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FDNY Firefighter Sal DePaola started the Instagram “quarantine_rv” to chronicle his time living in the vehicle
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The idea of hazard pay for COVID-19 first responders was floated last week by White House administration officials, and the firefighter community had an opinion
Retired FDNY Battalion Chief Albert “Al” Petrocelli, 73, died early Wednesday
How to recognize signs of stress in personnel and offer support during the COVID-19 crisis
The city will spend at least $2.8 million to book the entire 155-room hotel for three months
First responders in the state are urging lawmakers to pass the bill in order to ease the path to workers’ compensation
EMS providers will be required to comply with the binding order, as hospital and ambulance resources are overstretched due to COVID-19
COVID-19 prompts questions about how to define disasters, issue public notices
Two options include work-from-home dispatchers and using data to drive staffing decisions
Hundreds of medically trained firefighters will be called to assist EMS with COVID-19 calls
A Korean War-era law has been touted by several health officials, political leaders and historians as a way of getting needed supplies into the hands of medical workers
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- Public safety unions push back on Mich. township’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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- FDNY members under investigation for allegedly submitting fake vaccine cards