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Pa. firefighters suffer heat exhaustion
Two Pa. firefighters were taken to St. Clair Hospital for treatment of heat exhaustion after a three-alarm house fire in the 400 block of Longridge Drive in Mt. Lebanon. Mt. Lebanon fire Chief Nick Sohyda said a fire that began in the basement of the unoccupied home had a good head start before it was reported to authorities at 6:11 p.m. The injured firefighters were with Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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Heat Exhaustion News Reports
Death prevention summit reinforces Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives - 03/06/2007
Efforts to reduce firefighter fatalities were stepped up at the weekend as fire service leaders met to refine the national safety blueprint.

The second National Line-Of-Duty Death Prevention ...

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Study: How to improve wildland firefighter health, welfare and performance - 03/11/2008 Okla. Chaplain: Retired firefighters illustrate importance of being in group - 12/13/2007 CorTemp heats up - 08/30/2007 Wis. responders respond en masse to track meet - 08/29/2007 Firefighter hospitalized with heat-related illness - 08/06/2007
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Vehicle protection system counters rollover hazards
While a failure to use seat belts accounts for some deaths and many more injuries, being belted up only offers limited protection in incidents such as rollovers.
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