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June 24, 2016 | View as webpage Download the Mobile App TOP NEWS 18 dead in W.Va. floods, focus on search and rescue Ambulance crash injures 2 firefighters 2 FFs killed in Hong Kong blaze Orlando firefighter: 'It was our finest hour of performance': OFD transported 26 patients to the hospital and bandaged many other walking wounded Tenn. fire dept. implements pilot community paramedicine program:The program could save the city money and drastically reduce the number of nonemergency calls by 'frequent flyers' Dozens treated for burns during coal walk at motivational speaker's event:Officials said someone erroneously called 911 reporting hundreds of people needed medical attention for severe burns Neb. firefighter-EMT awaits double lung transplant Calif. wildfire grows to 19,000 acres, burns 80 homes FFs, USAR search rubble after tornado kills 98 in China 4 Neb. firefighters injured in rig crash Texas FFs battle blaze at chief's home Ark. chief on leave after DUI arrest Introducing the Dual Flash™ 2-Head LED Emergency Light The light features 16 super-bright TIR optics, 15 flash patterns, and a removable flashback shield. Many colors to choose from. On sale for a limited time only! On sale for only $89.95 HEALTH & WELLNESS Suicide is killing our firefighters: What's to blame and how to stop it By Megan Wells, FireRescue1 Contributor It’s easy to forget that first responders are humans, too, and that the horrific scenes they witness can take a toll on mental health. Break the silence  EDITOR'S NOTE Firefighter, medic training for suicides may be lagging By Rick Markley, FR1 Editor-in-Chief A recent story shows the importance of understanding how to handle suicide calls and that we've got a long way to go. Saving lives  FR1 EXCLUSIVE 911 outages a danger to all By Art Hsieh, FR1 Contributor Modern and legacy 911 systems have weaknesses and potential failure points, which put civilians and responders at risk. Head of the beast  GETTING GRANTS How to measure grant seeking success in a fire department or EMS agency By Diane H. Leonard, GPC, FR1 Contributor Use a combination of the measurement tools and concepts to measure and assess grant seeking success for your fire department or EMS agency. Increase your funding  TIP OF THE WEEK More rungs above the roofline Extending a ground ladder to a minimum of three rungs above the roof line allows firefighters to see the ladder and have safe access on and off it. Check it out  NOW ON FLASHOVERTV Firefighters battle Calif. house fire Burning W.Va. home floats down flooded creek 2,788 Fla. firefighter makes flags out of fire hoses 1,008 2nd firefighter dies battling huge Cyprus forest fire 707 Reality Training: Pre-arrival backdraft 665 Study: Calif. firefighters can earn up to $300,000 a year in overtime 493 4 serious reasons why firefighters pass out 3M unveils its first-ever, seamless heat-applied fire coat trim Learn about the recently released 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material - Series 5600 Fire Coat Comfort Trim, a seamless heat-applied fire coat trim with trusted conspicuity.  Read more  FireRescue1 does not send unsolicited messages. You are receiving this email because you have signed up for FireRescue1 and subscribed to this newsletter. Visit our Customer Support page to report any email problems or subscribe to our other newsletters.