9/11/11

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Rescue 5: Ten years later - New York

For nine months, firefighters from Rescue 5 dug through the ruins of the World Trade Center searching for bodies. Among the dead were 11 men from the elite Staten Island rescue company who had raced toward the smoking towers on Sept. 11.

Sep 11, 2011, 2:36:04 PM

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Geovanni Pineda: Former Fire Department EMT tries to forget - Florida

Pineda, a 48-year-old former captain with the New York Fire Department's EMS division, already has plenty of images from that day playing in his head. He doesn't need TV tributes adding to the painful mix.

Sep 11, 2011, 2:33:45 PM

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Virtua paramedic reflects on time spent at ground zero - Pennsylvania

Everybody may know where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, but not many Burlington County residents can say they ended up at ground zero on that tragic day.
Phyllis Worrell can.

Sep 11, 2011, 2:32:49 PM

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Rescue worker's daughter was on bus involved in crash - Nebraska

It's something no parent ever wants.
But when rescue worker Jim Snyder reached the scene of a school bus accident on Wednesday, he discovered his own daughter was on the bus.

Sep 11, 2011, 2:31:20 PM

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Ambulance called to take woman to hospital — one floor down - Illinois

Porter Health System CEO Jonathan Nalli said calling a city ambulance for emergencies is hospital policy and provides the “fastest and best care.”

Sep 11, 2011, 2:29:12 PM

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Girl owes every step to Medic One-trained aid workers - Washington

Realizing what had happened, Greg — a former rescue swimmer — killed the engine and dived overboard. As he brought his only daughter to the surface, he realized that the tow rope had nearly severed her left foot, and her right foot hung only by its Achilles tendon

Sep 11, 2011, 2:24:38 PM