Firefighters
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Zachary Whitacre dies in tanker West Virginia crash
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A 21-year-old volunteer firefighter from Gore, Va., is dead after the tanker truck his father was driving crashed on a mutual aid call in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.
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Firefighters help family in need
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When a Virginia fire department discovered a local family was going through a tough time this season -- they decided to take action.
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D.C. fire chief wants fewer firefighters, closer
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Some D.C. firefighters live as far away as New Jersey. The fire chief wants to change that.
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Former ABC News political director Hal Bruno dies
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Hal Bruno, the former ABC News political director who also worked closely with fire departments as a volunteer and advocate, died Tuesday night. He was 83.
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First female firefighter in Mongtomery County retires after 32 years
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When Pam Foltz started her job with the Montgomery County Fire Department, she was the first woman in the county to become a firefighter. Thirty-two years later, it's time to pass the torch.
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White Oak apartment fire injures 2 firefighters, displaces residents
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Two firefighters were injured while battling a fire at an apartment complex in the White Oak area early Thursday morning that left 28 residents displaced.
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Fairfax County adds 23 professional firefighters
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Nearly two dozen recruits will join the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Service as professional firefighters following graduation ceremonies Friday night in Fairfax.
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Firefighters stop in D.C. on bike trip to New York
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A group of firefighters from Los Angeles is biking from the West Coast to New York City, planning to arrive in time for the Sept. 11 anniversary.
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Prince George's officials to run in fallen firefighters fundraiser
CommentSome special guests from Prince George's County will be joining firefighter recruits in a run across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
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Lt. Marc Davidson is Fairfax's Firefighter of the Year
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A 16-year veteran of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department will be honored as the agency's Career Firefighter of the Year for 2011.
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Union criticizes new policy for pregnant D.C. firefighters
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The department changed its policy for pregnant female firefighters Thursday, tripling the amount of time the women can go on light duty before they have to start using their sick leave.
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Prince George's County firefighter in hospital
CommentA firefighter was injured when he fell through a floor while battling a house fire in Bowie.
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Fight brews over firefighter pregnancy policy
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Pregnant firefighters are forced to sit out work during the last months of their pregnancy.
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Firefighter injured in Stafford blaze
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A firefighter was injured Thursday while fighting a fire in Stafford County.
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Pretty - and tough as nails - in pink
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It takes a tough man to wear pink. It takes an even tougher man to devote his time to breast cancer awareness after his three sisters die from cancer.
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