Firefighters like family to S.C. chief
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Rusty Thomas doesn't try to stop his hands from shaking, or his tears from showing, when he tells how his son tried to console his grief the night after nine of his firefighters perished in a furniture store blaze.
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By Joyce Owen, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Dec. 9--A search committee has been established by the South Walton Fire District commissioners to begin the process to replace Fire Chief Les Hallman who resigned on Dec. 4.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- James Campbell seemed to relish being a firefighter, showing up in uniform at the World Trade Center, train wrecks, wildfires and the aftermaths of hurricanes including Katrina.
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Rushing into a burning building to help evacuate elderly residents earned a Florida mail carrier honors as hero of the year from the National Association of Letter Carriers.
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FARGO, Ga. - Firefighters from across the nation have helped battle massive wildfires in the Okefenokee Swamp this spring. Now they've got a souvenir.
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The family of a mother and her two children who were murdered pay tribute to "the heart" of their family.
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The parents of a pilot killed in an air crash in Wester Ross say their son was "a great guy".
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For weeks, Chief Warrant Officer Jason DeFrenn's family awaited his homecoming, a trip planned as much more than a simple respite from his second tour in Iraq: The nine-year Army veteran was returning to South Carolina to help his wife give birth. Instead, his loved ones are making plans for the 34-year-old Army pilot's funeral.
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Two fathers who lost 10 relatives in a deadly house fire searched for strength in their Muslim faith as they prepared for the funerals Monday of their loved ones.
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By Travis Tritten, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 23--A local state senator and fire chief are planning condominiums next door to the Waterside Drive neighborhood just outside Myrtle Beach, but the project became clouded by resident outcry this week.   Sen.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kathie Salemme and her family are die-hard NASCAR fans, planning their vacations around the racing schedule. Wednesday, the family traveled to pay their respects to NASCAR trailblazer Bill France Jr., a man Salemme never met but considered an integral part of her family's...
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Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani sought common ground with firefighters Friday, linking the suffering from last month's deadly furniture store blaze in South Carolina to the pain from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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CHARLESTON, S.C., June 19 -- Fire swept through a furniture warehouse, collapsing its roof and killing nine firefighters inside in the nation's deadliest single disaster for firefighters since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Warwickshire's chief fire officer remembers the four firefighters killed in a warehouse blaze.
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By Gina Smith, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb.
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ATLANTA -- As part of his fine for an obscene gesture made to fans, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is giving $5,000 to the family of a firefighter who recently died.
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Firefighters are in. In fact, firefighters never went out of style since 9/11. Their heroics make for epic tales that make American hearts puff up with pride.