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• Evaluating firefighters for risk of developing PTSD

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  PTSD risk factors vary, but bolstering behavioral health efforts in the fire service can protect firefighters

• Improving performance through after-action reporting

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  By developing a formalized after-action reporting process, emergency responders can improve operations and enhance the health and safety of the response community

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  When is your PPE clean enough? How to care for garments that have been exposed to soot, smoke and toxic substances

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  Good news: research defines decon best practices on reducing your exposure to toxic substances

• Training, development, performance: Take action

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  NIOSH Report cites crew integrity, lack of training in firefighter LODD

• Rapid Response: Mayday training tested in Dallas rescue

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  Dallas Fire Chief David Coatney credits enhanced RIT training for rescue of three Dallas firefighters in an apartment fire structural collapse

• 5 steps to organizational progress in the fire service

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  Challenge the file cabinets of past history in your fire department to achieve a visionary future

• Protect your fire apparatus from salt corrosion this winter

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  Salt buildup can occur on just about any area of your fire apparatus or ambulances, but it is especially common on areas affected by road spray

• Are you eligible for AFG funding?

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  Failing to comply with these five AFG funding requirements could cause you to lose your grant or be required to repay it

• Finding focus at the firehouse

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  Firefighters routinely stay engaged at the fireground, but the smaller tasks at the station also need attention

• Can firefighter training be too aggressive?

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  Using competition in training is like using spices in cooking – a little goes a long way, and you have to be careful what combinations you use

• How to prove the value of community paramedicine

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  The Community Health Needs Assessment is the starting point for launching a mobile integrated health program the hospital will pay your department to run

• Stop the Bleed – Save a Life

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  Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding

• 8 recommendations for fire/EMS from the FEMA Oct. 1 After-Action Report

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  Steps to implementing unified command, staging and access learned from the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack

• Firefighter training can be fun and serious at the same time


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  By taking an innovative and creative approach, training drills can maintain their educational value while also adding an element of fun

• The continuing debate on turnout gear service life

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  Firefighter PPE must in be a serviceable condition in order for these items to provide the needed protection

• Five keys to establishing and operating a successful incident command

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  Keep clear and visible lines of command and continuously observe, orient, decide and act to bring calm to the chaos at an emergency scene

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