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1 of 8Stranded window washers hang on the side of One World Trade Center in New York on Nov. 12, 2014.Brendan Mcdermid—Reuters -
2 of 8Rescuers help window washers trapped on the Hearst Tower in New York in 2013.Brendan McDermid—Reuters -
3 of 8A Las Vegas Fire Department high-angle rescue worker works to rescue window washers stranded outside the 35th floor of the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas in 2012.John Locher—AP -
4 of 8A local construction worker, suspended from a crane, rescues a woman who fell into the Des Moines River in Des Moines, Iowa in 2009.Mary Chind—AP -
5 of 8Firefighter Billy Mitchell rescues an injured construction worker in Charlotte, N.C., in 2005.Patrich Schneider—AP -
6 of 8Firefighters rescue two construction workers dangling 8 floors off the ground from a building in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on Oct. 12, 1999.Susan Watts—New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News/Getty Images -
7 of 8A firefighter dangles from a helicopter to rescue a stranded crane operator in Atlanta in 1999.Erik S. Lesser—Getty Images -
8 of 8Firefighters in the Bronx borough of New York rescue a cat that was stuck in a tree for 26 hours in 1962.Ossie LeViness—New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images
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