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pankun (chimpaneze) tries firefighter training with alittle help from his friend james (bulldog).
chalford hill, england, nov. 9 (upi) -- a british lobbying group has criticized a fire department for spending six hours on the rescue of a pet duck trapped in a pond's overflow pipe. chris and karen hutchens said a five-man team of gloucestershire firefighters arrived at their chalford hill, england, home just before 9:30 a.m. and dug a trench to free their duck, brownie, from the pipe, the sun reported monday. "it was such a relief when a fire engine turned up and they started digging the hole. the pipe was about 4 feet underground but they kept going, they were wonderful and really went beyond the call of duty," karen hutchens said. however, a spokeswoman for lobbying group taxpayers' alliance criticized the firefighters' actions. "whilst no one likes to see a duck suffering, animal rescue is not the central job of the fire service," she said. "in this case there were no emergency calls pending, but calls can crop up at the last minute which could be much more pressing than the rescue of a duck." a spokesman for the fire department said firefighters have humanitarian roles in their communities and were able to help in this case due to the lack of emergency calls. source
a dozen french firefighters were called in to cut their way to a 10-foot-long python hiding a shop just outside paris, an official said sunday.
"we were alerted by someone who said he had seen a snake on the roof of a shop," a fire brigade spokesman said.
"we don't know where it escaped from. probably from an apartment," he said. police had taken charge of the reptile.
the firefighters cut a hole in the false ceiling of a shop in gentilly, south of paris, to retrieve the snake.
pythons are among the longest species of snakes. they feed on birds and small mammals, squeezing them to death.
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firefighter is a hero: saved a house and now enjoying fruits of his labor. or should i say plants?
fort pierce — a st. lucie county firefighter who allegedly took a melbourne man’s severed foot from the scene of a traffic accident last week is under investigation, fire chief ron parrish announced thursday. parrish said the incident calls into question “the public’s trust in our responsibility and commitment to provide emergency care to our citizens. it’s an extremely serious matter, and one i find personally disturbing. this is a very serious allegation, and we have an obligation to the public and those involved to investigate it thoroughly.” parrish would not answer further questions, he said, until the investigation is complete. the victim, karl lambert, 46, has retained the west palm beach law office of raymond christian. reached by phone thursday at his hospital room at st. mary’s medical center in west palm beach, lambert declined to comment and referred questions to his attorney. “i am in excruciating pain right now,” he said. “i have a long road to recovery.” a paralegal who answered the phone at christian’s office thursday said the attorney would not be available for comment until friday. fire district spokeswoman catherine chaney said when dealing with severed body parts at an accident scene, it is the fire district’s policy to take the part with the patient to the hospital if there is any chance of reattachment, or the body part goes to the medical examiner’s office. depending on the situation, severed body parts are either handled by law enforcement on scene or by fire department officials, chaney said. “it’s not normal for remains or pieces or parts to be removed from an accident scene other than by the appropriate authority,” said fire district deputy chief buddy emerson. fire district officials would not release the name of the firefighter who also is a trained paramedic. however, chaney said the firefighter, a woman, trains cadaver dogs. cadaver dogs are used to locate and follow the scent of decomposing human flesh. asked whether the firefighter used the foot to train cadaver dogs, chaney said, “what she was going to use this specific foot for, i can’t confirm.” chaney said lambert's foot was severed during the accident and was not amputated. she said she did not know how long the investigation would take. meanwhile, florida highway patrol spokesman lt. tim frith said thursday the agency is investigating the incident. fire district officials notified fhp about the incident wednesday, frith said. a trooper has been assigned to take statements and collect information on what happened to the body part, he said. “we’re in the preliminary stages right now,” frith said. “it may reach the magnitude of a criminal matter. in 27 years, this is the first time i have ever heard of these accusations. it’s highly unusual.” frith said he did not know how long fhp’s investigation would take to determine whether the incident is criminal. meanwhile, fire district officials said the firefighter is still on duty pending the completion of the investigation. the crash involving lambert happened friday on southbound interstate 95 near the tradition exit. according to an fhp report, lambert’s chevrolet truck, traveling southbound in the inside lane, veered to the left of the roadway onto the emergency lane. lambert overcorrected to get back on the road and struck the left side of a toyota pickup truck driven by cocoa resident barbara price. lambert’s vehicle then crossed onto a grassy median on the left side of the road and struck a tree. source, source image above: the best show ever... dexter.
new york — a fire union says a brooklyn engine company had to close its firehouse for 30 minutes to go bathe a circus elephant, on city orders. the uniformed firefighters association said engine 245 did not want to partake in the photo opportunity with suzie, a circus elephant for ringling bros. and barnum & bailey. but the union said city officials ordered the engine company to participate. the firehouse shut down for 30 minutes on wednesday while four firefighters and an officer went to scrub suzie at the press event. ringling bros. recently opened a circus show in coney island. the fire department said firefighters were only supposed to spray the animal when it walked by the firehouse, and were not ordered to close down. the department said closing the firehouse was a mistake. source have any interesting articles you'd like to share? article request thread.
firefighters responded to a fire call, but got far more than expected. jeffrey cullen, 58, used the fake fire call to lure the men to a tree where his cat was stuck. when the firemen refused to get the cat, cullen pulled out his gun. the firemen and a twelve-year old boy ran for their lives.the three person crew knew something was amiss when they responded to the fire call and saw no smoke or fire. instead the allegedly deceptive cullen insisted that he wanted his cat brought down from a tree and said that he knew the only response he would get was for a fire call.according to reports the battalion chief told cullen to wait for animal control or wait for the cat to get hungry and come down.clearly, cullen did not like this response as he pulled out a small black revolver and emerged from his house whilst shooting, all upset over a little cat in a tree.fortunately, the firefighters along with a young child managed to flee the scene uninjured. deputies arrested cullen after a brief standoff and he is now being charged on four felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the mohave county sheriff's department.source
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a tribute to all firefighters
basket operator forgets about a firefighter and leaves him in the middle of a fire.
newport beach, calif., sept. 24 (upi) -- firefighters in california said they were called to a hospital for an unusual rescue -- removing a metal ring from a man's penis. the costa mesa fire department said its urban search and rescue squad was called tuesday to hoag memorial hospital presbyterian in newport beach to saw through a steel, ring-shaped dumbbell weight fastener that had been stuck on a man's penis for two or three days, the newport beach daily pilot reported thursday. costa mesa battalion chief scott broussard said the firefighters told him about the man the following morning. "they said his comment was, 'this will make me the chief of my tribe,'" broussard said. the firefighters said the man told them he was attempting to increase the size of his penis and initially refused to have the ring removed, despite the fact it had blackened and swelled severely from the lack of blood flow. "he was kind of a wingnut," broussard said. the man agreed to have the ring removed after doctors told him the flesh of his penis was close to dying off. firefighters in full surgical gear spent two hours sawing through the ring. they said the operation was successful and the man was not injured. source
st. petersburg, fl — the callers to 911 thursday afternoon said there was a man bleeding from the face near the fire station. two firefighters piled into rescue 5 to go help him. they opened the garage bay door, turned on the emergency lights and pulled forward. then they heard a "thump."> the firefighters accidentally ran over the very person they were sent to help. "they never even saw him," said st. petersburg fire rescue lt. joel granata. authorities said the man who was run over is ted allen lenox, a 41-year-old homeless man. he suffered life-threatening injuries and was at bayfront medical center thursday night. alcohol was a factor, according to a st. petersburg police report, which was not specific. the accident took place about 3:45 p.m. outside master fire station 1 at 400 dr. martin luther king st. s. the facility houses st. petersburg fire rescue's headquarters and two fire companies. lenox was struck as he lay outside garage bays on the north side of the building. vehicles coming out of those bays exit onto fourth avenue s. according to police and fire officials, emergency medical technician jason springer, 36, climbed into the driver's seat of rescue 5. paramedic david bucholz, 32, rode shotgun. but neither apparently knew that lenox was lying just 2 to 3 feet in front of rescue 5's bay, authorities said. it was unclear thursday whether the 911 callers said how close lenox was to the station, and if they did, whether that information was relayed to the crew. "neither springer or bucholz saw, or could have seen, lenox in the position he had placed himself in," the police report states. the vehicle that ran over him is a ford f-650, a 10-ton truck with a boxy rear bay used to store medical equipment and treat patients. the vehicle sits high. "they couldn't see him in front of the truck," said lt. granata. "you can't see the ground." rescue 5's front wheels didn't hit lenox, but the undercarriage caught and rolled him. the crew stopped after they felt the truck's rear tires roll over his legs. he was pinned underneath. firefighters raised the vehicle, pulled the injured man out and treated him. his condition was unavailable thursday. lenox often hung around downtown, police said. his family could not be reached for comment thursday. the firefighters involved in the accident remain on duty, granata said. he wished that the crew would have been told prior to leaving the station that the man was right at the foot of the garage. "we would have just walked out the door and looked," he said. source
a moscow firefighter has lost his job after police discovered he had been growing marijuana at his firestation for 4 months. warrant officcer kirill marichev, 28, who got away with a suspended sentence, grumbled about the colleague who turned him in, and says he purchased the seeds and the equipment on the internet. “you can buy all the equipment from the internet, with delivery, it's fully legal,” he told life.ru website. “seeds can be purchased legally too, they are sold as birds' food. it's only illegal to grow from them,” he explained. kirill installed lamps and a watering system in the basement of the firestation and worked hard. in four months the pot plants were doing great, but he was busted before he got his first harvest. “it takes six months. i never got my harvest,” marichev said bitterly. after police found the plantation he was fired and sentenced to ten months in jail. but because he has a small child and a good record, the sentence was suspended. source
thirsty koala. australian fires 2009. check out the image here for more comments.
guys at a firehouse pull a prank on their boss with a fake snake.
the object of this game is to slowly lower the plane down to the water using the arrow keys without crashing. when you get close to the water, let the belly of your plane glide across the water to fill up your reserves and put out the fire on the islands by pressing your space bar. press the up arrow to go down, down to go up; left and right slow you down/speed you up.
critical failures by former new york mayor rudy giuliani before, during and after the terrorist attack on september 11, 2001, raise serious questions about his ability to be commander-in-chief. in this thirteen minute documentary, fire fighters, fire officers and family members give dramatic testimony about giuliani's leadership failures.
a 12th century church in the village of älvestad caught fire after a blaze in a nearby workshop began to spread. one fireman sustained minor injuries when the roof of the church collapsed as he was standing on a nearby fire engine. "he protected himself with water from the hose and only received minor burns. he is doing relatively well," said fire chief magnus brodén.
pilotless planes used by the military to drop bombs and carry out reconnaissance will be flying over britain by the end of the decade under proposals from a government-backed project.
the drones could be used to monitor the environment, allow firefighters to spot blazes in remote locations and aid the police in controlling crowds and traffic, according to aerospace experts.
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