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<title>Utah fire authority gives local officials a taste of fighting fire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Wendy Leonard The Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Radiant heat coming from gigantic flames on the school bus could be felt 25 yards away, but with a fire hose in hand, city council members, public relations managers and other civic leaders forged their way to the fire. Sixteen of them were participating in a training exercise Saturday that showed them the ins and outs of the Unified Fire Authority ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:44:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Two firefighters awarded Idaho Medal of Honor for rescue</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Spokesman Review BOISE, Idaho &mdash; Two Idaho State Police troopers and two Coeur d&#39;Alene firefighters who helped rescue two children trapped in a car overturned in Fernan Lake are among the 12 recipients of Idaho&#39;s Medal of Honor. Firefighter captain and paramedic Richard Halligan and firefighter and emergency medical technician Donald Porter of the Coeur d&#39;Alene Fire Department assisted ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 17:26:10 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Pa. firefighter in vehicle collision enroute to fire</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Ryan Robinson and Jennifer Todd The Intelligencer Journal/New Era LANCASTER, Pa. &mdash; A firefighter responding to a call Thursday morning was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Salisbury Township, officials said. Gap Fire Company was among the companies dispatched at 7:14 a.m. to a building fire at Case New Holland in New Holland. The crash occurred minutes later along Pequea Avenue, a few hundred ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Apr 2012 17:16:02 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Texas volunteer fire crew can buy cutting tool with grant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Greg Kendall-Ball The Abilene Reporter-News BUFFALO GAP, Texas &mdash; The Buffalo Gap Volunteer Fire Department was able to purchase a new hydraulic cutting tool last week &mdash; with the help of a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Abilene. The CFA has handed out more than $130,000 to 17 fire departments in 10 Big Country counties through its Volunteer Fire Department Fund. The tool ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:54:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Glass management: It's more than smashing windows</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Before one window is shattered, it is important to know the types of glass firefighters will encounter and the additional forces that can be present at a motor vehicle accident. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:34:25 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to make a quick vehicle stabilization chock</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Here are instructions and a diagram for building a two-piece quick chock that you can use to stabilize vehicles. The quick chock offers more flexibility, and places more contact with the vehicle and the ground.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:30:41 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Operational considerations in winter weather </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Remember that combustible gas meters may not work properly or will take longer to warm up in cold weather...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:12:37 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Tackling car fires</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Various methods exist to open the hood of the vehicle on fire; the key is to ensure that the hoseline crew is ready to extinguish the fire when the hood is opened...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:11:56 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Electric shut-off procedures </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fire departments must establish preplanned emergency responses with local utility companies and train firefighters to do the electric shut-off procedures...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:11:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ziamatic Corp Announces FDIC 2012 Sweepstakes Winner</title>
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<description><![CDATA[YARDLEY, PA &ndash; Ziamatic Corp. is pleased to announce Chief Edward Stuepfert of the LaMoille Fire Protection District (IL), Captain Patrick Ranes of the Sterling Heights Fire Department (MI), and Firefighter Chris Bellavia of the South Haven Fire Department (IN) as the winners of the Ziamatic FDIC 2012 QUIC-BAR Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes took place in April at the 2012 Fire Department Instructor&#39;s ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 16:04:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>ZICO Introduces New Horizontal Extrication Tool Holder</title>
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<description><![CDATA[YARDLEY, PA &ndash; Ziamatic Corp. (Zico) presents the latest addition to their popular QUIC-MOUNT line of tool mounting solutions: the QUIC-MOUNT Horizontal Extrication Tool Holder, Model QM-ET-H2. The holder consists of four separate components, two cast aluminum curved blocks and two steel angled brackets, that can be mounted in a wide array of configurations to accommodate virtually any cutter ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:18:17 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>ZICO to Give Away Three Quic-Bar Tools at FDIC 2012</title>
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<description><![CDATA[YARDLEY, PA &ndash; Ziamatic Corp. is pleased to announce the Ziamatic FDIC QUIC-BAR Sweepstakes, taking place at the 2012 Fire Department Instructor&#39;s Conference in Indianapolis, IN from April 19-21, 2012. Show attendees are encouraged to visit Ziamatic at booth #2235 and enter to win one (1) 30&rdquo; QUIC-BAR with Rings &ndash; Chrome Finish, Model SQB-30-CR; a drop-forged steel halligan-style ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 17:00:43 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Announcing Fire-Dex Fridays: Your Chance to Win Fire-Dex Gear</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After the Fire-Dex blowout end of the year giveaway, the 12 Days of Fire-Dex, we are back with our regular, weekly Fire-Dex Fridays. And, this quarter we are going to mix it up a bit. On the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, we will be giving away Fire-Dex hoods, on the 2nd Friday of the month the winner will receive a Personalized Fire-Dex Gear Bag and on the 4th Friday of the month the winner wins ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 22:16:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Patented app for emergency first responders saves lives</title>
<author><![CDATA[Adam Weiss]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Austin, Texas &mdash; Upon arriving at the scene of a vehicular accident, Emergency Responders can click on this Extraction Zones app and select the make and model of the damaged vehicles from an extensive databank in the pop-up list. The side and top view of these specific vehicles will come up displaying all areas of concern that are crucial to a safe and efficient extrication of trapped victims ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 22:02:56 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fire-Dex and OCC at FDIC 2008, Indianapolis</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fire-Dex and Paul Teutul Sr. at FDIC 2008 in Indianapolis. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:33:51 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Heat of the Battle II Unveiling </title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you missed the unveiling of the 2009 "Heat of the Battle II" at FDIC in Indiannapolis, you've gotta see this! ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:10:46 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Out of the Mouths of Fire Fighters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fire-Dex Gear in Review: What firefighters have said about Fire-Dex leather fire boots and gear. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:27:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>RESQTEC Live Product Demo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[RESQTEC walks through their popular products showing the power and features of each.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:46:10 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>RESQTEC G Series</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Watch how the RESQTEC G6W eats through a car like its a piece of cake.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:28:23 UTC</pubDate>

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