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Evaluating NFPA 1584 fireground rehab procedures as they related to prevention of heat-related illnesses
Do the right thing because it is right, but also do the right thing because your job, supported by the currency of public trust, depends on it
Fire departments across the country are looking for ways to head off cancer; research and existing plans are out there to copy and modify
No matter how conditioned we think we are to death, losing a fellow firefighter to cancer never gets easy
Testing plays an important role in the application and promotion process, but needs to evolve to remain valid and useful