Consumer goods are increasingly made of synthetic materials and coatings. The carcinogens they give off when they burn could be driving high cancer rates among first responders.
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10 Things to Know About California Wildfires, Here are a few things you might not have known about wildfires in California. Some are interesting, some are disturbing. A couple may make you worry.
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On the 14th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act released the following statement:
“Today, we ask Americans to remember all of the victims of 9/11 – those who died on that terrible day, those who have died in the years since, and those who continue to suffer as a result of the attacks. 
“More than 33,000 Americans struggle every day with illnesses or injuries caused by 9/11. 
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LAST KNOWN LIVING 9/11 RESCUE DOG GETS EPIC BIRTHDAY IN NEW YORK CITY
On September 11, 2001, Bretagne the dog came to New York City to help with rescue efforts. Fourteen years later she returned for a happier occasion: her...
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No matter how many years pass, the IAFF will always remember and never forget that dark day in 2001 when thousands of Americans died in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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With a judge threatening to place him under house arrest on weekends, Mayor Mitch Landrieu has taken to the airwaves, using radio ads to cast the New Orleans
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DENVER -- Metro-area fire departments have ordered changes to uniforms in light of recent threats against law enforcement and as a way to keep personnel safe on...
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