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Mar. 15, 2025

Firefighter in Charity Calendar Opens Up About His Smoking Photoshoot and Working with Exotic Animals (Exclusive)

The Australian Firefighters Calendar is heating up this year — all thanks to the brave souls who helped bring it to life. Growing up with a police chief mother, Johnson says he was inspired to become a firefighter to help others and make their “worst day better.” Alijah Johnson.Australian Firefighters Calendar Australian Firefighters Calendar He notes that he used to laugh off people who asked him if he “was one of those firefighters" in the calendars.

Mar. 15, 2025

Firefighter Went Home and Saw It Was Gone. Then He Told His Girlfriend He Was Going Back to Work

(L-R) Ally Puga and boyfriend Sam Smiley; all that remains of the Puga family’s home after the L.A. fires.Photo:Ally Puga Ally Puga A Los Angeles firefighting family lost their home in the Eaton FireAs the rest of their family evacuated, Captain Jerry Puga and his son initially stayed behind to help, before having to leave themselvesHis daughter Ally Puga, whose firefighter boyfriend went back to work after their home burned down, tells PEOPLE that her family’s story shows how “even in the face of tragedy” they “put other people in front of themselvesLos Angeles City Fire Department Captain Jerry Puga lost his home in the Eaton Fire — as did his firefighter son, his daughter and her boyfriend, who also works for the department.

Mar. 15, 2025

Firefighter, Who Famously Saved 3 Teens in 2015 and InspiredBreakthroughFilm, Is Fighting for His Life After Heart Surgery

Missouri fire captain Tommy Shine.Photo:Wentzville Fire Protection District; Brittany Shine/Facebook Wentzville Fire Protection District; Brittany Shine/Facebook A Missouri firefighter, whose story of rescuing three teenagers from a frozen lake in 2015 inspired the filmBreakthrough,is now fighting for his life after a serious illness. Wentzville fire captain Tommy Shine, 50, first made headlines a decade ago when he helped to rescue three 14-year-old boys who fell through the ice of a lake in suburban St.

Mar. 15, 2025

Firefighters Leave Notes for Homeowners After Saving Their Houses from L.A. Fires: 'Touch of Humanity'

Firefighter battles the Palisades fire on Jan. 7, 2024.Photo:Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/ Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/ Los Angeles Daily News via Getty As theLos Angeles firesburned in Southern California, some firefighters left notes for homeowners whose houses were saved. Fire Captain Alec Flatos and other members of the San Luis Obispo Fire Department spent several days battling the Palisades fire, and managed to save multiple homes, according toNBC affiliate KSBY.

Mar. 15, 2025

Firefighters Rescue Woman with Cerebral Palsy from Burning Calif. Home in Dramatic Video

San Bernardino County Fire/Facebook A 23-year-old woman with cerebral palsy was pulled out of her burning California home through a bedroom window, and the heroic rescue was captured on video. Firefighters responded six minutes after receiving the call and immediately saw the single-story home “well involved with smoke and fire.” Two people escaped the blaze on time, but a 23-year-old woman, identified as Alise Romero, was stuck inside, reportsNBC Los Angeles.