Good News Notes: “Community Mindfulness Project (CMP) will offer weekly “Mini Mindfulness Burnout Busters” for non-profit workers and first responders free of charge every Wednesday at 9 a.m. The program began June 23. According to a news release, the short, 15 minute sessions provide mindfulness and meditation opportunities to specifically to help combat mental and…
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Deputies’ ‘remarkable’ rescue of teen jumping from overpass caught on bodycam video
Good News Notes: “Deputies in Florida saved a 17-year-old girl on Sunday as the teen stood overlooking an overpass and threatened to jump in a heart-pounding rescue all recorded on bodycam. The teen’s father called the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office at 6 a.m. to report that his daughter was threatening to hurt herself before leaving their Palm Coast home, the…
Stunning footage shows firefighter rescue dog from burning barn
Good News Notes: “Lucky dog. Dramatic first-person footage shows the moment a firefighter broke down a window to save an adorable pooch from a burning barn in Pennsylvania. In the daring rescue Saturday, firefighter Ryan Balmer’s helmet camera captures the dog — which appears to be a black lab — frantically barking and trapped in…
Off-duty firefighter rescues man from burning car in Ronkonkoma
Good News Notes: “An off-duty firefighter sprang into action to save a driver trapped inside a burning car on Long Island. Ronkonkoma Fire Department Lt. Michael White spotted the fiery scene shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of School House Road and Cedar Grove Avenue.” View the whole story here: https://abc7ny.com/ronkonkoma-rescue-car-long-island-fire-lt-michael-white/8650674
Calif. boy, 4, named honorary FF-medic after saving brother from drowning
Good News Notes: “For one day, Placentia was plus one heroic first responder, though it may take him a while to grow into his new firefighter’s helmet. On Friday, Nov. 6, 4-year-old Mason Ochoa was officially credited with saving his younger brother from drowning in a backyard pool. The deed occurred Oct. 20: Mason leaped into action after seeing…
‘Miracle’ twins home from the hospital after months in NICU
Good News Notes: “After a roller coaster pregnancy and scary complications, ‘miracle’ babies Vince and Pauly Salmonese are finally home with their parents, Dana and Joe. Just 13 weeks into her pregnancy, Dana Salmonese had a sonogram that revealed a rare and dangerous condition called twin to twin transfusion syndrome. The abnormality means that twins share a…
A firefighter’s best friend provides therapy to those battling wildfires
Good News Notes: “For Kerith, supporting her firefighter friends was the least she could do as they battle the Woodward Fire. On Friday morning, Kerith traveled to West Marin to join dozens of Marin County firefighters at the staging area for the Woodward Fire. She was greeted with hugs and smiles as she made the…
Wis. EMTs save firefighter who suffered heart attack at fire scene
Good News Notes: “The Newburg Fire Department firefighter was battling a vehicle fire last weekend in 90-degree heat when he reported that he wasn’t feeling well and was evaluated by Newburg EMTs, according to a statement from Newburg Fire Chief Mark Chesak. Newburg EMTs saved ‘one of their own’ after a firefighter suffered a heart attack…
Poolside Miracle: Parents share ‘miraculous’ revival after son’s near-drowning
Good News Notes: “Water safety has a whole new meaning for one Holliday family after almost losing their 3-year-old son. It was a Fourth of July weekend near-drowning accident, turned miracle and now a story they hope raises awareness. Jenna and Craig Kerr said they never thought this would happen to them. Now it’s a…
Off-duty firefighter helps save 4-year-old boy pulled from pool
Good News Notes: “An off-duty firefighter helped save the life of a 4-year-old boy who was found face down in a pool on Monday evening. Officials say the child was found by his mother at their home on Lawton Road in Shirley around 4 p.m. Shirley Police Chief Sam Santiago said the mother had been…