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Officials sadly confirmed an active FDNY firefighter from the Hudson Valley passed away. He leaves behind many loved ones including his 2-year-old.

Beau Dushane from Catskill is July's Hometown Hero. He holds down not one or two, but three different jobs for ambulance companies down in the Catskills!

We want to honor you and your fellow heroes and we need places to go. Tell us where to go and Brian and Chrissy will set up a live GNA broadcast during First Responder Fridays.

Every year that we pass by September 11th, I can't believe it - 18 years ago - something I'll never forget, and these local first responders want to make sure of it.

If you have ever thought about being an Emergency Medical Technician, here's your chance to train for free. Here are the details.

It goes without saying how much all of us here at GNA appreciate the men and women of the Capital Region who save lives on the daily (whether paid or a volunteer) as a firefighter or an EMT. If that is something you've always to do, and you've got that fire in your DNA, many local volunteer fire departments are holding recruitment events/open houses this weekend, part of the Is There A Fire In You

Dave's been a volunteer fire firefighter for 20 plus years, an EMT, and dispatcher for the Saratoga county sheriff's department and Waterford Police Department.

Celebrate our local heroes at the Great Escape all week. I think this is a great way to highlight our local men and women who always go above and beyond. The Great Escape is offering discounts and family packages for first responders, military and their families.