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• EMS providers revive unresponsive fire victim with cyanide antidote

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  New Bedford EMS only recently began carrying the drug on their ambulances and it was intended to treat firefighters who suffer smoke inhalation

• Fire captain hurt in blaze files grievance after being denied promotion

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  Capt. Joseph Fontaine earned the ninth highest test score, but was not promoted to rank of battalion chief

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  Leaked fire department injury report called incomplete, political

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  A R.I. safety commissioner says the 45-page report fails to say how 14 firefighters were injured at a wind-driven in March

• RI fire captain injury renews cyanide safety concerns

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  Capt. Joseph Fontaine was seriously injured after being exposed to cyanide while battling a fire; the department had removed most of their cyanide detectors due to budget cuts

• RI fire captain seriously injured in apartment fire

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  Capt. Joseph Fontaine was hospitalized after having difficulty breathing after responding to the fire

• How to know when firefighters hit the wall

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  A lactate meter will tell when firefighters are at the point of exhaustion or extreme dehydration

• Firefighters battle chemical fire at recycling plant

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  The fire started inside a tank once used for hydrogen cyanide; 14 plant workers were injured

• Why firefighters need to train for cyanide poisoning

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  Whether cyanide is the 'flavor of the month' or not, it is still a deadly toxin that's prevalent on firegrounds

• What a dirty doll teaches about rehab

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  Decontamination is an important component of rehab and this dirty-doll exercise will drive that point home

• Research: Overhaul's dangers examined

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  There is a growing body of evidence showing that contaminated air after the fire poses a serious health risk

• Coroner: Smoke inhalation caused 5 deaths at Ind. house fire

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  A wood stove used to heat the home caused the fire that claimed two children and three adults

• US donates medicine to Brazil fire victims

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  140 kits to treat cyanide poisoning are being shippped

• Shuttered factory catches fire, sparks evacuation

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  The EPA took over the site months ago to begin cleaning hazardous chemicals

• Chemical suicides present myriad threats to emergency responders

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  The possibility of encountering hazardous materials should be considered when responding to any incident

• Cyanide suicide leads to Level 3 Hazmat, responders quarantined

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  Woman ingested sodium azide, building evacuated, 4 officers and 2 EMT's to hospital

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