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• 3 keys to winning a dumpster fire attack

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  Seemingly small and routine, the dumpster fire is as dangerous as a structure fire

• A clean change: Properly caring for firefighter turnout gear

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  Fire departments must prioritize a second set of turnout gear and access to the equipment needed to clean their PPE

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  Take a pledge to stop cancer at the door

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  PPE provider LION invites firefighters to take the ‘Not In Our House’ pledge to reduce their exposure to harmful fireground toxins

• Minn. fire depts. to buy washers, dryers with state grant

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  The State Fire Marshal Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety awarded $600,000 to fire departments across the state

• 5 strategies to extend the life of your firefighter gear

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  SCBA life extension and properly cleaning and storing PPE can extend the life cycle and save your department’s budget

• Today’s firefighter needs a purpose-built helmet

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  New design advances both safety and comfort

• Staying cool: Strategies to protect firefighter cardiac health

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  Extreme temperatures can trigger cardiac events in firefighters, so it’s important to find ways to stay cool on the fireground

• Fla. city to buy second set of protective gear for firefighter-paramedics

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  Palm Beach Gardens is outfitting firefighter-paramedics with a second set of gear to slide into when their first gets covered in ash or contaminated with blood

• How to keep 'Safe Stations' safe

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  Protocols, PPE and a network of support ensure citizen and firefighter safety at Safe Stations helping opioid addicts seek treatment

• What meeting NFPA standards really means for firefighter PPE

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  Should fire departments be testing firefighter PPE ensemble components to evaluate their ability to keep firefighters safe?

• Intrinsic firefighter PPE safety: A new perspective

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  Recommending NFPA PPE product standards incorporate systematic ways of regulating restricted substances for new products

• A head-to-toe PPE fitting: How to make sure every item is working to protect you

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  Follow NFPA standards and check the overlap of PPE ensemble interfaces to ensure you are protected from contamination and thermal injury

• When does PPE warrant advanced cleaning?

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  What you need to know about the differences between soiling, contamination and cleaning, decontaminating firefighter turnout gear

• Chief Conversations: Fire service leaders explain the industry trends every firefighter needs to know

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  Chief Marc Bashoor learns the up-and-coming trends in fire service innovation, technology and communication from leaders at Fire Rescue International

• Chief Conversations: MSA debuts new XF1

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  This video series is brought to you by Globe and MSA. View the other videos in the series here.  By FireRescue1 Staff FireRescue1 Executive Editor Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Eric Buzard, fire service marketing manager for MSA, about the features in the new MSA Cairns XF1 helmet, from multiple adjustment points, to easily removable soft components, as well as integrated lighting and communications. Bashoor asks how reception has been to the non-traditional jet helmet shape of the XF1, which Buzard says has been warm. Buzard related the “light switch moment” when he realized the need for a streamlined helmet, when he came across a motor vehicle accident with firefighters on scene, and witnessed three firefighter helmets sitting on top of the car, obviously not being worn during the rescue operation.

• Non-structural firefighter PPE

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  From EMS calls to wildland firefighting, today’s firefighters face more than just structural interior firefighting

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