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Rescues & Survival

Fall River Firefighters Honored for Saving Residents from Gabriel House Fire

Dozens of Fall River firefighters have received awards after rescuing more than 50 residents from a severe blaze at Gabriel House.

HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, written by our newsroom17 October 2026 at 06:160 views

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Dozens of Fall River firefighters received awards for their life saving actions during a fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility. Facebook reported that the firefighters were honored after rescuing over 50 residents from the blaze. The firefighters spoke about healing and honoring the residents who lost their property in the fire. [1]

The latest awards follow earlier honors granted to first responders involved in the same incident. As HEROIC BREAKING NEWS reported earlier, 13 Fall River police officers previously received the George L. Hanna Memorial Award for extraordinary bravery. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey presented those honors at the Massachusetts State House after officers assisted in rescuing more than 50 residents from the five alarm fire at Gabriel House on July 25, 2025. [4]

Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, located along the Rhode Island state border. It had a population of 94,000 people at the 2020 United States census, making it the tenth largest city in the state. [3]

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Dozens of Fall River firefighters were awarded for rescuing over 50 residents from Gabriel House.
Thirteen Fall River police officers previously received the George L. Hanna Memorial Award for their actions in the same fire.
The five-alarm fire occurred at the Gabriel House assisted living facility on July 25, 2025.

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[1]TONIGHT AT 10: Dozens of Fall River firefighters awarded for life-saving, heroic action that rescued over 50 residents from the Gabriel House fire. With the night still fresh in their minds, they spoke about healing and honoring those who lost everything.Facebook, 10d ago (the report this story comes from)

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[2]Dozen on Wikipedia
[3]Fall River, Massachusetts on Wikipedia
[4]Thirteen Fall River Police Officers Honored For Bravery In Nursing Home Fire Rescue HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 11d ago
[5]Passerby Helps Residents Evacuate Burning House in Brunswick Ohio HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 12d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

Thirteen Fall River Police Officers Honored For Bravery In Nursing Home Fire RescueCivic Courage, 11d ago
Brockton Firefighters Rescue Five People From Raging House BlazeRescues & Survival, 15h ago
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Champaign Rescuers Honored After Saving Driver From Submerged VehicleTop Stories, 20d ago
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