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Heroic Boy, 3, Honored for Using Sippy Cup to Put Out Small Fire in His Family's Home

Heroes, we know, come in all shapes and sizes. Rarely, however, do we find one in the form of a 3-year-old boy. But hero is just how folks are describing Aiden Lindsey. The Sun Sentinel in Florida reports that back in February, after a lamp ...A toddler -- and his -- puppy are heroes for putting out a small fire in their home.

Kids Would Stay in Burning Buildings, Survey Shows

Does your child know what to do in a fire? Credit: wili_hybrid, Flickr
OK, class, what is the first thing you do if there's a fire? Most children don't know that when there's a fire, the first order of business is to get out of the ...

DailyDish - Never Walk Away From the Stove

On a normal day, you can usually cook and multi-task at the same time. Not so on a holiday. ...

Holly Robinson Peete Dishes About Life as a Mom

Holly Robinson Peete is one accomplished lady. She's built an impressive acting resume. She's a published author, has her own radio show, runs a charitable foundation, and is married to former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete. But Holly is also a mom ...

DailyDish - Turn Off Your Holiday Lights at Night

Whether you're lighting a Christmas tree, Hannukah candles or a Kwanza bush, turn everything off and blow everything out before you hit the sack to avoid fires. ...

Hot Wheels Have Heart

How often do you get to hear about a major corporation really doing the right thing without being forced into it? Well, here's one such instance. Young Jonathan Reyes has autism. He also had more than five hundred Hot Wheels cars. Unfortunately, all ...

Sesame Street prepares for an emergency

(Click the photo to see the 5 Most Irritating Kids Shows on TV) The lovable Muppets of Sesame Street have never shied away from difficult topics. There was a series of episodes wherein Big Bird's nest was destroyed by a hurricane, a grease fire in ...

Firehack flaming footbag foiled

When I was a teenager, I would have done just about anything to get one of these -- a footbag for playing hackysack that you soak in paraffin oil and light on fire. I suck at hackysack, but that wouldn't have made a difference -- this thing is ...

Don't forget to say goodbye

Every morning, Kevin Roy would say goodbye to his one-year-old son Koby and give him a kiss. Yesterday, however, he forgot. Worried that that might just be the day that something happened, Roy pulled back into his driveway to make sure he said ...

Rescued pup rescues family right back

With the exception of our fancy French dog, all of our pets were either adopted from a shelter or found wandering homeless. Abandoned and abused animals need love too and often repay their rescuers with unconditional and unwavering loyalty. Clearly, ...

Hot video game causes hot pants

Sony's portable video game system, the PSP is pretty cool. One model, however, was quite the opposite recently. Twelve-year-old Harold Clay was in band class at a Michigan middle school when his PSP caught fire in his pants pocket. According to ...

Cat saves family from fire

A little black cat in Allendale, Michigan likely saved the lives of the Busscher family when a fire broke out in their garage. That garage is where the cat sleeps at night and the sudden appearance of flames and smoke sent it into fits of howling and ...

Spider-boy saves baby from burning home

The other day, for whatever reason, Jared decided to don his Superman costume from this past Halloween and wear it around the house all afternoon and evening. I guess five-year-olds do that. Riquelme Maciel of Brazil did that too. He was wearing a ...

Boy confesses to starting wildfire

A preteen in California has confessed to starting one of the many wildfires that raged across the West Coast last week. The unnamed child has admitted to playing with matches which are now believed to have started the Buckweed fire which destroyed ...

Nine-year-old saves the day

Shyra Torres plans to be a hero when she grows up -- she's going to be a teacher. Already, however, the nine-year-old is a hero of another sort. She awoke early Saturday morning to the sound of a crackling fire in her New Jersey home, but not the ...

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