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If you think you got some good reason for not wearing this or for not doing things the right way write it down. Because I need to read that to your widow. Cause I'm not going to know what to say. You say it for me. - Chicago Chief of Training Peter VanDorpe

Officials have identified James Rice as the firefighter who died at a fire today in Peabody, Mass. The fire went to 3 alarms at 5 Hancock Street in Peabody. Firefighters from Danvers, Salem and Lynnfield also responded to the fire to assist. The initial call came in around 1:30pm.

A fire broke out at an apartment complext in Peabody, Mass. today leaving 13 homeless. The fire went to 3 alarms and apparently sent one firefighter to the hospital. FirefighterCloseCalls.com reports other firefighters were injured as well. Peabody firefighters were on scene with firefighters from Danvers, Salem and Lynnfield.

This story will make the hair stand on its end. This young man gets it. He put his suit on, tied his own tie, and then rode his bike to the funeral of Worcester Firefighter Jon Davies. He didn't even ask his parents.

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better angels: the firefighters of 9/11 is 343 individual oil paintings of the firefighters who died on 9/11, created to honor the lives they lived and the people they loved. from betterangels911.com

One Asheville Firefighter is dead and many others injured after a fire in a medical building near Mission Hospital. The current total is that eight other firefighters were taken to the hospital for various reasons.

The Pinckneyville, Illinois Fire Chief's son, Firefighter Corey Shaw, was killed in a collapse at a multi-alarm fire Friday morning. The fire occured at an antique mall which spread to the Opera House next door. Corey, 22, was killed when operating on a ladder. The fire consumed the Pinckneyville Antique Mall and the Kunz Opera House.

At 6 minutes in, there is talk about backing out because they don't have water supply set up....and then there is radio traffic about needing EMS because they have a firefighter trapped and not out of the building yet.