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		Chicago Fire's smoldering start
		Video: Using a backup man

Oct. 10, 2012

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'Star Wars' firefighting robot to be tested	City's newest firefighters almost all war vets	RI firefighters work for free to keep stations open

Today's Top Stories:

'Drunk' man breaks 2 firehouse windows, injures firefighters: Preparing to respond to a call when they heard glass break

Firefighter plummets through burning floor: Investigators are still looking for the cause of a ferocious fire

Captain fired for sending religious emails from fire department account: Disciplined several times for sending religious emails

Mich. police chief to be fire chief, has 'cursory' understanding of fire

Fire department's first female firefighter now first female driver

Firefighters suspect arson in flood-damaged homes

Fire department donates truck, tools to volunteer fire dept.

2 students killed in Wis. apartment fire

Black mamba venom better painkiller than morphine

News Analysis

Remembering our fallen firefighters
		By Chief Adam K. Thiel, FR1 Editorial Advisor Every year I read the stories about our fallen brothers and sisters and it's amazing how different their backgrounds and experiences are, yet they are all bound together by their courage, commitment and ultimately their sacrifice. Beyond the important purpose of honoring our fallen comrades and helping their survivors begin the healing process, this annual memorial service offers all of us the opportunity to reflect on our own service. Preventing LODDs
Related: Fallen firefighters honored at annual memorial

Viewpoint

'Chicago Fire's' smoldering start

By Rick Markley, FR1 Editor

So how did the first epside of "Chicago Fire" fare? The premiere showed its good and bad, but only time can say which will dominate. Here are my thoughts on television's latest foray into the career of firefighting. Reality versus fiction

Related:

A look back: Firefighting on TV

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Leading the Team

3 keys to changing fire service culture

By Linda Willing, FR1 Columnist

Whenever I do a presentation about changing fire service culture, I inevitably get some pushback. "You can't change the fire service," they say. "Tradition is too strong, and that tradition is important. Fire service culture is what it is." Why it's not

Related:

Cultural Change: Just Do It

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