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• 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

• Firefighter's death in Ferguson fire ruled 'serious accident,' prompts safety changes

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  Capt. Brian Hughes was killed while he and his crew were removing hazardous standing dead trees to prevent the fire near Yosemite National Park from spreading

• Report: Wash. fire Lt. helping in Calif. wildfire aid was napping when run over

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  The lieutenant was flown by helicopter to a nearby trauma center only to be released a day and a half later

• Firefighter creates live-streaming body cam with reliable storage solution

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  The Oncall body camera has the capability to transmit live video, audio, high quality snapshots, and GPS location in real time back to a command center

• Firefighter dies after injuries from crashing van into home

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  He was being treated for burns after the van caught fire while police were in the house speaking with his wife about a domestic violence incident