KICKS 105 THE COUNTRY LEADER » firefighters http://kicks105.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 A Tribute To East Texas Law Enforcement, Firefighters, And First Responders http://kicks105.com/a-tribute-to-east-texas-law-enforcement-firefighters-and-first-responders/ http://kicks105.com/a-tribute-to-east-texas-law-enforcement-firefighters-and-first-responders/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:50:37 +0000 Danny Merrell http://kicks105.com/?p=53064 That's my dad in the picture.  He was a proud member of the Austin Fire Department for many years. This past Saturday, a number of proud fireman, policeman, and first responders gathered to pay their respects for Lufkin Police Officer Eric Willmon.

It was a moving tribute to see so many turn out for the funeral, and the setting of the two fire engine ladder trucks spanned out to form an arch in the parking lot of First Assembly was gripping. 

]]> http://kicks105.com/a-tribute-to-east-texas-law-enforcement-firefighters-and-first-responders/feed/ 0 merrell Firefighters Use Mouth-To-Nose Respiration To Save Dog's Life In Gut-Wrenching Photos http://kicks105.com/firefighters-give-dog-cpr/ http://kicks105.com/firefighters-give-dog-cpr/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:20:06 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=46984 What’s better than a firefighter? Two animal-loving firefighter with huge hearts.

On Tuesday in Wausau, Wisconsin, firefighters Jamie Giese and Jared Thompson were responding to a residential blaze when they found the homeowner’s seven-year-old yellow Labrador, Coda, trapped inside. Once they got him out, they performed mouth-to-nose respiration and gave him oxygen — despite having no formal training in animal rescue.

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