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'True Hero': Firefighter Saves Woman After Car Falls Into Western Mass Floodwaters 'True Hero': Firefighter Saves Woman After Car Falls Into Western Mass Floodwaters
'True Hero': Firefighter Saves Woman After Car Falls Into Western Mass Floodwaters Rescue workers in Franklin County are calling one of their brethren a hero after he risked his life last week to save a woman after her car was swept away by flood waters.  Deerfield Assistant Fire Chief Ben Clark was surveying storm damage on Friday, July 21, just after 3 p.m., when the car in front of him was swallowed as the pavement on Lower Road gave way. The vehicle clung to the asphalt by its back tires and dangled precariously over a 15-foot drop into fast-moving floodwater, Deerfield Police Department said.  Then things got worse.  Clark called for backup and&n…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Officers From Region Rescue Residents From Burning Apartment House Officers From Region Rescue Residents From Burning Apartment House
Officers From Region Rescue Residents From Burning Apartment House Several Connecticut police officers, including two who were injured, are being lauded for rescuings residents from an apartment house on fire. The incident took place in Hartford County just after midnight on Monday, May 8 at 50 Hillside St. in East Hartford. According to Officer Marc Caruso of the East Hartford Police, officers were dispatched to a check welfare complaint at 50 Hillside St. While there, officers spotted heavy smoke coming from the first floor, which was completely unrelated to the initial check welfare complaint.  Officers called for the Fire Department and immediat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Rescue Elderly Woman From 'Fully-Engulfed' Structure Fire Police Rescue Elderly Woman From 'Fully-Engulfed' Structure Fire
Police Rescue Elderly Woman From 'Fully-Engulfed' Structure Fire Officers could hear the screaming coming from inside of the burning building. On Saturday, Feb. 27, emergency responders were called to a multi-unit dwelling on Chilmark Street that had become fully engulfed in flames, police said. At around 1:20 a.m., when Worcester Police first got on the scene, they observed people in the rear common hallway screaming for help as smoke filled the corridor. The people calling for help were two men who were struggling to get an elderly woman down the staircase to safety. Two police officers ran into the burning building, found the woman, and carried he…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Local Firefighters To Be Honored For 'Outstanding' Heroism Local Firefighters To Be Honored For 'Outstanding' Heroism
Local Firefighters To Be Honored For 'Outstanding' Heroism A dozen local firefighters are being honored for saving lives - even at their own peril - by the 2020 Heroic Awards Committee, which recognizes outstanding acts of heroism and bravery. On Monday, Dec. 14, Fitchburg Fire Chief Anthony Marrama said that Firefighter Roger Ortiz will be recognized for his “extraordinary rescue of a trapped woman down a ladder under extremely difficult conditions during the 4-alarm fire” at 7 Beekman St. in September 2019. “The Fitchburg Fire Department is both humbled and proud to once again have its members honored at these esteemed awards. Congratulation to a…

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by Kristin Palpini