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Left: Blonde bride in a gown and veil exiting a building on her wedding day, seen from the back, text overlay reads "My dad couldn't show up to my wedding because he was taken from us on September 11th..." Right: Bride on the sidewalk, FDNY firetruck visible alongside firefighters, caption overlay reads "So look who did..."

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“Your brother crying pushed me over the edge”: Bride breaks down after firefighters show up to honor her father who died in the September 11th attacks

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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North Babylon Fire Chief Peter Alt yelling profanities as paramedics strap a child into a stretcher and lift her into an ambulance.

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“Shut your mouth!”: Fire chief caught screaming profanities at crying 10-year-old girl during emergency response

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Firefighter's wife gives warning about common home appliance that can start house fires. Another panel shows the roof of a home engulfed in flames.

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“Gonna go turn it off now”: Firefighter’s wife shares the one common household appliance that leads to house fires

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QAnon cheers Los Angeles fire, except for James Woods

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Clothespins on ABC’s David Muir’s fire fit cause full-on meltdown on the right

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‘Capitalist dystopia’: L.A. investor who boasted about not paying taxes savaged over private firefighter plea

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James Woods in front of californian home on fire

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James Woods blasts Los Angeles fire chief for diversity push—while evacuating his home

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Fire truck(l), Woman talking with text that says "#1 fire danger in your house"(c), Two firefighters on ladder(r)

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‘I seriously did not know this. I leave mine on 24/7’: Firefighter’s wife reveals the No. 1 cause of house fires

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