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Roanoke honors firefighters, social services after city agencies cared for seven children
Summary
Roanoke City Council on Nov. 18 recognized firefighters, EMS and the Department of Social Services for an interagency response that sheltered, cared for and reunited seven children found during a U.S. Marshals operation.
Roanoke City Council on Nov. 18 recognized city firefighters, emergency medical staff and the Department of Social Services for an interagency response that cared for seven children — ages 1 to 12 — after a high‑risk warrants operation.
Gwen Coleman, director of the city’s Department of Social Services, told council the department received a call about seven children and worked with firefighters and EMS to provide food, clothing and hygiene care and to locate family members so the…
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