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Lexington's Bravest @IAFF526_LexFire

This is the official Twitter account for the Lexington Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 526

Joined July 2009
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1 person displaced after early morning fire on Lyndhurst Place in Lexington lex18.com/news/1-person-disp…

1 person displaced after early morning fire on Lyndhurst Place in Lexington

The Lexington Fire Department says one person is displaced after an early morning fire on Lyndhurst Place on Monday.

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Groups work to fund cancer screenings for Kentucky firefighters lex18.com/news/covering-kent…

Groups work to fund cancer screenings for Kentucky firefighters

At just 25 years old, Alex Wilbur received a diagnosis he couldn't fathom. After a screening in February, doctors told the Lexington firefighter and paramedic he had thyroid cancer.

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Lexington Fire Department rallies behind firefighter battling cancer wkyt.com/2024/06/19/lexingto…

Lexington Fire Department rallies behind firefighter battling cancer

At just 27-years-old, Brian Riesenberg was told he has stage 3 testicular cancer.

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Lexington Fire Department donates old gear to central Kentucky fire departments fox56news.com/news/local/lex…

Lexington Fire Department donates old gear to central Kentucky fire departments

The Lexington Fire Department is finding some new life for its old gear, by gifting it to firefighters in surrounding counties.

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Lexington firefighter nearing trip to Malawi to help African fire departments lex18.com/community/positive…

Lexington firefighter nearing trip to Malawi to help African fire departments

Scott Perkins is so excited he’s already started packing his bags for a trip that’s still more than three weeks away.

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Thank you to @MayorGorton and LFUCG Council for recognizing our members in honor of the upcoming International FFs Day (May 4th)
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Brother Joe Vissing lost to occupational cancer 9 years ago
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Water rescue underway in Lexington wkyt.com/2024/04/14/water-re…

Coroner identifies body recovered from Jacobson Park reservoir

The Lexington Fire Department had Technical Rescue and Dive Teams on the scene.

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‘We all just come together’: Lexington fire crews assist in structural collapse in Montgomery County wkyt.com/2024/04/01/we-all-j…

‘We all just come together’: Lexington fire crews assist in structural collapse in Montgomery County

The fire department sent a team of seven structural collapse technicians and two other special operations command staff to Montgomery County to assist in a warehouse collapse Friday.

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5 people, including children, seriously hurt in Lexington house fire wkyt.com/2024/03/25/5-people…

5 people, including children, seriously hurt in Lexington house fire

Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the home when crews arrived.

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Crews respond to structure fire on Wanstead Way in Lexington lex18.com/news/crews-respond…

Crews respond to structure fire on Wanstead Way in Lexington

Crews responded to a structure fire on Wanstead Way in Lexington on Thursday morning. Investigators are on the scene to determine the cause and origin of the fire.

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Dog rescued, no one injured in Lexington house fire on Sheridan Drive lex18.com/news/dog-rescued-n…

Dog rescued, no one injured in Lexington house fire on Sheridan Drive

LFD says the fire was located, contained, and extinguished. One person was home at the time and was able to leave the house with one dog. Fire crews rescued a second dog from the home.

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Application period opens soon for the best job around.
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Lexington firefighters win big and break records at national challenge lex18.com/news/lexington-fir…

Lexington firefighters win big and break records at national challenge

This group isn't limiting or labeling themselves as female firefighters. But they are focusing on their skills as firefighters overall, as one family.

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Hey #Lexington help us make your fire department better. Whether you live or work here we want to hear from you lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=form…
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Members were busy this morning with a fire in a multiple family. Two civilians rescued with one requiring medical services #L526atwork wtvq.com/three-people-withou…
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Several members of ⁦@LexKYFire⁩ peer support team are in attendance at the 2023 First Responder Brain & Body Health Symposium. Very thankful for the support from Chief Jason Wells ⁦@MayorGorton⁩ and City Council Members who help fund and support our team
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Our Brother Tim Belcher is nominated for First Responder or Healthcare Worker of the Year. Click to see the amazing stories and vote for Tim dishhometownheroes.com/heroe…
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Lexington firefighters working to extinguish a fire on this Easter Sunday wkyt.com/2023/04/09/fire-bre…

Fire breaks out at Lexington restaurant

Crews are on-scene of a working structure fire at a restaurant in the Hamburg shopping center in Lexington.

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Members are currently working to extinguish a house fire on the city’s Northside-one of several fires that have occurred in the last week
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