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• Ore. firefighters healing from emotional trauma after shooting

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  Springfield Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Caven said the five firefighters who were ambushed by a gunman at a fire scene are on leave

• NC firefighter loses 93 pounds in 3 months

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  Robert Heussy, an 11-year veteran of the Union Road Fire Department, has lost 93 pounds in three months after deciding to join a gym in July

• Congressman helps firefighter-paramedic return home from Mexican hospital

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  Fire Lt. Jason Oliver has been unable to leave a hospital in Cancun after being transported by ambulance while on vacation with his wife

• Firefighters sue Calif. gas company over massive leak

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  Firefighters who worked in and around the site of a gas leak sued the Southern California Gas Co. saying the company let them be exposed to toxic chemicals

• Fla. city takes aggressive approach to remove exhaust from fire stations

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  To improve the health of Boynton Beach’s first responders, the city plans to install exhaust removal systems inside five fire stations

• Conn. firefighter on leave after being found unresponsive on duty

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  The New Haven Fire Department firefighter was found by colleagues, who were getting ready to respond to a medical call

• Study: Sleep deprivation can have ‘dire consequences’ for everyone

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  When sleep-deprived, “Individuals working critical jobs may put themselves and [others] at risk,” one researcher said

• Texas fire dept. exploring options for enhanced cancer screenings

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  The Woodlands Fire Department is seeking options for enhanced cancer screenings for firefighters as cancer becomes more prevalent in the profession

• Fla. firefighters given cancer decontamination kits

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  To help firefighters decrease their risk of cancer, Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis is giving decontamination kits to every station in Florida

• Lawsuits linking firefighter hearing loss to sirens ending quietly

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  The suits, filed by nearly 190 Buffalo firefighters, claim Federal Signal Corp. “knew or should have known” their sirens were harmful

• Mass. responders deal with stress of fatal shark attack

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  As they consider the second shark bite this summer and the first fatal shark attack in the state in over 80 years, responders say they are monitoring mental health

• Ohio FD gifted sauna to help combat toxins

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  The idea is for firefighters to take a shower, then get into the sauna and onto an exercise bike where they will exercise and sweat out the toxins

• Responder opens up during National Suicide Prevention Week

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  Firefighter-paramedic Brent Jones said he decided to get help after five of his colleagues died by suicide in the past five years

• Study shows health, reaction-time declines in firefighters

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  Researchers have expanded a health-monitoring study of wildland firefighters after a study found season-long health declines and deteriorating reaction times

• Firefighter-EMT returns to work after lung transplant

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  Mike Bramhall is back on the job and studying to get his paramedic license after his lung collapsed from cystic fibrosis two years ago

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