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Firefighters who rescued five people from a Sunday morning apartment fire described the moments they pulled a family to safety as flames destroyed the building.

Christopher Carter – a Chatham County firefighter – said he saw people hanging out a window when crews arrived around 4 a.m. “I literally just set up the ladder right here and prepared for rescue,” Carter said.

Body camera footage captured the family’s cries for help, met with calm but direct directions from Chatham County Police officers. The fire destroyed the entire building and left families without their belongings. Each family however, says they are thankful no person was majorly injured.

Joshua Anderson – Chatham County Fire’s Safety and Training Chief, said he watched Carter and captain John-William Farrell develop throughout their careers.

“Assigning them those tasks to do, I had the confidence in them to do it,” Anderson said. “That’s what we prepare for, for situations like this. The crew that actually made the rescue out the window were all back there, we were doing this same scenario at 2 o’clock that afternoon before.”

Two county police officers and two county firefighters worked together to make a complete rescue. Every neighbor affected by the fire has been offered a new room. Stephen Frazier, who saved his dog Dutchess, was moved to a one-bedroom unit in another building.

WTOC-TV CBS 11 Savannah

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VIDEO: Many volunteer fire departments rely on members who’ve grown up in their community. But for the Factoryville Fire Company in Wyoming County, some helping hands came from across the pond.

“We just said, ‘Oh, so how’s the fire service work here?’ Then, he said, ‘ Oh, it’s all volunteer.’ We were like, could we volunteer? And he was like, yeah. And so we did,” said Former Factoryville Volunteer Firefighter Alex Boirand.

While playing soccer and pursuing a degree at Keystone College in 2007, Alex Boirand and Jamie Ellis of England became volunteer firefighters.

“It was something I always wanted to do when I was younger is be a fireman before we came over here. So coming to college and then having seen it, we had an opportunity to do it here,” said Former Factoryville Volunteer Firefighter Jamie Ellis.

Nearly two decades later, the two men came back for an alumni soccer game at their alma mater and to take a quick tour of a newer Factoryville fire station.

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VIDEO: A morning fire in an electrical room at Boston Medical Center in Brighton prompted hospital officials to evacuate dozens of patients to other hospitals on Wednesday, officials said.

Fire officials say the fire was first reported in an electrical room around 1:30 a.m. but has since been brought under control. There were no reported injuries.

Because the fire knocked out power to some parts of the hospital, 26 patients were being transferred to other hospitals, including Boston Medical Center’s main campus. Twenty-four of those patients were in the Intensive Care Unit, two were transferred from the emergency room.

Family members of those who were transferred to other hospitals have been notified. The hospital is currently being powered by a generator while repairs are being made and it is operating under a Code Black, which means no ambulances are bringing patients in but people can walk in if they need help.

As a result of the incident, some planned elective procedures and outpatient appointments are being rescheduled. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

WHDH-TV 7 Boston

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The Department of Natural Resources has begun training seasonal firefighters in preparation for the upcoming wildfire season, with the peak of wildfire season still a few months away. The agency triples the amount of firefighters it has on staff by bringing on over 500 seasonal firefighters to ensure they are ready to respond to wildfires. The training includes fuel reduction work, which serves as preparation for actual fire response.

“What we’re doing behind me right now is doing a fuels reduction work, and that’s a training opportunity that should a wildfire move through, we can build a fuel break that will stop those wildfires, slow the intensity of those wildfires and make it easier to fight on the ground when fire season does arrive,” said Ryan Rodruck, wildfire communications manager for DNR.

The seasonal firefighters come from diverse backgrounds and are motivated by community service. “Some folks are straight out of high school, straight out of college. Some have other day jobs. And they’re here training today to help serve their community, and help keep us safe from wildfires throughout the state of Washington,” Rodruck said. The comprehensive training program covers multiple aspects of firefighting that crews will need when responding to active fires.

KAYU-TV FOX 28 Spokane

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