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• Philadelphia fire department reporting practices impacts response times

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  Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel's efforts to align how fire and EMS responses are measured includes "pot of meat" fires, dispatch time

• NTSB: Entire crew was asleep when fatal boat fire started

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  Boats like the Conception are required to have a crewmember keep watch at night

• Preliminary NTSB report expected in fatal Calif. boat fire

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  The report would likely not address the fire's cause, but the agency may issue urgent safety recommendations

• Minn. fire chief resigns after investigation finds he showed poor judgement

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  The city will pay Mike Schutt $11,107.17 per month through May 2020 and continue to provide his health insurance to that point, according to the terms of separation

• NTSB: Tesla on autopilot when it hit Calif. fire truck

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  The fire truck had stopped in the high-occupancy vehicle lane with its emergency lights flashing as it responded to another crash when it was hit by the Tesla

• Fishing boat blaze prompts new evaluation of firefighting on San Diego Bay

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  The study will focus primarily on large-scale fire and emergency medical risks, the resources available and the agreements that may be needed

• Ore. wildfire caused by butane hash oil lab blast

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  Investigators determined that the East Evans Fire started in a shack where Michael Cashmareck was running an illegal butane hash oil lab

• Fire Dept.: Gas explosion that leveled building was accident

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  The Durham Fire Department issued a report on the explosion that killed two people and injured 25 while leveling a downtown building and damaging others

• Report: Disregard of orders, improper gear were significant factors at Del. house fire

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  The Delaware State Fire School released an 87-page report after a firefighter incurred serious injuries while battling a Mill Creek house fire

• Report on Md. FF’s death spurs sweeping department changes

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  The 776-page report showed a lack of communication and organization at the scene contributed to Fire Lt. Nathan Flynn’s death

• Ill. firefighter files lawsuit claiming permanent disability from April ammonia spill

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  The lawsuit says Ryan Costantino has incurred medical bills as a result of the spill and will continue to do so because of a 'severe and permanent disability'

• NFPA releases annual firefighters fatalities report for 2018

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  The report breaks down the year’s fatalities to 34 volunteer firefighters, 25 career firefighters, four state or federal contractors or employees and one prison inmate

• NY firefighter not attached to bucket during fatal April 2017 fall

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  William Tolley, 42, of Bethpage, plummeted to the ground fighting a Ridgewood, Queens, apartment fire on April 20, 2017

• MCC Expo Quick Take: Planning first responder incident preparedness and recovery training

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  Philip D. White, master fire service instructor, addressed planning effective first responder incident preparedness and recovery training sessions at the recent California Mobile Command Center Expo

• Report: 5 factors contributed to 2 Pa. firefighters’ deaths

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  A 57-page report released by NIOSH details how inactive sprinklers, previous structure collapses and other factors led to the 2018 death of two York City Fire Department firefighters

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