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<title>NAEMT and NEMSMA Announce Strategic Partnership</title>
<author><![CDATA[NAEMT]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/1449626-NAEMT-and-NEMSMA-Announce-Strategic-Partnership/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Clinton, Miss. &mdash; In unanimous decisions, the Boards of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and the National Emergency Medical Services Management Association (NEMSMA) voted to establish a strategic relationship betweentheir two organizations to mutually support their respective missions and work collaboratively to advance the EMS profession. Both organizations strongly ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Phoenix firefighter fatally crushed between fire truck and ambulance </title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/1449607-Phoenix-firefighter-fatally-crushed-between-fire-truck-and-ambulance/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Deborah Stocks and Josh Frigerio ABC 15 PHOENIX &mdash; A Phoenix firefighter died after he was pinned between two vehicles while working to extinguish a fire. Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said 23-year-old firefighter Bradley &quot;Brad&quot; Harper was &ldquo;gravely injured&rdquo; when he became pinned between two fire vehicles that were getting into position to fight a mulch fire near 39th ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:21 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Firefighters focus on preventing heart attacks</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/1449586-Firefighters-focus-on-preventing-heart-attacks/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Julie Crothers Clarion Ledger FORT WAYNE, Ind. &mdash; The alarm sounds, and the earsplitting tones echo through the firehouse. In a dash, men and women donning heavy outfits and helmets jump aboard fire trucks. Less than 90 seconds later, they are out the door and down the street, headed to a vehicle crash, fire or other medical emergency. In a matter of seconds, firefighters go from sitting at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:18:27 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Former Va. firefighter arrested on child porn charges</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/1449566-Former-Va-firefighter-arrested-on-child-porn-charges/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Roanoke Times SALEM, Va. &mdash; A Salem man was arrested Friday on charges of possessing child pornography and having an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Eric Mallory, 31, was indicted by a Salem grand jury on Friday on 14 counts, including possession of child pornography and taking indecent liberties with a minor, according to a news release from Salem police. Mallory previously was arrested ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:47 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Man accused of kicking officer, medic in arrest</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/1449555-Man-accused-of-kicking-officer-medic-in-arrest/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Amanda Bland Tulsa World SAND SPRINGS, Okla. &mdash; A Tulsa man arrested Saturday on a public intoxication complaint is also accused of kicking a medic in the face as she treated him at the scene. Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Morrow Road around 8:30 p.m. after 15 callers reported a drunken man walking in the roadway. John Paul Jones, 43, was &ldquo;extremely agitated, with both ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:51 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>So good to see you, again</title>
<author><![CDATA[Will Wyatt ]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Will-Wyatt/ articles/1449116-So-good-to-see-you-again/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Frequent flyers can be sad, frustrating and, at times, quite funny.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>This medic kit could save a firefighter's life</title>
<author><![CDATA[Robert Avsec]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Robert-Avsec/articles/1447497-This-medic-kit-could-save-a-firefighters-life/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[They are cheap, compact and disposable; these quick medic kits are simple to build and carry on every apparatus.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:53:08 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The Texas plant explosion: A deadly lack of oversight</title>
<author><![CDATA[Rick Markley, FR1 Editor]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/Rick-Markley/articles/1436142-The-Texas-plant-explosion-A-deadly-lack-of-oversight/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Business and industry cannot be trusted to self-police when it comes to fire safety.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:23:27 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ga. firefighters wrote the book on handling a hostage situation</title>
<author><![CDATA[Adam K. Thiel]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/adam-thiel/articles/1433487-Ga-firefighters-wrote-the-book-on-handling-a-hostage-situation/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[I know many of us were closely watching this situation as it unfolded last week and we are all thankful that it ended without serious injury to any of the involved firefighters and law enforcement officers. It&#39;s a gross understatement to say that I&#39;m impressed by the way the &quot;hostage&quot; firefighters dealt with this unexpected turn of events. They stayed calm from the very start and made ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:12:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>7 must-haves to protect large events</title>
<author><![CDATA[Dennis Rubin]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/dennis-rubin/articles/1433245-7-must-haves-to-protect-large-events/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[When planning for large events, like a marathon, there are seven steps a fire department must take to improve its chances of an effective response.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:47:58 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Tips for treating lower back pain</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/tips/842312-Tips-for-treating-lower-back-pain/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Low back pain is a very common ailment. Two thirds of people develop LBP at some point in their lives. It is usually temporary, but in about five percent of patients, the pain becomes chronic.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:35:59 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>A Time-out for Safety</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week under way, many fire and EMS agencies are taking a time-out from regular training activities to have a department safety stand-down...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:33:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Care tips for thermal burns patients</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/tips/432261-Care-tips-for-thermal-burns-patients/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Second degree burns will have blisters that form immediately and appear moist. While a first degree burn does produce immediate blisters, they can appear later...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:09:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Celebrate CPR/AED Week in your community</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/tips/404034-Celebrate-CPR-AED-Week-in-your-community/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[According to the American Heart Association, 166,000 people die from sudden cardiac arrest each year...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Jun 2008 00:27:39 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Proper lifting technique</title>
<author><![CDATA[Jennifer Milus]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/tips/400453-Proper-lifting-technique/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A majority of on-the-job back injuries stem from lifting patients during a call, injuries that can be avoided with the proper technique...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 19:02:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Firefighters Support Foundation Offers Free Evidence Preservation Program</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/official-announcements/507745-Firefighters-Support-Foundation-Offers-Free-Evidence-Preservation-Program/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Firefighters Support Foundation&rsquo;s (FSF) newest training program, Evidence Preservation, is now available free by download. This program is available in two formats: a 50+ slide PowerPoint resource that&rsquo;s dense with information, and a 50-minute video clip which presents the PowerPoint material. Firefighters, EMTs, paramedics and search &amp; rescue personnel can view the video material ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:26:25 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>EMS1 Extends Deadline for Excellence Writing Contest</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/official-announcements/483660-EMS1-Extends-Deadline-for-Excellence-Writing-Contest/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &ndash; EMS1.com, a leading online resource for EMS professionals, is extending the deadline for its second annual 2009 Excellence in EMS Award competition to April 30.EMS1 invites all EMS providers from across the nation to submit a short, original story that exemplifies this year&rsquo;s EMS Week theme, &ldquo;A Proud Partner in Your Community.&rdquo; Submissions may include short stories ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:17:47 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>New Free Bombs/Bomb-Response/Suicide-Bomber Program Available</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/official-announcements/482785-New-Free-Bombs-Bomb-Response-Suicide-Bomber-Program-Available/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Firefighters Support Foundation&rsquo;s (FSF) newest training program, &quot;Responding to Bomb Threats, Bomb Incidents and Suicide Bombers,&quot; is now available free by download. This program contains a 100+ slide PowerPoint resource that&rsquo;s dense with information. It contains an overview of explosives and bombs, provides examples of various kinds of each. It informs public safety personnel ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:48:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Zoll Initiates Field Corrective Action on AED Plus</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/official-announcements/478548-Zoll-Initiates-Field-Corrective-Action-on-AED-Plus/</link>
<description><![CDATA[User-Installable Software Update Detects Battery-Aging DefectApril 2, 2009&mdash;CHELMSFORD, MASS.&mdash;ZOLL Medical Corporation (Nasdaq GS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, announced today it has initiated a voluntary worldwide field corrective action on its ZOLL AED Plus&reg; automated external defibrillator. The Company has determined that some batteries ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Apr 2009 22:53:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>EMS1 to Exhibit at EMS Today 2009 in Baltimore</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/official-announcements/475508-EMS1-to-Exhibit-at-EMS-Today-2009-in-Baltimore/</link>
<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. &mdash; EMS1.com, a leading online resource for EMS personnel, will be an exhibitor at the 2009 EMS Today conference, to be held in Baltimore, MD, from March 24-28. EMS1 will occupy booth #1033 at the conference, giving show attendees the opportunity to stop by and learn more about some of the recent news and developments on EMS1.com, including the recent launch of EMSConnect ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:16:51 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Are these the cruelest friends ever?</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/clip/1421592-Are-these-the-cruelest-friends-ever/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Pranksters put on real turnout gear to trick their friend into believing there was a fire in the house. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:01:15 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Interview: Author of Ashes of the Firefighters</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/clip/1419992-Interview-Author-of-Ashes-of-the-Firefighters/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Australian author Vivien Thomson talks about her inspiration for writing a book on firefighters and the tragedies they deal with. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:46:19 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire department formed after 20 years of civil war</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mogadishu, Somalia launched its first fire department since civil war broke out in 1991. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:08:59 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Detroit Pistons honor firefighters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Four firefighters from Brighton, Mich. were honored at a Pistons' game for their volunteer work after Superstorm Sandy. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:25:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>LODD tribute video</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/clip/1396996-LODD-tribute-video/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Tribute video honors the 83 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2012. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:46:56 UTC</pubDate>

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