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• COVID-19: This is our generation’s test

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  Firefighters are resilient and will survive this ultimate challenge

• 5 steps to extricate patients from modern vehicles

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  Rip and blitz challenges: Use your cutter/spreader for car side removal extrication

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• How much fire hose should a pumper have?

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  Stepping outside the “that’s how we’ve always done it” mindset will set the rigs up for current and future needs

• The best firefighter forcible entry tools

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  The concepts behind forced entry have remained largely unchanged; meanwhile, the tools have gotten more refined and job-specific

• Should fire chiefs give firefighters guns?

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  Before deciding whether or not to allow firefighters and EMTs to carry concealed firearms, give careful thought to these five factors

• 7 reasons for annual firefighter physical tests

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  It is more important to know firefighters' physical abilities each year than at the beginning of their careers

• Fire truck driver's role at a vehicle crash

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  The apparatus driver plays a vital yet almost opposite role to the officer when the rig arrives on scene

• How fire departments went from volunteer to career

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  Political ambition and sketchy fire insurance companies pushed cities to convert volunteer departments to career

• How the great fires changed the fire service

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  There is nothing unique about the Pittsburgh fire; history proves that Americans ignored the risks until disaster struck

• Did brawling firefighters kill urban volunteer departments?

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  While rowdyism and thug-like behavior among urban volunteers is well documented, that traditional narrative is somewhat contrived

• Firefighting history: How did we get professional?

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  Our fire service history is seeped in myths, half-truths and legends; understanding how our service evolved means separating fact from fiction

• Ben Franklin's lessons for first responders

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  Here's how to live your best life in the fire service, according to Poor Richard's words of wisdom

• The fire chief's role in firefighter mental health

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  Fire chiefs play two critical roles in identifying and correcting firefighter mental-health issues – at both the macro and micro levels

• How to get firefighters, and rigs, ready for winter

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  Here’s a look at some fire service hacks for getting around an unruly Old Man Winter

• Training day: Firefighter training exercises for the ice rescue novice

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  Suit up your crew in turnout gear, PPE and flotation devices, using rope rescue equipment for these three ice rescue training drills

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