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		Warning: Please do not feed the firefighters
		Saving up to buy a new fire truck can cost more

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Volume 673 � May 21, 2012

News Spotlight
Ga. city uses fire codes to raze dilapidated structures
		A city in Georgia has embarked on an aggressive program of using the city�s fire code to declare abandoned properties safety hazards if owners — often banks and absentee investors — refuse to keep them secure and maintained. Abandoned houses and apartments are magnets for criminals and vagrants, and an extreme hazard for firefighters. The city has six more properties on its hit list that should come down in within three weeks. Identified 827 structures Related: Hazards at vacant building fires

Featured News

1 FF injured in huge pallet yard fire

One firefighter was hospitalized for heat-related illness after responding to a five-alarm fire raging in a Calif. pallet yard Saturday. Hundreds of stacks of pallets were ablaze and the fire covered a 4-acre area. (Image NBC News)
80-foot flames

Today's Top Stories:

FDNY widow settles Deutche Bank suit for $10M: Safety violations came to light after husband's death; contractor, city faulted

Pa. lawsuit against union could spend months in court system: Union was court-ordered to stop encouraging a boycott of fire services

	City ignored warnings in FF discrimination suit

	Audit: LAFD EMS response 12 seconds slower

	Union cooperation necessary for ambulance merger

	'Hot Shot' crew leads fight against wildfire


	Retired FF turns drag queen to prop up income

	Japan may cut aid for children of fallen volunteer firefighters

	Video: Rescuers save boy trapped near 270-ft waterfall

News Analysis: Families of fallen Japanese firefighters need help

		By Chief Adam K. Thiel, FR1 Editorial Advisor Did you know this many Japanese firefighters were killed a little more than a year ago during the Great East Japan Earthquake? The sheer size and scope of that tragedy, combined with the overall courage and resilience of the Japanese people as a whole, overshadowed the heroism of these firefighters who did their duty in spite of the extreme circumstances, and paid the ultimate price. Unfortunate reminder

Related: Japan may cut aid for children of fallen volunteer firefighters

Firehouse Funnies

Warning: Please do not feed the firefighters

By Will Wyatt, FR1 Columnist

Navigating the social labyrinth of eating out can be a tricky endeavor. But try staying in to eat and you'll discover a whole new world of not-so-savory food items like peanut brittle lasagna. There's always pizza

Related:

Nutrition: Eat right, feel right

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Line-Of-Duty Deaths

Texas volunteer firefighter dies
William Richard Danes - May 17, 2012 - College Park, Texas

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The Rehab Zone

Diabetic firefighters: Spot it and fix it

By Ken Lavelle, FR1 Columnist

As of the latest edition of NFPA 1582-2007, diabetics are permitted to be firefighters within a set of strict standards. There are steps to ensure they are healthy and productive on scene.
Managing the diabetic firefighter

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Living with Diabetes in the Fire Service

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FR1 Exclusive

Saving up to buy a new fire truck can cost more

By John Hill, FR1 Contributor

The decision to save is usually based on avoiding the costs of borrowing, or paying interest. And while interest can add up to 25 percent onto the cost of a new truck, the choice to save is not free. Sometimes it can exceed the cost of borrowing to buy now. Cost vs. cost

Related:

Fire truck purchases: How to get your plan approved

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		Exercises in distraction: A firehouse prank A junior firefighter is kept busy with a repetitive task and doesn't notice when he's about to get hosed.
		Pa. firefighters chase hidden fire Firefighters go after a hidden fire on the second floor and attic at this residential structure fire.
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FDNY widow settles for $10M; 80-foot flames at Calif industrial fire | May 21, 2012

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