Wiltshire, England (BBC) - A millionaire businessman is giving his helicopter and time to operate a "flying fire engine" in Wiltshire. Jeremy Paxton hopes to establish a Thunderbirds-style rescue network using private helicopter owners to assist fire services around the UK.

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New South Wales, Australia (Newcastle Star) - They may be quiet achievers, but the men and women of two life-saving organisations work tirelessly to keep the community safe. Together, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and the Hunter's 13 surf lifesaving clubs guard coast lines, each day protecting the lives of beach-goers across the region.

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Scranton, Pa. (thetimes-tribune.com) - People walking through Nay Aug Park on Nov. 19 had a chance to view up close something they normally see zipping through the sky on important business - a Geisinger Life Flight helicopter.

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Anglesey, Wales (The Telegraph) - It is a far cry from the trappings of St James's Palace, but new photographs have shown the basic living and working arrangements faced by the Duke of Cambridge as a search and rescue pilot.

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Abu Dhabi (gulfnews.com) - The Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing came to the rescue of an Asian man after getting injured in a traffic accident in the Western region of the Emirate.

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Nelson, New Zealand (voxy.co.nz) - A 48-year-old Nelson man was airlifted by the Nelson/Marlborough Rescue Helicopter after the vehicle he was driving rolled on SH6 on the Northern side of the Whangamoa Saddle.

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Durham, N.C. (wral.com) - Duke Hospital's newest Life Flight helicopter is an intensive care unit that boasts state-of-the-art technology inside. "What our aircraft has that no other aircraft has is a big 35-and-a-half inch opening here that allows us to carry pretty much any size patient."

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Jackson, Tenn. (jacksonsun.com) - The pilots, flight nurses and paramedics who work at Tennessee's first Air Evac station have celebrated a major milestone — more than 5,000 missions flown safely.

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Kodiak, Alaska (Anchorage Daily News) - On most days, U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews are the ones called in when something goes wrong. During an unusual mission earlier this month, it was a crew from Air Station Kodiak who needed the rescuing.

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Valdosta, Ga. (JEMS) — Bill Forbes, chief planning officer for South Georgia Medical Center, spoke of the importance of the new helipad to the community, relaying a story about the first emergency lifeflight from the new pad that helped to save the life of a 3-year old child.

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