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Dear FireRescue1 Subscriber, As we process the shock of last night's shooting and mourn with our Dallas brothers and sisters in blue, you can find our complete coverage of the shooting here along with insights on what the fire service can do. — FireRescue1 Team

TOP NEWS 5 officers dead, 7 wounded in Dallas shooting FF injured after tanker tips Firefighters save American flag at house fire DC firefighter on leave after Facebook rant: Norman Brooks posted a slew of inflammatory comments about police shootings to Facebook NM chief charged with impersonating cop fired: The termination comes after months of public outcry over the chief’s questionable actions at FDIC Alaska chief charged with DUI while driving dept. vehicle: Officials found one empty and one partially consumed beer in the truck Former Pa. chief dies in crash Woman uses volunteer firefighting to cope with daughter's death Off-duty FF spots fire in vacant home FEMA fire safety approval missing in most Trump hotels Wash. firefighter still fighting flames after 50 years NFL star donates $25K to hometown fire academy

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THE DOMINO EFFECT Why fighting fire in dresses is bad form By Mark van der Feyst, FR1 Columnist Leaving off any component of protective gear exposes firefighters to short- and long-term risks. Say no to the dress  EDITOR'S NOTE Fire and EMS takeaways from the Dallas shooting By Rick Markley, FR1 Editor-in-Chief The Dallas shooting brings home some horrifying realities for firefighters and medics. Control what happens next

VOLUNTEER VOICE What happened: Firefighters, a gorilla and a toddler By Robert Rielage, FR1 Columnist Here's a fire-service look at how the Cincinnati Fire Department handled the rescue call for a 3-year-old trapped in a gorilla den. Having a plan  FIREFIGHTER HUMOR 5 signs you're an old firefighter By Will Wyatt, FR1 Columnist If you've used all or some of this museum-worthy equipment, you've been around the block a few times. Over the hill?

TIP OF THE WEEK Keep webbing in hidden places Webbing is a very versatile tool that can be used in many applications. Apart from storing in pockets, here are some other smart places to store webbing. Check it out  NOW ON FLASHOVERTV FF shows off pancake-flipping skills to bagpipe music Three-alarm fire destroys 6 Pa. row homes

1,273 Memphis firefighter dies in off-duty incident 679 Man who stabbed fire hose in riots pleads guilty 663 Putting the fire in fireworks: Firefighter proposes to girlfriend during 4th of July parade 533 Flames destroy W.Va. fire station 489 LODD: Mich. firefighter dies after surgery complications

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