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July 15, 2016 | View as webpage

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TOP NEWS Ill. captain dies during training Camps help females prep for firefighter jobs Texas FF stabbed at Wal-Mart 2 more SC FFs, 1 medic fired for Facebook posts: The lay offs come days after a captain was fired for threatening to run over Black Lives Matter protesters Utah bill will let authorities disable drones near wildfires: Authorities could shoot down or use technology that jams signals to crash drones Upgrades to unsafe train cars could take 15 years: Officials have touted the rules as a key piece of their efforts to stave off future disasters NH firefighter injured in blaze SC fire station re-opens after Capt's. Facebook post firing Medical marijuana may cost NJ firefighter his job Nev. firefighter hurt in fatal crash out of hospital Man who fatally shot Md. FF indicted 9/11 museum's major exhibition rife with reality

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FIREFIGHTER SAFETY Why fire service data matters By Billy Hayes, FR1 Columnist Knowing the fire department's season and career stats are key to being an all star in the game of protecting life and property. Power in numbers  GETTING GRANTS 3 rules for telling a memorable EMS grant story By Rachel Stemerman, FR1 Columnist Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project. Captivate grant teams

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FIRE QUIZ Test your knowledge of mayday-RIT training By FR1 Staff Mayday training is imperative for crews to understand what trapped firefighters must do to increase their chances of survival. Take the quiz  FR1 EXCLUSIVE 10 EMT skills that are obsolete (or soon will be) By Kelly Grayson, FR1 Contributor Each of these 10 skills is something we used to commonly do, but are rarely, if ever, used any longer. What are MAST pants?

TIP OF THE WEEK Clear communications wearing SCBA When wearing SCBA, it can be very difficult to communicate through the facepiece and more so through the radio.  Check it out  NOW ON FLASHOVERTV FF endures extreme heat in locked car Pa. firefighters free trapped fox

1,125 LODD: firefighter fall from helicopter during training 767 Firefighter among 2 stabbed at Texas Wal-Mart 573 NH fire, police show up for autistic boy’s playdate 438 Fire truck, car collision kills 2 403 Dedicated to service: 40-year veteran firefighter gets promoted

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