no children of his own, but the native San Franciscan light-heartedly points out that he was instrumental in raising 14 siblings. He continues to devote much of himself to the welfare of The City’s kids. At age 74 and retired from his “unusual” professional path, Gallagher remains involved with the San Francisco Firefighters Toy ...

LAUREL, MD - Laurel volunteer firefighter Mike Sellner can relate to the ordeal that many overseas military service members face when calling home to the United States. Sellner, who served in the Navy and was stationed in Cuba in the mid-1970s, remembers the stacks of quarters and dimes sitting atop pay phones and the automated voice that told him to deposit ...

NEWARK - An off-duty firefighter rescued a woman from a blaze in Newark’s West Ward this afternoon as the city fire department battled a pair of house fires that were later deemed suspicious, authorities said. Off-duty firefighter Joseph Cuccolo entered a burning three-story structure on Ninth Avenue around 1 p.m. and pulled an unidentified woman from the one-alarm blaze, according to ...

One of the fire trucks in the Pink Ribbon Tour made a stop in Union Grove on Tuesday. The trucks, which are painted pink, make stops in different parts of the country to promote breast cancer awareness. This truck contains the signatures of more than 12,000 breast cancer survivors. More local survivors added their names to the truck on Tuesday.   ...

Yesterday, the USS New York sailed away from New Orleans. I found it more than just a mere coincidence that we sailed away on the US Navy’s birthday. This day was just as important as it was in 1775. It symbolized the beginning of this vessel’s journey into the Fleet. Today was a long day; it started at 4 a.m. and ...

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — Harold "Bruce" McNew had just entered Shippensburg's American Legion on April 21 when his heart stopped. The place froze as McNew's wife, Dianna, and Rick Shoemaker, a firefighter for Upper Frankford Volunteer Fire Co., jumped into action, applying CPR. "He didn't have a pulse, and Rick said 'I'm doing it,' so I said 'Okay,'" Dianna McNew said Friday. ...

IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Lacking the proper equipment and training, law enforcement officers are taught not to run into fires. But an Immokalee man is still alive because five Collier County sheriff's deputies and at least one concerned citizen did just that Tuesday night, rushing into a burning Farm Worker Village home and pulling his limp body from the flames. "What they ...

BUFFALO - Steven Salley and Jonah Mitchell spent 38 years as brothers and adopted sons in a large family with their adoptive parents, Daisy and William Jackson, on East Delavan Avenue. Both men faced mental challenges. Salley had a bipolar disorder, while Mitchell was considered developmentally disabled, family members said. Both took full roles in the family chores, helping out with ...

Even as he lay trapped beneath a fire truck for two hours, a Brooklyn firefighter was more concerned about his colleagues than himself, his proud mom said Sunday. "He just kept asking if everyone else was okay," said Marianne Sawan, 52, whose son, Firefighter Robert Puppa, 33, was pinned beneath the Ladder 107 truck he was driving after it collided with ...

The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, has arrived in its namesake city with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the public were invited Monday to a waterfront viewing area, where they could see the crew standing at attention along the ship’s ...

  On a day after winning the election for Jefferson County Clerk, Cheryl Lane is mourning the death of her 30 year old son, David.   David Lane was a New York State Police trooper who worked out of the State Police Catskill station.

CHICAGO — A month ago, Chicago firefighter David Doyle carried little Diamond Jones' limp, soot-covered body out of a burning building on the West Side. As Doyle hurried down the fire escape clutching the gasping toddler, he prayed she wouldn't die. On Wednesday, Doyle got to see that Diamond not only survived, but, thanks in large part to his bravery, she ...

My son Clifton Knapp is 19 years old. He started with the Cadet program at the age of 13 now he is a Honor Guard and a volunteer Firefighter. He is attending LSU for his EMT Certification. His dream is to help others and become a professional firefighter. His heart is a big as it can get. Friends of Clifton Knapp ...

LOS ANGELES - For years, the Dibble sisters kept their grandfather's badge safely tucked away in a jewelry box. A Los Angeles firefighter, he was killed in the line of duty in 1935. His silver badge, a photo and stories passed down by relatives were the only mementos left of him. A year ago when the devastating Sayre fire ripped through ...