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The CovidWatch research project plans to follow more than 200 front-line workers for six months to understand their work-related risks
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The bill temporarily presumes COVID-19 to be work-related if diagnosed within 45 days of a first responder’s last shift
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities
The fire and police chiefs of the city of Schenectady responded to the prospect of losing 33 firefighter-medics and 40 police officers
Delray Beach Fire Rescue purchased 150 test kits using $9,000 donated by community members
The proposed plan includes hiring hundreds of new firefighters and increasing oversight of PG&E
IAFC identifies fire and EMS connections in the bill, calls for support of the latest coronavirus aid package
A new enemy prompts strategy sessions akin to the World War II generals planning for battle
Those who responded to the call lined the sidewalk outside of Jayden Hardowar’s home after he recovered from pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome
Federal and state agencies have been scrambling to plan for wildland firefighting since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S.
Reports from two fire and rescue agencies found twice as many people were already dead in April when responders arrived at their home than the previous year
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