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The Importance of Exercising Safely

A recent study indicates as many as one-third of all firefighter injuries are exercise related in nature.  While 95% percent of these recorded in...
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Seattle Firefighter Severely Injured While Responding to Car Crash

Seattle firefighter Wynn Loiland was responding to a car crash on the side of Interstate 5 early Sunday morning when he was struck by a passing vehicl...
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Caughlin Fire All Tied Up

The Caughlin fire was declared 100% contained yesterday afternoon, by Incident Commander Mike Brown.  The fire began Thursday night of last week,...
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Worried About Fire Training? Mobile Labs Create Lifelike Scenarios

Some departments face a residential, car, or industrial fire of some type every day.  While this is an unfortunate statistic, it can be argued th...
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Hero of the Week: Brendan Milewski

Ann Arbor, MI—A group of arsons lit a building on fire in east Detroit in August of 2010.  While no one was killed, seven firefighters were injur...
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Stay Safe, Stay Alive: Don’t Become a Statistic

Firefighter deaths are decreasing.  2011 may be the third year in a row LODD has decreased.   According to firefighterclosecalls.com, keep...
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Tired of Shaving? Grow a Mustache, Raise Awareness for Men’s Cancer

Prostate cancer affects one of three men in their lifetimes.  This is a truly terrifying statistic.  The good news is with early detection, ...
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