Article in the new NFPA Journal explores how food truck fire safety has suddenly become impossible to ignore
On the morning of July 1, 2014, in the Feltonville neighborhood of Philadelphia, gas from a leaking propane tank on the La Parrillada Chapina food truck ignited,...
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Proposed Illinois law would allow government bodies to declare bankruptcy ‪#‎pensions‬
If you're short on money and can't pay your bills, you can go to court and declare bankruptcy. But that legal tool is not available to cities and school districts in Illinois.
MYFOXCHICAGO.COM|BY DANE PLACKO
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Second Chances: Survivor contestant -- Shreveport fire fighter Keith Nale -- voted back onto show
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - The now retired firefighter from Shreveport who competed in last season's CBS hit show Survivor with his son Wes, was voted...
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On May 20 Camden County, NJ Local 3249 and Cherry Hill, NJ Local 3198 and Local 2663 members supported a rest stop for a Boston to Washington, DC EMS Memorial Bike Ride at the quarters of Cherry Hill Ladder Company 1334 and BLS Ambulance 1393."
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Washington state Senator Bruce Dammeier talks about his Fire Ops 101 experience.
http://www.kvewtv.com/video/?v=24099
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Connecticut ‪#‎Firefighters‬, Municipalities Clash Over Cancer Position
The fight between firefighters and cities and towns they serve is reaching a critical stage as lawmakers approach the end of the legislative session.
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Saginaw City Council lays off 13 firefighters in 2015-16 budget
The city of Saginaw approved its $111 million citywide budget Monday, May 18, a plan that includes the elimination of 13 firefighters. It's a change expected to close...
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Apply for a Harvard Trade ‪#‎Union‬ Scholarship
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Philadelphia ‪#‎Fire‬ Fighters Launch Swift Response to Amtrak Derailment ‪#‎IAFFINACTION‬
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Members of the IAFF 16th District with General President Schaitberger at the Federal Fire Council Caucus in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Allentown firefighters' union: City staffing levels too low
Some Allentown firefighters say they're shorthanded, the city of Allentown says they are not.
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