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- Thursday, September 25, 2014

Seaports mostly reopen after Los Angeles-area fire Outside the port, the fire's main impact came in the form of precautions for potential health effects from smoke. Breaking Fire News Most Popular 9/11 illness kills 3 retired firefighters in 1 day Commissioner Daniel Nigro said their deaths are a painful reminder that 13 years later we continue to pay a terrible price for the department's heroic efforts State investigating LAFD hiring after white applicant alleges bias LODD: NY firefighter dies following response Firefighter bitten while rescuing woman in dog attack Price tag exceeds $53M for fight against Calif. wildfire Firefighters thanked after prying climber from under boulder Atlanta firefighter accidentally shoots self in leg Firefighter fractures skull, breaks jaw fighting wildfire Milwaukee Fire grows more reliant on medic services Photo: Texas firefighters rescue pet frog from blaze All firefighting news From the Editor Listen to this week's podcast of The Command Post — where our experts dig into the safety issues behind firefighter layoffs and whether or not first responders should administer Narcan. Check out previous podcasts here. You can also download the podcasts on iTunes, SoundCloud and via RSS feed.

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