Claims extracted
29
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
2 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
1
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A Kansas fire house that once banned pets has changed its rule to welcome a friendly stray cat named 'Bernice.'
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that → ban → cat
'We're not allowed pets.
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We → allow → pets
So, we were wondering how this cat would get in the station.
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cat → wonder → station
We finally saw it one night.
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We → see → it
Somebody was up and saw that cat jump through that window to the boiler room, which is always open just to help circulate air,' Lieutenant Justin Klein told KSNW.
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Klein → see → KSNW
According to the Wichita Police and Fire Foundation (WPFF), Bernice has been living in the fire house since she was young, but her exact age is unknown.
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age → accord → house
Firefighter Alex Schutz explained to the outlet the origin story of how Bernice received her name and became a 'special' daily visitor.
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Bernice → explain → name
'We were just sitting there thinking, like, what should we name her.
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we → sit → her
And [WFD Firefighter] Quinn was like, "I like Bernice."
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I → like → Bernice
And we were like, "Yeah, that works, we'll stick with that."
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we → work → that
The outlet reported that all the fire house members take turns providing food and care for their feline friend each shift.
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members → report → friend
Each shift it seems like they all have a different name for it.
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they → seem → it
We call it Kitty because we didn't know what the name of it was.
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name → call → it
So every single time we come in, it's like, "Hey Kitty.
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it → come → ?
What's up?",' Captain Lyndell Lara, who oversees the C-Shift, told the outlet.
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who → oversee → outlet
Wichita Station 5 Fire Department has been home to Bernice, a beloved stray cat, for up to two years despite their previous rules against pets in the station
According to the Wichita Police and Fire Foundation (WPFF), Bernice has been living in the fire house since she was young, but her exact age is unknown
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age → accord → house
The WPFF has since created an 'exclusive' profile on social media honoring their first ever animal, 'Firecat Bernice.'
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WPFF → create → animal
'Bernice lives at the station but is free to come and go as she pleases.
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she → live → station
Bernice can't exactly carry a firehose but she contributes by keeping the station pest free,' the WPFF wrote in a Facebook statement.
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WPFF → carry → statement
Wichita Firefighters told the WPFF that Bernice often caught mice, lizards and even a flying bat to help protect her fire house.
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Bernice → tell → house
'Always wanting to help, firefighters say Bernice has actually been on some actual calls as she has been found as a stowaway on the firetruck when everyone returns to the station,' the WPFF wrote.
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WPFF → want → station
Firefighter Schutz told KSNW that Bernice served as a reminder of their late WFD firefighter Ty Voth who passed two years ago.
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who → tell → firefighter
He explained the cat started visiting a few months after the loss of a 'fallen brother.
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cat → explain → brother
When she got here, I feel like not a lot of us were cat people before Bernice.
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lot → get → Bernice
She's definitely changed that for most of us I think,' Schutz told the outlet.
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Schutz → change → outlet
Members of the Wichita community have shared their appreciation and support for Bernice on social media.
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Members → share → media
Firefighter Alex Schutz told KSNW that Bernice served as a reminder of their late WFD firefighter Ty Voth (pictured) who passed two years ago
Firefighter Schutz explained Bernice was a 'good reminder of him' as she started visiting a few months after the loss of their 'fallen brother,' firefighter Voth
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she → tell → brother
Thank you for taking her in as one of the crew,' one user wrote.
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user → thank → crew
The Daily Mail has reached out to Wichita Station 5 Fire Department and the WPFF for comment.
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Mail → reach → comment
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