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Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass
Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass A firefighter is never off-duty. A Hampshire County firefighter proved that last week when he happened upon an unresponsive woman and was able to get her breathing again before paramedics could arrive, authorities said.  Northampton Firefighter Pat Davis is being heralded as a hero after saving the woman on Sept. 26 at Cumberland Farms in Granby.  Granby firefighters were called to the convenience store around 1 p.m. to reports of a woman who'd fallen unconscious and wasn't breathing, the department said on Facebook.  Another call a few moments later said the woman was breat…

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by Josh Lanier
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Chicopee Cop Welcomed Home 175 Days After Post ‘Battle Of The Badges’ Heart Attack Chicopee Cop Welcomed Home 175 Days After Post ‘Battle Of The Badges’ Heart Attack
Chicopee Cop Welcomed Home 175 Days After Post ‘Battle Of The Badges’ Heart Attack A Hampden County police officer who nearly died while being rushed to the hospital in the spring returned home to a hero's welcome over the weekend.  Chicopee Officer Mark Wilkes called 911 on March 13 after complaining he wasn't feeling well. He'd competed in the annual Battle of the Badges between the Chicopee police and fire departments earlier that day but didn't feel right after returning home.  Wilkes suffered a "serious medical event" in the ambulance, and paramedics had to perform CPR as they rushed him to the hospital, where Wilkes would remain for "175 long days." Officials later…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Child Found Unresponsive In Water At Beach In Western Mass, Police Say Child Found Unresponsive In Water At Beach In Western Mass, Police Say
Child Found Unresponsive In Water At Beach In Western Mass, Police Say An 8-year-old girl found unresponsive at a Massachusetts beach was saved by CPR performed by bystanders. The incident took place in Berkshire County in Pittsfield around 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 24. Police, firefighters, and EMS responded to the Burbank Park public beach area at Onota Lake for an unresponsive child found in the water, said Lt. John Soules, of the Pittsfield Police Department.  Citizens on scene began administering CPR and responding emergency workers took over rescue measures upon their arrival, Soules said. The child was transported to Berkshire Medical…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
WATCH: Central Massachusetts Police Officer Saves Choking Infant's Life WATCH: Central Massachusetts Police Officer Saves Choking Infant's Life
Watch: Central Massachusetts Police Officer Saves Choking Infant's Life The parents of a choking two-month-old didn't know that when they rushed the baby inside the Framingham Police Department earlier this week that they had found the perfect person to save their child's life.  Officer Ryan Porter was in the lobby when baby Ravi's parents burst through the front doors of the police department just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, the police department said. Ravi was choking, and a rescue couldn't have come a moment later.  As Porter took the baby from its frantic mother, Ravi stopped breathing. The officer, who teaches CPR at the department, delivered a f…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Boy Flown To Hospital After Pulled From Massachusetts Pool 12-Year-Old Boy Flown To Hospital After Pulled From Massachusetts Pool
12-Year-Old Boy Flown To Hospital After Pulled From Massachusetts Pool A 12-year-old boy was flown to a hospital in Boston after he was pulled from the bottom of a pool, authorities said. In Essex County, Groveland Police and Fire crews in Newburyport responded to a report of a medical incident at a pool at a private recreational camp on Bare Hill Road just before 11 a.m. on Friday, June 10.  Upon arrival, responders found the boy was conscious and breathing after he was administered CPR, both departments said in a statement.  The boy was originally taken to Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill but was subsequently transported by medical helicopte…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Troopers Rescue Driver Who Suffered Medical Event On I-91 Troopers Rescue Driver Who Suffered Medical Event On I-91
Troopers Rescue Driver Who Suffered Medical Event On I-91 Connecticut State troopers helped rescue a limousine driver who suffered a medical event on I-91. Authorities received a report from one of the vehicle's passengers that the driver had experienced a medical event and was unconscious at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, State Police said. The limousine had been traveling in Hartford County in the high-occupancy vehicle lane on I-91 northbound at Exit 34 in the town of Windsor, police said.  Police said the limousine had been transporting a flight crew to Bradley International Airport. Troopers located the driver and determined he had…

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by Nicole Valinote