So once the official call was done, firefighters from Station 2 of the Gainesville Fire Department went back to the firehouse to get much-needed gear for the job, WDUN reported.
When they returned, they helped clean up the man's property, removing limbs and leaves from the roof, trimmed the hedges and edged the driveway, according to WDUN and a Facebook post from the department.
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It all happened, appropriately enough, on Memorial Day weekend.
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