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FFs pull kids from burning home; Video: Gas blast shoots flames 75 ft | Dec. 12, 2012


	IN THIS ISSUE
		What Marvin taught me about Santa
		Fire entrapment: Conserving SCBA Air

Dec. 12, 2012

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Water tower rescuer says training was the key	Ore. mall shooting was 'killing of total strangers'	Video: Huge gas explosion burns multiple homes

Today's Top Stories:

Firefighter hurt in 2-story fall while battling blaze: Seven fire departments responded to the 2-alarm fire

Firefighters pull 2 children from burning home: The children's mother was unable to get them out of the house when the fire broke out

Wis. fire chief dies of apparent heart attack: EMS crews arrived to Chief Steve Fritz's home to find him unresponsive

Firefighter driving truck that killed woman put on leave

LAFD: More technology will speed response times

Cardiac arrest survival rates triple in Ariz.

3-D technology aims to design better-fitting turnouts

Firefighters frustrated after Christmas tree robbed twice

Britain's tallest medic becomes human ladder, saves couple

News Analysis

Response time: Slow down to go faster
		By Chief Adam K. Thiel, FR1 Editorial Advisor We know that too many U.S. firefighters are killed or injured each year when they are tragically ejected from, run over by, or otherwise impacted by fire apparatus. Now I completely understand the importance of response time, and truly believe it's our duty to get to every call as quickly (and safely) as possible. But I'm not sure that duty extends to placing firefighters at risk of harm. Not faster, safer
Related: UK firefighters given okay to 'sprint' to engines

Firehouse Funnies

Holiday stories: What Marvin taught me about Santa

By Will Wyatt, FR1 Columnist

By all accounts Marvin hadn't had a good day. He had lost a brother, his sister had been tortured and seriously burned and his mother was in handcuffs. But through it all Marvin still believed. I stood there speechless

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Firefighters help rebuild 'Santa's' house


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FIREGROUND Flash Tip

Fire entrapment: Conserving SCBA air

Chief Ernie Rhodes demonstrates how to conserve your air when the low-air alarm sounds; these techniques will buy enough time for the RIT to reach you. Watch the video

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Improper SCBA use cited in Canada LODDs


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		Dancing FFs: "We're sexy and we know it" Coalition firefighters took a break to let everyone know that they are sexy and they know it.
		Firefighters rescue a cat stuck in a tree Reno firefighters rescued a cat stuck in a tree near a river, in part to keep civilians from attempting a rescue.
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Hybrid vehicle extrication made simple

By Dalan Zartman, FR1 Columnist

Rescues from hybrid vehicles present a set of unique safety and technical challenges. To work around this, rescuers must learn some fundamentals. Tools you need

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