Every spring, firefighters Dave Matusik and Brandon Pharr spend a week of their off-duty time working with kids who are learning to deal with the stress of being victims of severe burns.
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Bigger City Means Growing Pains For Ankeny, Iowa Fire Department
Ankeny has been named the fastest growing city in Iowa, but with that expansion comes some growing pains for emergency workers.
WEAREIOWA.COM|BY NIKKI DAVIDSON
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‪#‎Pension‬ Funds Sue New Jersey for Billions in Damages
Three public workers' pension funds are suing New Jersey for billions in damages, claiming the state government breached contracts when it contributed less than planned.
NYTIMES.COM|BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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California ‪#‎Firefighters‬ battle ‪#‎wildfires‬ amid historic drought
More than 4,000 crew members on front lines battling six fires just in Northern California are lucky there is still some water left to fight flames
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Illinois State ‪#‎Pension‬ Case May Not Be Done; It Could Go To U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois may not be done with the 2013 law reducing state employees’ pensions after all. Attorney...
NORTHERNPUBLICRADIO.ORG|BY AMANDA VINICKY
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60 ‪#‎firefighters‬ battle Hartford apartment ‪#‎fire‬
HARTFORD-Several fire departments responded to massive apartment fire late Monday night. The fire started in a multi-unit apartment complex above the Grab and Go Convenience store on the corner of ...
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‪#‎Firefighters‬ Look Out For Each Other During Brutal Heat
Brutally hot temperatures are impacting first responders trying to keep the community safe in this heat, especially firefighters.
NEWS9.COM|BY EVAN ANDERSON
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Union tells Bellevue it needs more ‪#‎firefighters‬, says safety of citizens is 'in jeopardy'
Department wanted 25 additional firefighters but won’t get any in city’s proposed budget
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  • Lauryn Dewald As a citizen of Bellevue and personally knowing a lot of these firefighters, their future scares me. I have used their services 3 times in the past 6 months for my apartment building catching on fire. The professionalism they showed was amazing and if ...See More
  • Jessie Lundvall I think it's great that this guy can sit there and say, I only ask them to do what they can with what they have. Never does he offer a liability coverage plan to protect them from civil suits that can arise when stuff doesn't go as planned that could ...See More
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Rauner ‪#‎pension‬ plan guts collective bargaining
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Cheviot, OH Fire Department gets new fire truck
The new Quint model serves as both a ladder and pumper truck, replaces 27-year-old truck
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Join Fort Worth, TX Local 440 September 13 for its First Responders Stair ClimbTo register, text climb to 91999 or visit climbforacalling.org
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