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      <title>Iowa Rescuers Free Two Trapped Cave Explorers</title>
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      <description>Crews freed one man Saturday after he was trapped for over 20 hours and freed another Friday night after being stuck for over four hours.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 06:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Mass. Fire Chief Calls Students &#039;Idiots&#039; After Rescue</title>
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      <description>Amherst Fire Chief W. Tim Nelson said the three Hampshire College students will be billed for the rescue and he will encourage school officials to sanction the trio for their actions.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Pa. Crews Rescue Worker Pinned in Parking Garage</title>
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      <description>A worker was injured at Latrobe&#039;s downtown parking garage renovation project Wednesday morning when he became entrapped inside a construction vehicle that fell through the floor.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 05:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>N.Y. Firefighters Rescue Boaters From Hudson River</title>
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      <description>Selkirk firefighters responded after one of the boaters called for help on a cellphone.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 06:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Wis. Firefighters Rescue Kayaker Trapped Below Dam</title>
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      <description>Firefighters pulled the man from the chilly Eau Claire River after he was separated from his kayak and became trapped in a water vortex.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Washington Crews Extricate Driver, Car After Crash</title>
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      <description>Olympia firefighters had to extricate both a driver and his vehicle after a crashed into a building.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 06:37:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>W.Va. Firefighters Try New Take on Old Diving Method</title>
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      <description>In surface supply diving, the diver has two backup containers on his or her back, but the main source of air is fed by a line connected to larger oxygen containers on the surface.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 06:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Colo. Firefighters Rescue Fallen Worker From Gym Roof</title>
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      <description>Firefighters rescued a construction worker who fell from scaffolding onto a gym roof at the University of Northern Colorado on Wednesday.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 05:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Sacramento Crews Rescue Man From Under Light-Rail</title>
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      <description>Firefighters used pneumatic air bags and a hydraulic jack to lift the car and free the man.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Injured Hiker, Hawaii Firefighters Airlifted From Trail</title>
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      <description>Firefighters were summoned after the 23-year-old man reportedly fell and hit his head while hiking near the falls.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>N.M. Technical Rescue Team Saves Worker After Fall</title>
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      <description>A utility worker was injured Monday morning when he fell about 15 feet from a canyon wall at Navajo Dam.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Colorado Crews Free Climber Trapped Under Boulder</title>
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      <description>Responders used some creative rescue techniques to free the man from the 1,800-pound boulder.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 06:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Milwaukee Firefighters Rescue Injured Gull From Roof</title>
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      <description>The department&#039;s Heavy Urban Rescue Team rescued a dehydrated herring gull stuck behind a grate atop City Hall.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 06:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Minnesota Chemical Suicide Prompts Need for Training</title>
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      <description>Washington County officials are considering putting together training materials for others who might deal with the emerging trend.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Georgia Firefighters Rescue Toddler From Storm Drain</title>
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      <description>East Point Firefighter Rosa Tulllis was lowered down into the hole.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Man Must Apologize to Pa. Firefighters, Donate $1,000</title>
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      <description>Three Willow Grove firefighters went into flood waters after Donald Pierce drove his minivan around three sets of barricades on Sept. 8, 2011 during Tropical Storm Lee.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Army Paratroopers Stranded in Trees Rescued in Wash.</title>
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      <description>Firefighters were able to position a ladder truck close enough to reach a female paratrooper.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>California Firefighters Rescue Stranded Boy Scout Troop</title>
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      <description>Firefighters rescued a dozen members of a Lake Arrowhead Boy Scout troop when they ran into trouble with the hot weather and a difficult hiking trail.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Chicago Crews Rescue Inmate Trapped in Ditch at Jail</title>
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      <description>The Cook County inmate became stuck in earth and gravel and firefighters were called.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Oklahoma City Firefighters Rescue Puppy From Well</title>
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      <description>Working with animal control, firefighters rigged an animal snare with rope, pipe and other tools to reach the dog.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Md. Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped in Machine</title>
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      <description>Prince George&#039;s firefighters and paramedics rescued a worker trapped in a large piece of machinery.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>City of Elizabeth Fire Department Takes Delivery of RIBCRAFT 6.5</title>
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      <description>April 9, 2012  RIBCRAFT, the United States manufacturer of professional grade rigid inflatable boats for law enforcement, safety professionals, and military agencies announced the recent delivery of a RIBCRAFT 6.5 to the City of Elizabeth Fire...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:55:15 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Spartan Motors Redfines Leadership in Emergency Response</title>
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      <description>April 10, 2012  Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) today announced the major building blocks of a global emergency response (ER) strategy that will serve as the foundation for Spartans continued growth in the North American and global...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:48:28 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Calif. Firefighters Rescue Man Buried Digging for Gold</title>
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      <description>The Kern County Fire Department received a call for a man who had become entrapped in an open pit while mining for gold near the Duisenberg Mining Camp.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FDNY Firefighter Biking to Work Rescues Woman</title>
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      <description>Firefighter Randy Regan swam about 30 to 40 feet in the 48-degree water.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Man Rescued After Being Buried in California Grain Silo</title>
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      <description>A man was reported in fair condition after being buried up to his chest in a grain elevator in Colusa County for nearly four hours Tuesday.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Wisconsin Crews Free Worker Trapped in Coal Stockpile</title>
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      <description>Superior firefighters rescued a bulldozer operator who became trapped in a coal stockpile at the Superior Midwest Energy Terminal on Thursday morning.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>North Carolina Firefighters Rescue Window Washers</title>
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      <description>Durham firefighters made a dramatic rescue of four window washers Thursday after they got stuck between the eighth and nine floors outside the new downtown courthouse.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Texas Crews Rescue Utilities Worker Trapped in Trench</title>
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      <description>The man was unhooking a safety box and construction toll used to prevent the trench from collapsing, when it shifted and pinned him.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Oregon Firefighters Rescue Two Following Fatal Wreck</title>
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      <description>Firefighters used low angle rope rescue techniques to hoist two crash victims after extricating them from a wreck that left two other passengers dead in Northeast Portland Monday afternoon.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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