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• Sen. Mitch McConnell to meet with 9/11 first responders on victim fund

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  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday said that it was good that McConnell agreed to meet with 9/11 responders, but that the GOP leader needs to promise to make funding permanent

• How to buy exhaust removal systems (eBook)

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  Download this FireRescue1 exhaust removal systems buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• IAFF’s president blasts White House for lack of 9/11 fund support

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  “It would also be helpful if the administration would kind of weigh in and I haven’t really seen any specific indication from them on where they stand,” IAFF President Harold Schaitberger said

• Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 first responders fund

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  Advocate and comedian slams lack of attendance at hearing on a bill that would ensure first responder benefits for 70 years

• Prioritizing disaster planning supports first responders

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  Understanding the impact of extreme weather on first responders can help departments better prepare for major incidents

• The power of integrated benefits

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  Several studies demonstrate how integrating medical, behavioral and pharmacy benefits may provide your employees and organization better value, better health outcomes and lower costs.

• NH Sen. secures additional $10M for first ever national PFAS health study

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  PFAS are man-made chemicals that have been used in products worldwide since the 1950s, including firefighting foam

• Mass. firefighters raise concerns about sewage backup, mold

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  Mold and a surprise backup of raw sewage in the Cohasset Fire Station has the town's firefighters concerned

• From Paris to Boston, the crucial role of fire chaplains

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  Chaplains provide care to firefighters, family members and members of the public in a range of crucial ways

• Fla. college student developing device to save firefighters like his dad

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  The goal of EaseAwake, a wearable wristband device similar to a FitBit, is to help sleeping firefighters wake slowly when a call to service comes in

• How to decontaminate the apparatus: A step-by-step guide (infographic)

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  Reduce your crew’s exposure to fireground toxins with regular decon of the cabin and compartments where soiled gear is worn or stored

• Pittsburgh set to spend $407K to design upgrades for fire stations

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  Unions representing fire, police and paramedics have complained for years about problems at stations, including sinkholes, leaking roofs and sewage backups

• Calif. first responders with PTSD seek workers’ comp for mental trauma

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  A new bill would shift the burden of proof away from first responders and place it on the agencies to disprove mental trauma on the job

• 60 people charged in illegal prescription opioid crackdown

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  Robert Duncan, U.S. attorney for eastern Kentucky, called the doctors involved "white-coated drug dealers"

• Firefighter runs marathon, raises $15K for firefighter cancer charity

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  While he was running the Boston marathon, Fire Lt. Russell Osgood was thinking of firefighters who are currently battling cancer or died from occupational cancer

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