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      <title>Michigan First Responders Get New Training To Help Save Newborns</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids Third Ward to Get New Fire Station Despite Opposition over Historic Home's Demolition <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/grand-rapids-new-fire-station/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids Third Ward to Get New Fire Station Despite Opposition over Historic Home&apos;s Demolition <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/grand-rapids-new-fire-station/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[The newest good boy to join the Grand Rapids Fire Department is going to leave your tail wagging <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/meet-the-pawsatively-adorable-new-member-of-grfds-fire-squad/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Local firefighters recently stepped up to help out an osprey that had gotten trapped in netting along the Grand River. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grfd-osprey-rescue-grand-river/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Local firefighters recently stepped up to help out an osprey that had gotten trapped in netting along the Grand River. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grfd-osprey-rescue-grand-river/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[By the year 2030, an expected 28 million electric vehicles will be on U.S. roadways. The batteries in these vehicles can pose a major problem for firefighters so the Grand Rapids Fire Department is training for it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/why-is-the-grand-rapids-fire-department-training-for-electric-vehicle-fires/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Are you looking for a new job? Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter? The Grand Rapids Fire Department is now hiring. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-looking-for-firefighters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you looking for a new job? Do you have what it takes to be a firefighter? The Grand Rapids Fire Department is now hiring. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-looking-for-firefighters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids now has the only fire station in the country that carries Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s name. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-station-renamed-to-honor-martin-luther-king-jr/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids now has the only fire station in the country that carries Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&#x2019;s name. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-station-renamed-to-honor-martin-luther-king-jr/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ever wanted to be a firefighter? This Saturday in Grand Rapids is your chance.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-holding-an-open-house-to-recruit-new-firefighters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever wanted to be a firefighter? This Saturday in Grand Rapids is your chance.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-holding-an-open-house-to-recruit-new-firefighters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 14:17:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This weekend we have more Festivals, Baseball, Cirque du Soleil, The Cult, Comedy, a Fire Expo, and a Tour of Historic Homes. There is something for people of all ages this weekend! <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-to-do-this-weekend-may-17th-19th/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This weekend we have more Festivals, Baseball, Cirque du Soleil, The Cult, Comedy, a Fire Expo, and a Tour of Historic Homes. There is something for people of all ages this weekend! <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-things-to-do-this-weekend-may-17th-19th/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Missing Cats Found After Grand Rapids’ Apartment Fire Friday Night</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 00:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A nice follow up from a sad story. <a href="https://wgrd.com/missing-cats-found-after-grand-rapids-apartment-fire-friday-night/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A nice follow up from a sad story. <a href="https://wgrd.com/missing-cats-found-after-grand-rapids-apartment-fire-friday-night/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:31:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Applications are due on February 11th. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-holding-recruiting-event-thursday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 05:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The fire broke out around 1:45 am, Sunday morning.  Both Grand Rapids and Kentwood Fire Departments responded.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grfd-rescued-seven-people-in-early-am-apartment-fire/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The fire broke out around 1:45 am, Sunday morning.  Both Grand Rapids and Kentwood Fire Departments responded.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/grfd-rescued-seven-people-in-early-am-apartment-fire/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Become a Firefighter for Grand Rapids – They’re Hiring!</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 21:13:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Posing for a calendar is required. Kidding. Just wishful thinking from a single lady :) <a href="https://wgrd.com/become-a-firefighter-for-grand-rapids-theyre-hiring/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Posing for a calendar is required. Kidding. Just wishful thinking from a single lady :) <a href="https://wgrd.com/become-a-firefighter-for-grand-rapids-theyre-hiring/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:09:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It is the highest rating available and the Grand Rapids Fire Department is the first to receive the rating in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gr-fire-departments-high-rating-could-lower-home-insurance-costs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It is the highest rating available and the Grand Rapids Fire Department is the first to receive the rating in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gr-fire-departments-high-rating-could-lower-home-insurance-costs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 16:07:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Tis' the season where scammers take advantage of your kindness. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-warns-of-phone-scam/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tis&apos; the season where scammers take advantage of your kindness. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-warns-of-phone-scam/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 18:06:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There's a special opening night beer release party on Oct. 11. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-west-michigan-beer-raising-money-for-childrens-burn-camp/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There&apos;s a special opening night beer release party on Oct. 11. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-west-michigan-beer-raising-money-for-childrens-burn-camp/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2017 02:15:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Scary moment for two guys on Saturday night when the truck they were riding in caught fire.
WOODTV8 is reporting that around 7 pm on Saturday night the Ford F150 that Daniel Graham was downtown Grand Rapids, caught fire.
Daniel and a passenger had just turned onto Monroe from Fulton when according to WOODTV8, the pair heard a noise and then heard people walking along Monroe shouting at them that t <a href="https://wgrd.com/two-guys-are-safe-after-their-truck-caught-fire-downtown-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Scary moment for two guys on Saturday night when the truck they were riding in caught fire.
WOODTV8 is reporting that around 7 pm on Saturday night the Ford F150 that Daniel Graham was downtown Grand Rapids, caught fire.
Daniel and a passenger had just turned onto Monroe from Fulton when according to WOODTV8, the pair heard a noise and then heard people walking along Monroe shouting at them that t <a href="https://wgrd.com/two-guys-are-safe-after-their-truck-caught-fire-downtown-grand-rapids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 04:16:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As the temperatures plummet, the risk of fire increases as residents try to keep their homes warm.
According the Grand Rapids Fire Department, it’s not always about space heaters being too close to curtains or clothing.
Fire officials are warning residents of circuit overloading being a fire hazard... <a href="https://wgrd.com/home-fires-in-west-michigan-on-the-rise-due-to-cold-temps/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the temperatures plummet, the risk of fire increases as residents try to keep their homes warm.
According the Grand Rapids Fire Department, it&CloseCurlyQuote;s not always about space heaters being too close to curtains or clothing.
Fire officials are warning residents of circuit overloading being a fire hazard... <a href="https://wgrd.com/home-fires-in-west-michigan-on-the-rise-due-to-cold-temps/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There was a lot of commotion downtown this morning, and right across the street from our studios. A car burst into flames in the Ottawa-Fulton parking ramp on level G. <a href="https://wgrd.com/an-exciting-morning-with-a-car-fire-in-a-downtown-parking-ramp/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a lot of commotion downtown this morning, and right across the street from our studios. A car burst into flames in the Ottawa-Fulton parking ramp on level G. <a href="https://wgrd.com/an-exciting-morning-with-a-car-fire-in-a-downtown-parking-ramp/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Rent]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2016 22:17:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Grand Rapids Fire Department is the only city fire department in Michigan to receive this honor--  GRFD has gained International Accreditation, WZZM -13 reports. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-achieves-international-accreditation-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Grand Rapids Fire Department is the only city fire department in Michigan to receive this honor-- &nbsp;GRFD has gained International Accreditation, WZZM -13 reports. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-fire-department-achieves-international-accreditation-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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