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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 1:14 p.m. alarm Friday (Oct 28) to Pololu Valley Beach for a man who nearly drowned.

The 59 year-old man found himself in trouble while in the ocean due to his unfamiliarity with the beach and ocean currents at Pololu Valley beach. The man was pulled from the water by friends and bystanders.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 12:42 p.m. alarm Wednesday (Sept 14) for two Opihi pickers in the ocean off Paukaa Drive in North Hilo after a witness called 911 for help.

Rescue personnel found an opihi picker treading water 50 yards offshore who directed crews to where the second opihi picker was last seen. The first picker was airlifted from the ocean with Chopper One as a fire department rescue specialist searched for the second picker.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire Department crews were alerted to a missing hunter shortly before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, but he was located and rescued in good health. According to fire officials, the 56-year-old man was unfamiliar with the hunting area behind the Volcano transfer station and could not find the trail after he became disoriented in [...]

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The 14th Annual Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation Anniversary Benefit Awards Dinner/Silent Auction will be held this year on Saturday, September 3, at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, at Mauna Lani Resort.

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Fire/rescue responded to a 5:16 p.m. alarm Saturday (July 9) for a report of a boat in distress off Koae Road in Papaikou.

Upon arrival a fishing boat was found aground on the shoreline with nobody on board. The fire department Chopper One performed an aerial search of the surrounding area while rescue divers performed a search of the vessel, surrounding coastline and waters offshore but did not find anyone.

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A medic unit transferring a patient from Ka‘u Hospital to Hilo Medical Center came across a one vehicle crash at 1:29 a.m. Sunday (June 12) near the 36 mile marker of Highway 11 in the Volcano area.

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The Hawaii Fire Department invites the public to attend the groundbreaking and dedication ceremony of its Makalei Fire Station site located south of the 32 mile marker on the Mauka side of the old Mamalahoa Highway across Makalei Drive, North Kona. The ceremony will take place on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.

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Fire/rescue crews responded to a 2:55 p.m. alarm Wednesday (April 27) to search for a lost hiker in the Laupahoehoe area.

The male hiker left a hunting station 2.8 miles above the 30 mile marker on Highway 19 at 7 a.m., was unable to find his way back to his vehicle and called 911 for help.

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The Hawaii Fire Department held commencement exercises for its 39th Fire Fighter Recruit Class on Friday, February 25, 2011, at the Naniloa Volcanoes Resort in Hilo.

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Fire fighters at the Waimea Fire Station will move back into their quarters on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 67-5175 Kamamalu Street in Kamuela following a four-month relocation due to repairs and renovations at their station.

The renovations were necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as to address the removal and abatement of hazardous materials repairs.

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor No injuries or damage was reported after a gasoline spill Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Costco in Kona. Fire crews and a HazMat team responded to a 12:02 p.m. call of gas coming from underneath a pickup truck. So much gas was spilled that crews evacuated [...]

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View Larger Map MEDIA RELEASE An early-morning collision between a sedan and a tanker truck carrying fuel early Sunday prompted the closure of Highway 19, or Hawaii Belt Road, between mile markers 11 and 12 just south of Honomu, firefighters said. The three people involved were uninjured in the crash, which was reported at 2:12 [...]

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