PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images First Responder Who Lost Home in Maui Dedicates Time to Find Missing Victims “Everybody’s doing something.” By Rebecca Guzel August 16, 2023
Plane Full of Rescue Dogs Makes Emergency Crash Landing, Loses Wings After Hitting Trees The three crew members and 53 dogs all sustained injuries after experiencing the 'relatively catastrophic' crash. By Amanda Thomason, Western Journal November 18, 2022
@ClementLanot / Twitter screen shot Massive Smoke Column Darkens City as Aggressive Fire Consumes World's Largest Food Market A massive fire took place at a Paris food market Sunday. The fire produced a cloud of smoke so large it blotted out the sun. By Michael Austin, The Western Journal September 25, 2022
@LitsaPappas / Twitter screen shot Young Boy Saves Nanny and Painter After Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out in $3 Million Home The family had just moved into the home and had been renovating it when the fire broke out and burned it to the ground. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal July 12, 2022
@PefleyAlCBS12 / Twitter Woman Is Arrested After Infant Locked in Hot SUV Was Rescued by Firefighters and Off-Duty Nurse Police said a woman was standing near the SUV, swaying and 'spaced out,' and inside was a half-empty bottle of tequila. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 29, 2022
Plant City Police Department / Facebook image screen shot Rookie Cop and Rookie Firefighter Help Save Autistic Boys from House Fire: 'I Would Do It Again' The off-duty cop knew something was wrong when he saw smoke and saw his neighbor run out of her home with only one of her three children. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 28, 2022
West Allis Police Department / Facebook video screen shot Video: First Responders Enter 'Fully Engulfed' Home to Rescue 3-Year-Old Trapped in Back Bedroom The police searched desperately for the little boy, calling his name and trying to find him in the smoke-filled room. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 24, 2022
Pasco County Fire Rescue / Facebook screen shot Terrifying: Young Boy Stabbed in Chest by Catfish, Rushed to Hospital When you think of catfish, you probably don't associate them with stingers and venom, but they can be surprisingly dangerous. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 22, 2022
Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department / Facebook screen shot Dog Trapped in Overturned, Submerged Car for 20 Minutes Miraculously Survives The car had been upside-down in the water for 20 minutes, but then firefighters heard a sound coming from it. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 22, 2022
Lawrence Police Department / video screen shot Hero Jumps Fence, Leaps Into Pool to Save Age-4 Boy with Autism from Drowning Thankfully, some kids nearby saw him disappear under the water and immediately knew they had to do something. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 10, 2022
@CKFireRescue / Twitter Husband and Wife Fall Down 60-Foot Embankment While Trying to Rescue Their Dog A couple and their dog were walking along seaside bluffs when their beloved pet went over the edge of a 60-foot embankment. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 6, 2022
@NorwalkCH / Twitter screen shot Boy Gets Stuck in Tube Slide and Breaks Arm: Firefighter Climbs in to Comfort Him While He's Treated The boy's broken arm required surgery, but thanks to one kind firefighter, the situation was not as traumatic as it could've been. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 26, 2022
KHOU-TV / Video screen shot Window Washers Trapped at 50th Floor after Platform Malfunctions, Call for Help as Storm Rolls In The Houston Fire Department department was ready and willing to take extreme measures to get the stranded victims down. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 26, 2022
ValleyCentral / YouTube screen shot Firefighters Rescue At Least 8 People from Floodwaters with Help of 'Flood Awareness Class' Tuesday morning was busy for firefighters in Mission, Texas, as they responded to calls for help after heavy rains and flooding hit the area. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 25, 2022
@TacticalDOgLive / Twitter screen shot Game Warden and K9 Save 11-Year-Old Girl and 77-Year-Old Woman Over the Weekend Within 45 minutes Koda had tracked the young girl's scent and found her in a boggy area behind the family home. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 24, 2022
CHP - Golden Gate Division Air Operations / Facebook screen shot Video: California Highway Patrol Helicopter Rescues Man Stranded on 500-Foot Cliff Above Ocean Some said they hoped the man got a good dressing-down for his behavior; others said they hoped he was fined. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 23, 2022
White County Public Safety / Facebook 'Absolutely a Miracle': Rescue After Teen Falls Off 50-Foot Waterfall, Gets Wedged Between Rocks 'Rescue personnel responded and found a female patient who had fallen approximately 40 to 50 feet down a waterfall from the top of the falls.' By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 23, 2022
NYSP PIO / YouTube screen shot First Responders Save Woman from Sinking Car, Fire Chief Still Inside as It Sinks: 'Chief, Get Out!' When New York State Troopers and firefighters arrived, the car was nose-down in the water and still settling. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 21, 2022
Jersey Coast Emergency News / Facebook screen shot Tragedy When 10-Foot Hole at Beach Collapses on Siblings: Brother Dies, Sister Barely Makes It Out Most people wouldn't think twice about making sandcastles or digging in the sand, but the water isn't the only danger on the beach. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 19, 2022
City of Atlanta Police Department / Facebook screen shot Officer Spots Car with Lights Flashing and Horn Blaring, Then Realizes Baby's Life Is at Stake The officer was on patrol in Atlanta, Georgia, May 13 when he spotted unusual behavior being displayed by a driver. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 17, 2022