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		Joplin chief: Our city was cut in half
		Soda has no place in firefighter rehab

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Volume 674 � May 23, 2012

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Fire experts: What we learned from Joplin
		A year ago yesterday, one of the worst tornadoes in U.S. history ripped through Joplin, Mo., leaving 161 dead and an estimated $2.8 billion in damages. Everyone in the fire service knows that an unexpected, mass-casualty disaster can strike any community. And everyone in the fire service knows that one of the best ways to prepare for future incidents is to learn from past incidents. We asked three experts what they learned from Joplin. What they said Related: One year later: Reflections on Joplin

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Philly fire dept. union calls for top 3 officials to resign in wake of fatal fire

Two Philadelphia firefighters died when a wall collapsed during a warehouse fire on April 9. Union officials now say that cutbacks and leadership are to blame; the administration stands behind its department heads. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek) Bold-faced lies

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Today's Top Stories:

3 fire departments claim defects in air packs, NIOSH investigating: Draeger maintains that their equipment is fine

DC firefighter personnel files found burning in academy dumpster: Union is outraged that personnel files would be carelessly handled

	Firefighters rescue Niagara Falls jumper

	Council to vote on outsourcing fire protection

	London fire officials worry over residential fire safety during Olympics

	Fast-moving wildfire destroys, threatens Nev. homes


	Memphis budget to pull 5 fire apparatus out of service

	City deals with rash of intentionally set fires

	NY law would increase penalty for killing first responders

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Joplin chief: Our city was cut in half

Chief Mitch Randles of the Joplin, Missouri, Fire Department shares a few experiences from an interview filmed two weeks after the disaster. Watch the video

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Fire experts: What we learned from Joplin


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Soda has no place in firefighter rehab

By Jeff Lindsey, FR1 Columnist

It's bad enough that soda is full of sugar: now we know that it has carcinogens and adds fat around your liver, too. These and other facts show that soda has no place on the fireground, or in your body.
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