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Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials
Dad ID'd, Girl Taken To Lehigh Valley Burn Unit After Lancaster Twp Fatal Fire: Officials A girl is in the Lehigh Valley Burn Unit and her dad has died following a fire in the apartment building attached to the Bausman Post Office in Lancaster Township on Tuesday, Feb. 13, fire officials announced later that day.  Nathaniel Holmes, 45 of 221 Rosedale Avenue died at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital at 12:16 a.m. on Feb. 13, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Can Eric Bieber detailed in a release. His cause and manner of death are pending the results of an auto, although Bieber noted he suffered thermal burns. The fire broke out in a house with three apartments (only…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Philly Area Police Officer Rescues Pair From Schuylkill River: Authorities Philly Area Police Officer Rescues Pair From Schuylkill River: Authorities
Philly Area Police Officer Rescues Pair From Schuylkill River: Authorities Norristown Police Department officers are credited with rescuing a man and his daughter after their truck was submerged in the Schuylkill River on Labor Day afternoon, Sept. 4.  Officer Matthew Walsh was on patrol in Riverfront Park around 2 p.m. Monday when he spotted a pickup truck on the boat ramp "begin accelerating towards" the river, the department said.  Walsh called for backup as the truck floated off some 50 feet from the boat ramp into the middle of the river, according to police.  Walsh was trying to unmoor a boat when other officers arrived and noticed the truck …

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by Mac Bullock
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Video Shows Surfer From Chester County Rescue Distressed Jersey Shore Swimmer Video Shows Surfer From Chester County Rescue Distressed Jersey Shore Swimmer
Video Shows Surfer From Chester County Rescue Distressed Jersey Shore Swimmer A teacher saved a Jersey Shore swimmer in distress while surfing over the weekend, and he just so happened to capture it on video. US Marine Steve Houser, of Toms River, went to LBI Sunday, Sept. 3, to film a promo video for one of Tandm Surf's boards Oh, what a video they got. Houser — who works as a special education history teacher in the PATHS program at Piscataway High School — was surfing out teaching his daughter how to surf when he spotted the struggling swimmers. "I could see five to seven people in distress," said Houser, a Downingtown, PA native. "As a surfer, I can spot a ri…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (PHOTOS) Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (PHOTOS)
Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (Photos) Firefighters raised a ladder into a forest canopy Thursday evening to rescue a skydiver who had become tangled in their parachute, according to authorities.  It happened near the Pennridge Airport in Perkasie just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, the Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department said in a release.  Joined by Perkasie Fire Company, Sellersville first responders arrived at the scene to find the skydiver "entangled in the parachute and the tree limbs" some 35 feet above the forest floor, they said.  Scene from the skydiver rescue in Perkasie on July 20.Sellersvillefd.com/Sell…

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by Mac Bullock
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Wake Up Call: First Responders Rescue Sleeping Resident In Slatington House Fire Wake Up Call: First Responders Rescue Sleeping Resident In Slatington House Fire
Wake Up Call: First Responders Rescue Sleeping Resident In Slatington House Fire A Lehigh County resident had a rude awakening Thursday morning when they got out of bed to find their house on fire.  First responders in Slatington heard reports of a house fire on the 100 block of Fifth Street at about 8:30 a.m. on May 18, borough police wrote in a release.  Officer Anthony Ballerini, who is also a volunteer firefighter, arrived at the scene and found smoke billowing from the second floor, authorities said. When bystanders told him a resident was still inside, Ballerini made his way upstairs and found a person sleeping in the bedroom right next door to the fire,…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Cake Pan Stuck On PA Toddler Required Rescue By Firefighters Cake Pan Stuck On PA Toddler Required Rescue By Firefighters
Cake Pan Stuck On PA Toddler Required Rescue By Firefighters Firefighters in central Pennsylvania had to rescue a 2-year-old who got her head stuck in a cake pan on Monday, Feb. 6, authorities say.  Erin Meixel's daughter Quinnley apparently pulled the center off the tube pan and stuck her head inside to wear it like a cape or a shawl while she was playing, but pretty quickly released she was stuck and help was called around 12:30 p.m., according to the authorities. Members of the Junction Fire Company in Lewistown responded and used tin snips to cut the pan in two spots and free her.  Quinnley was unharmed and was stuck for less than…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Heroic Teen Shot Dead In Delco; Suspect In Custody Heroic Teen Shot Dead In Delco; Suspect In Custody
Heroic Teen Shot Dead In Delco; Suspect In Custody A Delaware County teenager who once helped save three kids from drowning in an icy pond was shot dead in Upper Darby, authorities say.  Anthony Alexander, 17, of Collingdale Borough, was in an apartment building on the 2400 block of Marshall Road just before 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, when he was shot, township police said in a statement.  Investigators did not say what led to the shooting. Early on Tuesday,  Jan. 31, 16-year-old Diamire Hickman surrendered to police in connection with the killing, authorities said. He's being tried as an adult and is charged with third-degree murder, inv…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3 West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3
West Philly Rowhome Fire Displaces 3 A two-alarm blaze at a West Philadelphia rowhome left three people and one pet displaced on Sunday, Jan. 22, fire officials announced.  The blaze began at about 10 p.m. on the 5600 block of Pemberton Street in the city's Cobbs Creek neighborhood. Firefighters battled flames for over an hour before the inferno was brought under control, the department said.  PFD members rescued, treated and transported one person from this 2-alarm fire, which took more than an hour to place under control Sunday night in Cobbs Creek. At least three people and a pet have been displaced. Many thanks to our …

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by Mac Bullock
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HERO: Former NY Giant Peyton Hillis In ICU After Saving His Kids From Drowning In Florida HERO: Former NY Giant Peyton Hillis In ICU After Saving His Kids From Drowning In Florida
Hero: Former NY Giant Peyton Hillis In ICU After Saving His Kids From Drowning In Florida Onetime New York Giants fan favorite Peyton Hillis was hospitalized after a swimming accident in Florida in which he saved two of his kids and two adults from drowning, authorities confirmed. Hillis, 36, remained in intensive care and was "having some problems with his kidneys and his lungs," reported his uncle, Greg Hillis, "but the doctors say he is improving." The children and adults reportedly were fine. Members of Escambia County Fire Rescue who responded to the noontime incident at Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, Jan. 4, said the "brave" Hillis "quickly sprang into action to rescue th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Two Hurt In Early Thanksgiving Philadelphia Fire 1 Dead, Two Hurt In Early Thanksgiving Philadelphia Fire
1 Dead, Two Hurt In Early Thanksgiving Philadelphia Fire One man was killed and two others injured in a fire early Thanksgiving morning in Philadelphia, officials said. The victim's body was found on the first floor of a rowhouse on the 4600 block of Walnut Street around 1:30 a.m., fire officials said.  One person was rescued from the second floor and another from the roof, 6abc says. The three victims were apparently two nephews and their uncle. The fire was under control at around 2:10 a.m. and the house was deemed a total loss.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
PA Bridge Jumper, 29, Rescued From Delaware River With 2 Broken Legs PA Bridge Jumper, 29, Rescued From Delaware River With 2 Broken Legs
PA Bridge Jumper, 29, Rescued From Delaware River With 2 Broken Legs A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued nearly 200 yards down the Delaware River from where he jumped off of a New Jersey bridge, and hospitalized with both legs broken over the weekend, authorities said. The Furlong, PA man had parked his vehicle on a Stockton, NJ bridge around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, then jumped into the water, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. The Bridge Commission reported the vehicle stopped on the bridge, bringing authorities to the scene. The man was conscious and alert when he was rescued by PA State Troopers from the water, and hospitalized…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley
Floor Collapse Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital While Battling 2-Alarm Blaze In Lehigh Valley Three firefighters were sent to a nearby hospital after a floor collapsed while they were battling a blaze in the Lehigh Valley area, authorities said. The Palmer Municipal Fire Department responded to a two-alarm house fire in Lower Nazareth Township just after 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, the squad said. While dousing the blaze, two of the department’s “bravest” firefighters were working on the second floor when it collapsed, causing them to fall through to the first floor, PMFD said. Update on our injured firefighters; Just after 9pm Sunday night, PMFD was dispatched to a second al…

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by Valerie Musson
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American Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius American Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius
American Selfie-Taker, 23, Survives Fall Into Mount Vesuvius A 23-year-old American tourist who fell into Mount Vesuvius in Italy when he dropped his phone taking a selfie was rescued, NBC News reports. Philip Carroll, of Baltimore, MD, had hiked 4,000 feet up a trail that was closed to tourists with two family members on Saturday, July 9, the outlet said citing Paolo Cappelli, President of the Presidio Permanente Vesuvio. Carroll stopped to take a photo at the top of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79, and apparently dropped his phone — then fell several meters in while trying to recover it, Cappelli said. The man somehow stopped…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners
Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners A pair of mariners were rescued by the US Coast Guard when their 33-foot sailboat overturned along the Jersey Shore Friday night. The couple radioed for help around 8 p.m. near Little Egg Inlet, officials said. Video posted by the Coast Guard shows the rescue. Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City on Friday, May 6, 2022 “With high winds, driving rain and thunderstorms in the area, our aircrew worked to quickly lower the rescue swimmer to help the couple,” Lt. Humberto Hernandez, a pilot who flew on the rescue, said. “Our swimmer was able to walk in the shallow breaking…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Safely Rescued From River In Pottstown: Sources Man Safely Rescued From River In Pottstown: Sources
Man Safely Rescued From River In Pottstown: Sources A man was safely rescued from a river in Pottstown Thursday, May 5, sources said. Fire crews were called to College Drive and Keystone Boulevard around 3:50 p.m. on a report of a man unable to make it back to shore, Montgomery County Public Affairs Coordinator Todd Stieritz confirmed. Initial reports say the man was about 100 feet out in the water and unable to move. It was unclear how he had ended up in the water. He was safely rescued around 4:35 p.m. and was being treated by EMS at the scene, Stieritz said.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Victim Airlifted In Phillipsburg Apartment Fire [DEVELOPING] Victim Airlifted In Phillipsburg Apartment Fire [DEVELOPING]
Victim Airlifted In Phillipsburg Apartment Fire [Developing] At least one victim was airlifted following a fire that broke out in a Phillipsburg apartment complex Tuesday morning, according to developing reports. The fire broke out at Village Arms Apartments at 451 Heckman St. shortly before 10:25 a.m., according to initial and unconfirmed reports. A Northstar medical helicopter was requested for a victim with a landing zone at Phillipsburg River Park, the initial report says. Meanwhile, at least two victims were rescued from the structure, according to the report. Officials warned residents to avoid the area: Structure fire at Village Aparme…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Kennett Square Police Officer Swiftly Rescues Driver After Crash Into Creek Kennett Square Police Officer Swiftly Rescues Driver After Crash Into Creek
Kennett Square Police Officer Swiftly Rescues Driver After Crash Into Creek A Kennett Square police officer has been hailed as a hero for acting quickly to save a driver whose car had crashed into a creek Monday morning. Officer Mark Todd was the first on the scene of the crash along the 700 block of W. Cypress Street in Kennett Township just before 10 a.m., local police said. Todd reported seeing the car nearly completely submerged in Red Clay Creek, with only the back of the car floating but rapidly sinking, according to Kennett Square police. He was able to pull the driver from the car and bring her to shore, where she was treated by fire and EMS personnel, pol…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Body Camera Footage Shows Bensalem Officers Rescuing Man From Smoke-Filled Apartment Body Camera Footage Shows Bensalem Officers Rescuing Man From Smoke-Filled Apartment
Body Camera Footage Shows Bensalem Officers Rescuing Man From Smoke-Filled Apartment Three Bensalem police officers were honored for their quick thinking that saved a man's life last month. Officers Steve Ambs, Kenneth Branford, and Samuel Ladd talked about their experience in the Aug. 25 fire with Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub in a Facebook Live. When the officers learned of a fire at the Bucks Meadows Apartments on Knights Road, they immediately concentrated their efforts on building five after noticing smoke coming from the structure. They evacuated people from the surrounding buildings before heading into building five, which was dark and filling with …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters
Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support is surging the wife of a 65-year-old man who died last week as the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused record amounts of flooding across southeastern Pennsylvania. Donald and Kate Bauer, of Perkiomenville, were hit by a flash flood near the Unami Creek in Milford Township while driving home from their daughter's volleyball game on Sept. 1. Kate was able to get out of the car and clung to a tree for more than an hour before she was rescued.  As conditions were too severe, rescue crews had to return the next morning in search of the car. He never made it out of the car and dro…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted From Crash Scene On I-476 In Plymouth Township Driver Airlifted From Crash Scene On I-476 In Plymouth Township
Driver Airlifted From Crash Scene On I-476 In Plymouth Township A driver was airlifted from the scene of a crash on 1-476 in Plymouth Township Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Crews responding to mile marker 17.5 southbound on I-476 around 4:25 p.m. were told a driver was trapped after they drove into and over the guardrail, landing down a slight ditch in the center median, according to Plymouth Fire Company Crews worked in temperatures in excess of 100 degrees, to remove the full side wall on the driver's side, both passenger side doors, and the roof, authorities said. Crews then had to cut away a large section of the meta…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Person Rescued From Water After Sailboat Overturns In Nockamixon State Park Person Rescued From Water After Sailboat Overturns In Nockamixon State Park
Person Rescued From Water After Sailboat Overturns In Nockamixon State Park A person was safely rescued from the water after their sailboat overturned in Nockamixon State Park Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Crews arrived at the state park in Quakertown just after 1:15 p.m. and quickly located the person who was wearing a lifejacket, Robert Sweeney, Assistant Park Manager told Daily Voice. The individual was not in any immediate stress or danger, and no medical treatment was necessary, he said. "There are typically a few over-turned sailboat calls every year at Nockamixon," Sweeney said. "The causes are usually newer participants to the hobby or just a simp…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Reading Fire Leaves Man Critical Reading Fire Leaves Man Critical
Reading Fire Leaves Man Critical A fire that tore through a Reading apartment building left one man critical Wednesday night. Crews removed the man and helped three others out of the building on the 100 block of South Sixth Street around 10 p.m. Posted by Keith Talarigo on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Issues with a hydrant were reported, and a long hose was run from one on Franklin Street, WFMZ reports. Posted by Keith Talarigo on Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Crews Rescue Trio Of Workers From Roof In 3-Alarm Bethlehem Blaze Crews Rescue Trio Of Workers From Roof In 3-Alarm Bethlehem Blaze
Crews Rescue Trio Of Workers From Roof In 3-Alarm Bethlehem Blaze Three people working on the roof of a Bethlehem building were rescued from a 3-alarm fire Wednesday night, authorities said. The workers were atop the roof when the blaze broke out at 524 W. Broad St. in West Bethlehem around 7:15 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing fire chief Warren Achey. It was not initially clear if the roof work was connected to the cause of the fire, Achey said. “It sounds like there was some work going on on the roof, we don’t know if that’s the cause of it yet,” he told the outlet. “But there was work going on on the roof. The firefighters rescued three peo…

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by Valerie Musson
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Firefighters Knock Down South Media House Blaze Firefighters Knock Down South Media House Blaze
Firefighters Knock Down South Media House Blaze Several people were hospitalized after a fire broke out in a South Media home Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the 600 Block of Markham Street to find that the blaze had spread to the second floor and left a person trapped, according to Garden City Fire Company. Fire crews were able to knock down the bulk of the fire while local police freed the trapped person, authorities said. Several people with smoke inhalation were taken to a local hospital for treatment, authorities said. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the local fire marshal.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Croydon Man Escapes House Fire By Jumping From Second-Floor Balcony Croydon Man Escapes House Fire By Jumping From Second-Floor Balcony
Croydon Man Escapes House Fire By Jumping From Second-Floor Balcony A Croydon man is being treated for his injuries after he escaped a grueling house fire by jumping out of a second-floor balcony early Thursday morning, authorities said. Fire crews responded just before 1 a.m. to a home in the 800 block of Main Avenue to find the 52-year-old man who had reportedly jumped out of a second-floor balcony and a woman trapped on the same floor, authorities said. The man was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and injuries from the fall, 6abc says. A woman managed to climb from a second-story window onto a first-story roof and was re…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bucks County Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Senior Living Apartment Fire Bucks County Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Senior Living Apartment Fire
Bucks County Firefighters Rescue Man, 85, From Senior Living Apartment Fire Firefighters rescued an 85-year-old man from a fire that broke out at a senior living apartment tower in Bristol Borough Monday evening. The Grundy Tower blaze broke out in unit 710 around 6:30 p.m., in the Pond Street complex. Bristol Borough firefighters broke into the unit to rescue the man, who was treated on scene then taken to Lower Bucks Hospital for observation, fire officials said. The building's fire suppression system activated and kept the fire in check until firefighters extinguished the remaining fire, the department said in a news release.  Smoke and water damage…

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by Cecilia Levine