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Trucker Hero Rescues Family After Crash and Explosion
Trucker David Fredericksen uses a fire extinguisher to fight a raging fire after a Lincoln carrying a woman and her one year old granddaughter crashed in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 11th, 2014. David's son posted the dash cam video on…
ICRC: Civilians shelter emergency in the norther Iraq
(SOURCE ICRC) - Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the recent fighting in Ninawa Province, including Sinjar and other areas close to the cities of Mosul, Dohuk and Kirkuk in northern Iraq.
Some of them are from religious minorities…
#SAMIcontest: Face the European Heroes of Rescue
Anpas - Sami Contest 2014 , Adria/Venice - Young Heroes Without Superpowers from andre@c on Vimeo.
The European Contest of young rescuer #SAMIcontest finished yesterday in Venice, Italy. A total of 350 people partecipate at the event and…
UK Health Service: "Privatisation is ripping the NHS from our hands"
The Guardian with Kailash Chand take a strong position about the NHS: "The notion that competition promotes excellence and market forces breed efficiency is a myth"
(The Guardian, Kailash Chand) - Last year, a majority of new contracts to…
Typhoon Glenda, a view from the field of operations
The Philippines once again experienced nature’s fury as Tropical Storm “Glenda”, International codename: Rammasun entered the country via a northern route and proceeded onto the capital city of Metro Manila with…
Rescue at Sea, the real story from Mare Nostrum Operation
LAMPEDUSA - Without the binoculars, it didn’t look like much. Just a haze of blue and orange, bobbing gently on the horizon. Lifting the lenses to my eyes, I was able to make out more: a dilapidated boat, a sea of life vests and over 200…
Ukraine: This video shows the risks volunteers face, and why.
Earlier this year, volunteers working with Ukrainian Red Cross Society faced risk in the service of those in need. In February 2014 and throughout the following months, Red Cross volunteers responded to violence during protests at Maidan…
Animal rescue: Horse saved into a ravine in San Bernardino
(SBSUN) - A horse that fell into a ravine was rescued by the San Bernardino County Fire Department and the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department Tuesday evening.
At about 7:49 p.m., County Fire received a call regarding a horse in distress and…
2,500 Ground Zero rescuers have come down with cancer
More than 2,500 Ground Zero rescuers and responders have come down with cancer, and a growing number are seeking compensation for their illnesses, The Post has learned.
The grim toll has skyrocketed from the 1,140 cancer cases reported…
Fire rescue, new oxygen mask for Pets invented in Virginia
(Virginia/AP) - Thousands of dogs, cats and other pets die in house fires every year. But a Virginia woman is trying to better their odds of survival, by getting specially-designed oxygen masks into the hands of first responders all across…