Recent Fire News

• Why are the history lessons for everyone except us?

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  Firefighters must learn from all sources and situations, now including COVID-19

• Preparing for the COVID-19 surge: It’s going to be war

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  Three priorities for fire departments facing the virus surges ahead

• Longitudinally tracking fire/EMS staff exposure to COVID-19

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  LA County Fire Department rapidly implements a COVID-19 exposure tracking system based on community paramedicine to measure personnel risk

• Maine town's suspension of fire-EMS could trigger state investigation

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  Officials say the town suspended EMS operations due to COVID-19 exposure concerns without giving proper notice to the community and state licensing agency

• FOX, iHeartMedia, Elton John to host ‘living room concert’ benefiting first responders

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  The special music event will be broadcast Sunday night as a tribute to those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

• COVID-19 confirmed cases in public safety, local government

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  Tracking the COVID-19 diagnoses in EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, police officers, corrections officers, dispatchers and local government officials

• IAFC forms Economic Task Force in wake of COVID-19

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  Chief Steve Pegram will chair the task force, aimed at helping fire service personnel navigate the financial impact of the pandemic

• Ashes2Art: The healing power of creativity for firefighters

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  Nonprofit helps firefighters promote creativity to counterbalance the negative impacts of the job

• High-rise and mid-rise firefighting: Operational divisions, sectors and groups

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  Part 3 – Outlining the roles and responsibilities of each part of the response effort

• FEMA shares 7 steps for emergency managers to implement during COVID-19 response

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  Administrator Pete Gaynor urges immediate and decisive action to defeat the spread of the virus

• Photo of the Week: The anatomy of a fire apparatus

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  This week's Photo of the Week comes from the Village of Pinehurst in North Carolina, where firefighters from the village's Station 91 demonstrated everything that fits into one fire engine, includi...

• How first responders can boost immunity during pandemic

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  As we deal with COVID-19, it’s important to keep our immune systems functioning as efficiently as possible

• COVID-19: How leaders can best serve through the new unknown

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  Key principles to help you manage and support members through COVID-19 pandemic

• IAFC details how COVID-19-driven stimulus bill impacts fire service

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  The stimulus bill identifies the funding streams used to reimburse fire and EMS departments for operational costs during national emergency

• Calif. county uses wildfire management strategy for COVID-19

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  The county has formed an 18-department regional incident management team to better coordinate service during the pandemic

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Understanding the leave provisions

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  The new law provides for two types of leave for employees impacted by COVID-19

• 6 injured in 9-vehicle crash involving Fla. fire engine

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  Officials said a chain reaction began when a fire engine on its way to a call collided with another vehicle

• FDNY COVID-19 cases spike to 170

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  FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said he has “no reason to believe” the numbers won’t continue to increase

• Ohio fire chief orders personnel to limit side jobs to reduce COVID-19 exposure

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  The order raised concerns that personnel who work part time at other public safety agencies would no longer be available to assist those communities

• Starbucks offering free coffee to those on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic

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  The company's charitable foundation also donated $500,000 to support first responders and healthcare workers with PPE and care packages

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