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Firefighting hero footballer to be awarded bravery medal after saving family from blazing inferno

Fireman and defender for football club Dąb Dębno, Łukasz Gryciak is to be awarded the Cross of Merit for Bravery in a ceremony scheduled later today after he saved the lives of two children and their grandmother trapped in the fire. YouTube

Fireman and defender for football club Dąb Dębno, Łukasz Gryciak is to be awarded the Cross of Merit for Bravery in a ceremony scheduled later today after he saved the lives of two children and their grandmother trapped in the fire.

More Polish firefighters sent to Greece fight devastating fires

Another group of Polish firefighters has landed in Athens to help fight the severe wildfires that have devastated areas of the country.

PM praises Polish firemen in Greece

Poland's prime minister on Thursday praised Polish firefighters currently in Greece to fight a wave of wildfires that have laid waste to hectares of forests around the Greek capital.

Polish firefighters extend mission in Greece

Polish firefighters sent to Greece to help fight heavy fires in parts of the country will prolong their mission in Greece as requested to do so by the Greek authorities, a Polish government official said on Monday.

Poland sends rescue team, equipment to Germany

Poland sent to Germany a firefighting rescue team and 70 devices to dry out flooded property on Monday to help with flood relief, the prime minister announced.

Firefighters continue battling fire in Kraków city archives

Firefighters in Kraków have been battling a blaze that broke out in the city’s archives for 36 hours.

Mysterious photo showing ‘Guardian Angel’ watching over firemen sends internet wild

The photo mysteriously appeared on the fire brigade’s social media after they were photographed tackling a blaze in the village of Małdyty in northern Poland.

Feline fine! Firemen named heroes after cats rescued from blazing flats

The Gdynia fire brigade had been attending a routine callout when events took a turn and they ended up saving the lives of the two moggies.

Hero firemen save 450-year-old oak after suspected vandals set it ablaze

When fire crews arrived at the site in southeast Poland’s Podkarpackie region they found smoke billowing out of the tree named Wincenty, which has been a national monument since 1966.

Polish rescuers to fly to Beirut as apocalyptic images reveal scale of devastation after mega-explosion ripped through city

Poland’s State Fire Service says it has a team of around 50 trained personnel, including 39 rescuers with four dogs and a chemical rescue module ready to leave immediately following appeals for help from the Lebanese.

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