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Obese man dies after 8 months in home recliner
Nov 19th, 2009 - MSNBC
COLUMBIA, S.C. - When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there...
800-Pound South Carolina Man Dies After Getting Stuck in Recliner for 8 Months
Nov 19th, 2009 - FOXNews
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities say a severely overweight South Carolina man stayed in his recliner without moving for eight months until shortly before his death. Firefighters...
19 killed in courthouse bombing in NW Pakistan
Nov 19th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
16 killed in Pakistan courthouse bombing
Nov 19th, 2009 - Boston
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A suicide bomber killed 16 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.
Man rescues boy from house fire
Nov 18th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Mr Blackburn had been out for a walk when he heard screams A man who ran into a burning building and rescued a six-year-old boy who was trapped inside has been hailed as a hero by firefighters.

Firefighters videos from YouTube:

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Fire fighters pull man from storm drain
Austin Fire fighters pull a man from a storm drain after tracking him using the GPS in his cell phone.
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2 Firefighters Hurt In Independence Fire
John Bateman reports from a fire in Independence, Ky., that injured two firefighters.
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A Firefighters Life
A video that show the day in and day out duties of a firefighter that people might not be aware of. Your worst nightmare is just another day at the office for a firefighter. Please leave a comment and let us know what you think!! Thanks
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Kick Ass Firefighter Video
Firefighters in action

Firefighters from WikiPedia:

in a training exercise

Firefighters, or firemen, are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations. The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an increase in the scale of hazards has stimulated both advances in firefighting technology and a broadening of the firefighter-rescuer's remit. They sometimes provide emergency medical services. The fire service, or fire and rescue service also known in some countries as the fire brigade or fire department, are some of the emergency services.

Firefighting and firefighters have become ubiquitous around the world, wildland areas to urban areas, and on board ships. Firefighters are held in high regard around the world; in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United States. This causes firefighting to be one of the five trusted public service professions.