N.J. to use $10M in federal COVID funds to help FDs buy gear Brent Johnson nj.com TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey will use $10 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help provide fire...
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S.D. volunteer firefighter learns of suspension while in Ukraine By Leila Merrill SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Greg Zimmerman, a firefighter with Wentworth Fire & Rescue in South Dakota, was suspended last...
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Minn. FD collects more than 400 pieces of fire gear to send to Ukraine, other countries Abby Sharpe Post-Bulletin, Rochester ORONOCO, Minn. — Three weeks ago, Oronoco Fire Department officials sent an email to...
Volunteer FFs in U.S. donate equipment to Ukrainian FFs By Leila Merrill STAMFORD, Conn. — Volunteer firefighters in Connecticut and Wisconsin have been gathering gear to send to Ukrainian...
Recognizing and minimizing the inherent risks of wildfires By Dawn Bolstad-Johnson, MPH, CIH, CSP, FAIHA The forest fires of days past are not the same as current wildland fires, not from a ferocity nor an...
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IAFF supports firefighters suing over PFAS in turnout gear By Leila Merrill WASHINGTON — The International Association of Fire Fighters voiced its support last week for two legal challenges by...
2 Calif. FFs' families sue equipment makers 2 years after fatal fire By Leila Merrill PORTERVILLE, Calif. — The families of two firefighters who died in a fire at a central California library are suing...
Mass. firefighters sue 25 companies over cancer-causing chemicals in gear By Leila Merrill BROCKTON, Mass. — Over a dozen active and retired firefighters from Boston and other Massachusetts...
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Mass. fire departments react to boost in state funding Stephen Landry The Gardner News, Mass. GARDNER, Mass. — Several local fire departments,...
Scene safety: Ask ‘what?’ questions to really understand your risk By Nathaniel Hurley “Is this scene safe?” This is not the question to ask on the emergency scene or training ground, as it shows a lack...
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