More women are becoming firefighters, but the Brighton Fire Department wants to pick up the pace by letting women experience what may seem like the most daunting firefighting tasks. Brighton firefighters are hosting the department’s first-ever Female Firefighter Field Day on Sunday. From 1 to 5 p.m., participants can wear firefighting gear, use the “jaws […]
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Search-and-rescue team based in Stark County honored for saving Marine veteran’s life
A search-and-rescue team based in Stark County has been honored for finding and saving the life of a 62-year-old former Marine Corps veteran who went missing in September in Richland County. The Mansfield man, who had medical issues, was reported missing Sept. 15. He was found in dense underbrush along a creek after a search […]