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A NIOSH fatality report released early this month identified uncoordinated ventilation efforts as a key factor in the death of an Illinois firefighter who fell through the first floor at a residential basement fire. Another report released a day earlier said glare from scene lighting was a possible factor in the death of an Arkansas firefighter who lost balance and fell from a highway bridge. Full Story

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