Good News Notes: “Firefighters diligently train for a variety of risky rescues they might encounter on the job, but this was definitely a first for firefighter Adam Hudson of the High Springs Fire Department. On Sunday just after 2:30 p.m., Hudson’s fire crew, based in Alachua County in north-central Florida, home of Florida State University, was…
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Clean Air Filtration Program expanded to low-income residents in all Bay Area counties
Good News Notes: “The Clean Air Filtration Program is expanding to all Bay Area counties. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced on Thursday that portable air filtration units will be provided to unhoused and low-income residents, in addition to Bay Area emergency and cooling centers. Larger units will be provided to shelters and…
‘A Very Happy Ending:’ Police Thank Community for Help in Finding Missing Evanston Boy
Good News Notes: “Police in suburban Skokie are thanking community members after an 11-year-old boy was found after being reported missing on Thursday afternoon. Search teams scoured the area in and around Skokie North Shore Channel Park on Thursday searching for Noah Price. The boy, who is on the nonverbal autism spectrum, was reported missing…
Duluth Teen Hailed as Hero for Saving Family from House Fire
Good News Notes: “A Duluth family is lucky to be alive after their house went up in flames, and fire officials are calling the family’s 15-year-old daughter a hero in the fire fight. “You might’ve been scared, but you really were a hero last night,” Duluth Fire Chief Shawn Krizaj said to Lizzy Grayhawk Tuesday….
Veteran firefighter becomes hero after battling apartment fire
Good News Notes: “On May 13, Lt. Solomon Forbes was at his home with his children preparing for his son’s baseball game. A neighbor knocked on his door and said the apartment next door to him was on fire. As a 14-year veteran with the fire department, Forbes got his children out safely and then…
Barnstead firefighters receive training on how to rescue horses and other large animals
Good News Notes: “One New Hampshire fire department received specialized training this weekend to be able to help large animals in distress. Twelve Barnstead firefighters are getting properly trained to help horses or other large animals in emergencies. ‘These animals are people’s pets. They love these animals, so there’s a special care that has to…
PA Firefighters Save Couple’s Wedding after Resort Fire
Good News Notes: “A couple’s wedding day was salvaged thanks to the efforts of Pennsylvania crews who battled a fire that destroyed the guest house of a historic hotel resort Thursday. The fire broke out at about 8 p.m. in a nine-room carriage house at the Normandy Farm Hotel in Blue Bell, WPVI-TV reports. Caitlin Kerezsi…