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• 6 challenges for firefighters at railway disasters

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  Rail disasters are growing more frequent and more severe and can happen in just about any community

• Off-duty Md. county firefighter dies in tractor accident

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  Drue Jones, a 14-year veteran of the fire department, was found by first responders after a welfare check was requested when Jones didn't arrive for work

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  'This is for us and our families': Iowa chief vows to protect firefighters from cancer

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  A small-town volunteer fire department makes changes to reduce exposure to carcinogens after losing one of its founders to cancer

• 3 killed, dozens injured in Mo. tornado, triggering search and rescue response

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  The weather service said it had received 22 reports of tornadoes by late Wednesday

• 17 people reunited with their FDNY EMS lifesavers

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  Seventeen people who came within inches of losing their lives were reunited Tuesday with the FDNY paramedics and EMTs who saved them.

• NM mayor's plan would charge for emergency costs

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  Fees would range from $400 for hazard mitigation and cleanup to $1,305 for use of "heavy rescue tools and other equipment"

• Dallas firefighters rescue man trapped under train

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  Firefighters used airbags to lift the train for enough clearance to remove the victim

• Firefighters, EMS rescue man trapped in mechanical bull

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  Firefighters had to use hydraulic rescue tools, the Jaws of Life, to disassemble the bull and save the man

• Firefighters rescue woman dangling from parking garage

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  Using a heavy rescue vehicle, Miami Dade Fire rescue crews stabilized the car and rescued the person inside the vehicle

• Video: Firefighters, workers help aging elephant stand up again

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  African elephant named Malaika was found lying on her side early Monday and unable to stand up

• Calif. FFs rescue woman, dog, after car plunges off bridge

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  Rescuers first used chains and cable to stabilize and secure the rear of the car to the bridge, and at the woman’s request, rescuers removed the dog from the car first

• Maximize apparatus storage with a rotating extrication tool holder

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  New ‘Lazy Susan’ design helps fire crews store more tools in tight spaces without sacrificing quick access

• 3 important things to know about train derailment response

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  Tabletop exercises and relationships with railway officials will help with scene management in the event of a train derailment

• 5 steps to extricate patients from modern vehicles

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  Rip and blitz challenges: use your cutter/spreader for car side removal extrication

• 'Cracking the egg:' Road crash rescue involving an overturned vehicle

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  This involved technique, while rarely used, can enable rescuers to create enough space to extricate a victim safely

• Trench rescue: How to bridge the training-to-incident gap

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  Trench-rescue training evolutions don't accurately reflect real scenarios; here's a look at how to overcome some of those gaps

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