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Firefighter Safety

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Enforcing the rules
Are safety rules actually enforced in your department? Do some officers/companies/shifts take them seriously while others blow them off completely... Full Tip 

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The term communication means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. And in many organizations inside and outside the fire service it is often looked upon as a problem that needs to be addressed
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