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TOP NEWS Colleagues rally behind Ind. firefighter hurt in crash Pine tree smashes into Conn. fire station Dallas Cowboy surprises battalion chief with new SUV Houston FF's death reflects problem of suicide among first responders:Firefighters are three times more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty Chicago mayor pushing for stricter building code enforcement: Firefighter Daniel Capuano died December 2015 after falling down an elevator shaft while battling a warehouse fire Settlement reached in on-duty death of Mo. firefighter: Bruce Britt died when a balcony of a university-owned apartment collapsed during a fire in 2014 Veteran Fla. firefighter dies from pancreatic cancer Miss. House passes bill protecting first responders NC firefighter returns to working after beating cancer NY settles lawsuit over volunteer firefighter use FDNY EMS lieutenant dies from 9/11-related cancer Pa. fire company turns to 'naughty bingo' for cash

GETTING GRANTS 8 firefighter SAFER grant priorities By Jerry Brant, FR1 Columnist SAFER grant applicants' success will be partly determined by how well they match up with this list of priorities. 3-phase review  RESCUES Behind the rare field amputation that saved a man's life By Christopher Way, et al., FR1 Contributors EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs. 6 top lessons

FIRE-EMS What information 911 dispatchers need from callers By FR1 Staff A founder and executive director of an EMS training program shares his thoughts. Staying calm, focused  HEALTH & WELLNESS Sleep disruption, shift work threatens firefighter health By Catherine R. Counts, FR1 Contributor Review from The BMJ confirms what many paramedics, firefighters and police officers already know about shift work and its effect on sleep. Dangerous consequences

FIRE POLL If you could only carry one thing in your PPE pocket, what would it be? Cast your vote on our homepage. Go vote  NOW ON FLASHOVERTV Dash cam: Md. FFs battle house fire Phoenix FFs rescue trapped puppy

821 St. Louis Fire Academy graduates first female in 9 years 751 NC firefighter returns to working after beating cancer 710 Houston firefighter’s death ruled as suicide 635 LODD: Ill. firefighter dies after suffering medical emergency while returning from call 498 LODD: Veteran NY firefighter dies at home

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