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Firefighter Meets Bone Marrow Recipient He Saved Twice

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.28.2013 | Impact
Read More: Doug Chiz, Bone Marrow Transplant, Hodgkin?S Lymphoma, Donors, Stem Cells, Fdny Bone Marrow Donors Ceremony, Bone Marrow Donation, Fdny, Firefighter, Angela Rugh, Impact News

New York firefighter Doug Chiz might have made his greatest rescue without extinguishing a blaze. On Wednesday, he met the woman he saved -- twice -- ...

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What Led This Woman To Become A Firefighter In Her 60s?

The Huffington Post | Anthonia Akitunde | Posted 02.13.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Reinvention, Older Firefighter, Women Firefighter, Firefighters, Andrea Peterson Firefighter, Firefighter, Andrea Peterson, Fifty News

Standing at 5’5" and weighing 122 lbs, 68-year-old Andrea Peterson isn’t what you’d envision a firefighter to look like. But that didn't stop th...

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WATCH: A Year In The Life Of A Firefighter, As Seen From His Helmet

Posted 01.03.2013 | Detroit
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Detroit has one of the worst problems with fires in the country. As budget cuts weaken the fire department, recent documentary "BURN: One Year on the ...

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'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition': Firefighter Lost Home To Fire

Posted 12.04.2012 | TV
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The holiday season of giving continued for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." This week, the team headed to Heart of the Pines, TX to surprise the Zdro...

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Firefighter Leaves Tip After Allegedly Robbing Bank

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.16.2012 | Weird News
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He might be a bank robber, but hey, the guy's a gentleman. A firefighter was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly robbing a Dallas Chase Bank -- and...

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Firefighters Save Family, Christmas After Suspected Arsonist Burns Home

Posted 01.06.2012 | Impact
Read More: James O'Neal, Video, Arsonist, Kameron Williams, New York City Fire Department, Oklahoma, Arson, Tulsa Fire Department, Sean Hickey, Tulsa, Firefighter, Impact News

It was anything but a happy new year for one Oklahoma family. An arsonist is believed to have set fire to Stephanie Jackson's home in Tulsa, Okla.,...

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SHOCK VIDEO: Firefighter In Critical Condition After Savage Thanksgiving Assault

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.28.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Albert Bartal, Video, Jack in the Box, Hit-and-Run, Assault, Richmond, San Francisco, Marine, Firefighter, San Francisco News

A Bay Area firefighter, single father and former Marine is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being intentionally hit with a car fol...

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Weekly Audit: Massive Protest In Wisconsin Shows Walker's Overreach

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger About 100,000 people gathered in Madison, Wisconsin to protest Gov. Scott Walker's new anti-collective...

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Former Brazil Fire Chief Turns Himself In For Vigilante Murder Spree

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Brazilian Firefighter, Brazilian Fire Chief, Jorge Luiz Thais Martins, Sao Paulo, Parana, Firefighter, Brazil, World News

SAO PAULO — Brazilian authorities says a former fire chief has turned himself in to face allegations he killed at least eight drug users in the ...

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"Missed by a Hair"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Jerry Zezima

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride: It's the story of my life. But the hairiest part of the story is that I am the only bridesmaid I know with a musta...

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Denver Drug Bust: 35 Accused Of Cocaine Trafficking

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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DENVER — Gang members, a retired Denver firefighter and a college team coach were among 35 people accused of transporting more than 40 pounds of...

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Astoria Characters: The Veteran Bookseller, the Sequel

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Nancy Ruhling, Astoria, Jitterbug, 31st Street, Florida, Harry Fiegelson, Kitten, Bookseller, New York News, Firefighter, Ditmars, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Where's Harry? That's what we've all been asking since spring, when Harry Fiegelson didn't show up on his usual corner at 31st and Ditmars to sell us his used books.

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New York's Match.com Alternative: Firemen

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Lindsay Maizel | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit Finding dates in New York City can be a grueling process. Finding dates that resemble th...

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Five-Alarm Hotties: Vote On Your Favorite NY Firefighter (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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The annual New York Firefighter "Hunks" Calendar is out featuring some of the city's finest. Below is a slideshow of a few of the men wearing some of...

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