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volunteer firefighters
Coverage of volunteer firefighters in the Nexus archive.
- ‘The shaking was terrifying’: stories of survival and loss emerge after Japan earthquake
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan, causing significant damage in Hikawa, where rescuers saved people from collapsed homes. Volunteer firefighter Tomohide Nagata described hearing a voice and a hand from a flattened house, leading to a successful rescue amid ongoing aftershocks.
- 3 volunteer firefighters lose their homes to the Aspen Acres Fire
Three volunteer firefighters lost their homes to the Aspen Acres Fire while battling the blaze on the front lines. The fire destroyed nearly everything they owned.