107.9 The River » firefighter http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Boy Dropped From Burning Building Thanks Firefighter Who Saved His Life [VIDEO] http://theriver1079.com/boy-dropped-from-burning-building-thanks-firefighter-who-saved-his-life-video/ http://theriver1079.com/boy-dropped-from-burning-building-thanks-firefighter-who-saved-his-life-video/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:25:49 +0000 Don Deane http://thefw.com/?p=46012 Xavier Lamb, the brave six-year-old who was caught by a firefighter on Monday after being dropped from the window of a burning building, offered thanks to his rescuer on ‘Today.’

]]> http://theriver1079.com/boy-dropped-from-burning-building-thanks-firefighter-who-saved-his-life-video/feed/ 0 NBC Firefighter Braves Exploding Car [VIDEO] http://theriver1079.com/firefighter-braves-exploding-car-video/ http://theriver1079.com/firefighter-braves-exploding-car-video/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:00:10 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=30208 Cars are far less likely to explode in real life than they are in the movies. But when they do, you certainly don’t want your face anywhere close to the dramatic combustion.

The firefighter in this video had no choice on the matter, as he was trying to douse an already flaming car when it exploded right under his chin. Yet through some combination of testicular fortitude and confidence in his flame-retardant suit, the smoke eater doesn’t even flinch when the car blows up. Check out the amazing reaction below.

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