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It's been a flood of frustrations.

Dramatic video captured the efforts of Jersey Shore firefighters who saved a dog and several people after flood waters swamped a motel during the recent coastal storm.

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First responders said that these types of rescues are too familiar for their crews and explain that this is a preventable danger.

Egg Harbor Township volunteer firefighters waded through feet of water to rescue five stranded people and a dog on Monday, Oct. 13 from the Travel Inn Motel on the Black Horse Pike.

"Everything started flipping," motel resident Jessica Davis said. "There was so much water.”

A similar scenario has repeatedly played out for years during nor'easters and oth

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