Tag: firefighter
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Son of Firefighter Who Died on 9/11 Tries Out for His Beloved NFL Team
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The son of a firefighter who lost his life during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City is paying homage with the help of football. Over the weekend, Patrick McSweeney, a football tight end, participated in a rookie minicamp for the New York Jets, his dad Timothy’s favorite team. According to the NFL team’s official website,…
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Chicago firefighter dies battling Lincoln Park blaze
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A firefighter died Monday morning battling a blaze in Lincoln Park, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The 39-year-old firefighter was trapped but eventually rescued after the fire broke out at 2430-2432 North Lincoln Avenue, according to fire officials. The four-floor building contains the Lincoln Station restaurant on the ground floor and apartments on the…
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A New York Firefighter Left the City for the Long Island Suburbs. Which House Did He Choose?
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Growing up with his mother and sister in a one-bedroom rental on the edge of Flatbush and Crown Heights, in Brooklyn, Gregory Shepherd knew that he wanted his own space, and more of it. “It was a run-of-the-mill impoverished neighborhood, and I hated living in tight quarters,” said Mr. Shepherd, 36. “I always knew I…
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Firefighter Jonathan Vero smokes Guinness World Records for longest, fastest runs while on fire
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He smoked the previous record holder. A French “human torch” set two Guinness World Records on fire Thursday after he ran across the finish line while engulfed in flames. Firefighter Jonathan Vero, 39, was licked by intense flames and deprived of oxygen for the entirety of this 272.25-meter (893 ft) dash around a track in…
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Mourners gather for funeral for Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt, who died battling a South Side blaze
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The funeral for Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt, who died in the line of duty April 4, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at House of Hope, 752 E. 114th St., in the Pullman neighborhood. Pelt, 49, died responding to a house fire in the West Pullman neighborhood. He joined the Chicago Fire Department in…
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2nd Chicago firefighter dies in two days – Chicago Tribune
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Good afternoon, Chicago. A firefighter has died and two others were injured at an extra-alarm blaze at a high-rise building on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast neighborhood, officials said. It marks the second firefighter to die in two days during a blaze. A 49-year-old Chicago firefighter was killed Tuesday in a fire…
