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FireRescue1 Member News January 4, 2008 Volume 216 |
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| USFA releases report on 2007 firefighter fatalities  |
Ind. firefighters battle stubborn house blaze
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 Heart attacks once again accounted for nearly half of on-duty firefighter deaths last year, according to the USFA's Firefighter Fatality Provisional 2007 Report.The administration listed 115 on-duty deaths for 2007, an increase of nine firefighter fatalities compared to the previous 12 months. Of the deaths in 2007, 45.2 percent were caused by heart attacks, which has been about the average ... Full Story Related Resources:  U.S. Fire Administration Firefighter Fatality Provisional 2007 Report FireRescue1 LODD section
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| There is a lot of information out there on promotional testing about focusing on specific traits — leadership, discipline, motivation, etc. — for assessment centers. But beware of only trying to target and using those key words to get the boxes checked off on the rating sheets.
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Press Release: Masimo Celebrates 500,000th Pulse Oximeter Shipped [Masimo] 2007 wildfire season one of worst on record [Boise, Idaho] Related Article: Fire scientists: Active wildfire season looks likelyOfficials: Background checks needed for Pa. volunteer firefighters [North Versailles, Pa.] 2 N.J. fire trucks collide [West New York, N.J.] Texas firefighters get new training facility [Garland, Texas] Philadelphia woman dies after waiting too long for EMS [Philadelphia] Related Article: Report: Philadelphia ambulance response dangerously slow
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Press Release: MSA releases PremAire Cadet Escape Combination Supplied-Air Respirator [MSA] 3 Va. firefighters hurt in collision [Prince George, Va.] Mo. fire safety group urges compliance with sprinkler law [Columbia, Mo.] Related Article: Spreading the word about sprinklers
Indiana firefighters rescue horse from icy pond [Crown Point, Indiana] Therapist forms chorus for N.Y. 9/11 workers [Staten Island, N.Y.] |
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