Word: firemen
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...wreckage had spilled onto a nearly 45° slope, and there was no way for even a chopper to land safely in the dark. Expecting no survivors, the searchers spent the rainy night setting up a base in the mountain village of Uenomura, 42 miles from the crash site. Area firemen and Japan's Ministry of Transport also mobilized searchers. But the narrow, serpentine roads and trails winding up from the villages in the valley ended far below the wreckage high on the mountain. Nonetheless, some rescuers set out on foot during the night...
...until about 9 a.m., more than 14 hours after the 747 had gone down, that local firemen reached the site following a difficult climb, while paratroopers began rappelling down ropes from hovering helicopters. One of the fire men, scouring a ravine, suddenly shouted, "There's something moving down there!" He had spotted Ochiai between the seats. She was seriously hurt, with a broken pelvis and arm fractures, but she was conscious. Next the searchers found Keiko Kawakami, 12, caught in a tree and, incredibly, suffering only cuts and torn muscles. Also still alive were Hiroko Yoshizaki, 34, and her daughter...
...come to look at everyone differently, thanks to the scanner. The bus drivers, firemen, and police officers I spot during my daily routine transform into the radio personalities on my favorite show. The more I listen, the more I learn about their characters, which is what I love about reporting. I get access to an endless stream of raw information that I can turn into a story. Neither job nor hobby, scanning is my addiction. Whenever I’m out and about I feel the painful sting of withdrawal from my scanner. At the first sound of a siren...
...issue of whether or not AIDS can be transmitted through saliva remains medically unresolved and a focus of fear. Firemen around the country have refused to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to AIDS patients and often to gay men in general. In New York City and Los Angeles County, fire departments are providing special mouthpieces and other equipment to permit rescue without oral contact. New York State's department of corrections is providing bite-proof, scratch-proof suits to officers guarding infected inmates...
...issue, too, was why a fire ignited by the explosive was allowed to consume Move's building until it was too late to prevent it from spreading to adjacent homes. Firemen stood back in hopes that the blaze would destroy a bunker on the building's roof. Arson Expert Charles G. King, a former New York City supervising fire marshal, said the flames could easily have been extinguished up until 6:15 p.m. But by the time the hoses were turned on at 6:30 p.m., the fire had spread below the roof line and was out of control...