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AP surveyed Chicago; Philadelphia; Seattle; Cleveland; Minneapolis; Milwaukee; Pittsburgh; New Orleans; Sacramento, California; Newark, New Jersey; and Buffalo, New York about readiness of crude oil train derailments and found preparedness and training vary.
Cities Struggle to Prepare for Oil Train Disasters | Firefighter Nation
Big cities begin to create plans for training and response.
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The September issue of FireRescue magazine is out! Do you have yours? https://www.sub-forms.com/dragon/init.do?site=PNW9_FJnew
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"In more than 500 cases that were listed as pending as of this spring, 71% of survivors had been waiting more than a year for a decision. Almost 200 families had been waiting for at least two years and four dozen families had been waiting at least four years."
Problems Delay Survivor Benefits for Fallen First Responders | Firefighter Nation
Decade-long problems are hurting the PSOB program.
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Texas Helmet Cam Video: Positive Pressure Attack at DeSoto House Fire - See the 360 size-up, initial attack, fans setup and search, http://www.firefighternation.com/…/helmet-cam-positive-pres…
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The latest on the Jersey shore house fire, possible murder-suicide. Victims were a young couple and their two children.
Update: Four Dead in New Jersey House Fire | Firefighter Nation
Authorities say blaze may be a murder-suicide.
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Rick Lasky's Pride and Ownership talks with Deputy Chief Blake Hunter and Captain Gus Tierney, Marrero Estelle Fire Department, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: http://www.prideandownershipblog.com/…/podcast-10-year-ann…/
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Health and Safety is our theme for September and what a better way to promote the use of seat belts than this video testimony from the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department and Spartan Emergency Response.
Does your department have a 'buckle up' policy?
Atlanta Crash Testimony: Seat Belts Save Lives | Firefighter Nation
Fire engine in crash is displayed at FRI2015.
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  • Tim Anderson The new engine won't even get out of gear without all the seat belts buckled. Makes it pretty easy to enforce the buckle up rule.
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Yesterday at 1:26pm
Fatal fire in Tampa where the problem of window bars was made worse by the lack of smoke detectors.
Bars Trap Victims inside Tampa House Fire | Firefighter Nation
Firefighters pulled grandmother and three grandchildren from house.
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Yesterday at 12:30pm
On the scene with the LAFD,
Arrival Fire Video: LA Firefighters Battle Fire at a Marijuana Dispensary | Firefighter Jobs,...
Arrival fire video of LA Firefighters battling a fire at a marijuana dispensary. The video was posted by firelensman and description is below. "9-1-2015 L.A.
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Andrew Bozzo, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, California - One of the tens of thousands of members of FirefighterNation
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Join us in five minutes LIVE as we discuss RIT, maydays and training. Any questions? Put them on Twitter: ‪#‎FEtalk‬ http://www.firefighternation.com/…/fire-engineering-humpday…
Fire Engineering Humpday Hangout: Rapid Intervention Training | Firefighter Nation
Preparing for and preventing maydays through training.
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Yesterday at 9:30am
Rescues and injuries at this Marietta apartment fire,
Residents Rescued in Georgia Apartment Fire | Firefighter Nation
One person was injured after jumping from Marietta apartment fire.
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Save the ribs!
Fresno Apartment Fire Interview
KMPH FOX26 - Robert Wright approached a KMPH Fox 26 photographer after a fire inside an apartment on Cedar Ave. near Bullard Ave. A woman and her 6-year-old ch…
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  • Daniel Mason Why is this news? If your house is on fire, getting your kids out is always gonna be first for anybody who isn't a dumb putz. Stupid is as stupid does, and you really can't fix that.
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Yesterday at 8:03am
With MDA Fill-the-Boot starting up across the country, a reader asks Billy G for advice on keeping safe while on the roadway an intersections,
Safety Risks of Fill the Boot | Firefighter Nation
Nozzlehead responds to a letter about the need for risking firefighter safety with the IAFF’s Fill the Boot campaign.
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Yesterday at 6:25am
House fire on the Jersey shore this morning may be a murder-suicide, according to authorities. Long Beach blaze claimed two adults and two children.
Four Dead in New Jersey House Fire | Firefighter Nation
Authorities say blaze may be a murder-suicide.
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Yesterday at 5:45am
Are you on a truck (ladder, tower, quint) today? Take a look at your crew - what basics do you need to improve upon?
Back-to-Basics Truck Training | Firefighter Nation
Many people don’t realize that you can’t perform advanced operations proficiently until you master the basics. With this in mind, Jim McCormack offers a...
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  • Ken Gaskin How about having a crew that consists of one driver and an officer. This is how London Ontario Canada mans this important apparatus.
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How well can your driver ‘place for life’? Is your tower able to scrub the building? Can you spot the victim in the greatest need of rescue? Homer Robertson shares information on ladder truck placement – get out on the street today and practice!
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Tips for Proper Aerial Ladder Placement on the Fireground | Firefighter Nation
The priorities that define fire attack—life safety and extinguishment—should also define where we position our aerial apparatus. Homer Robertson provides some...
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This morning's fire was one of the deadliest fires in Paris since the 2005 fire in a hotel housing African immigrants that left 24 people dead including 11 children.
Eight Dead in Paris Apartment Fire | Firefighter Nation
Children are among the dead in fatal fire.
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