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2020 proved the importance of building – and updating – thorough continuity of operations plans for fire departments
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Calloway County Assistant Fire Chief and Constable Timmy Manning died from the virus last week and was laid to rest on Saturday
Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Capt. W. Chris Mertz, 54, had worked for the department for more than 30 years
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Rocky Top Fire Chief Ronald “Ronnie” Gene Spitzer, 65, died last week after contracting the virus in December
Waco fire officials said Bianca Rivera, 20, alerted the rest of her family after smelling burning plastic in the early morning hours
Oakland union representatives and officials from neighboring cities said the brownouts will have a “cascading effect” on local fire and EMS response
Kate Bergen taught herself to paint nearly 20 years ago, but it was the pandemic that turned her into an artist
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Shreveport Firefighter-EMT Leonard Coney was celebrated by colleagues on Saturday after his line of duty death from the virus
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