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• Official: Boiler explosion triggered gas blast at Nevada dorm

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  The initial explosion occurred when a contractor was working to fix mechanical issues on the boiler

• NY fire investigator admits to lying on resume during trial of fatal fire

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  Lt. Allen Williams made himself out to be a Certified Fire Investigator, but had not actually received certification from the IAAI

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• 10 tips for managing EMS billing compliance issues in the fire service

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  Charting, internal audits and following OIG/Medicare rules and exclusions can prevent a costly audit

• Uniformed black firefighter conducting inspections reported to police

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  Firefighters are concerned about racial bias after a black firefighter was videotaped and questioned by a resident despite being in full uniform

• NY city's fire inspections up since contract approval

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  Lockport Chief Patrick Brady said he hopes to have inspections on apartments, large businesses and public spaces up to date by the end of the year

• U.S. buildings, NFL stadiums check panels amid fears of fire

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  The U.S. government hasn't initiated any of the widespread testing of aluminum paneling that British authorities ordered after the Grenfell Tower disaster

• Audit finds Houston fire dept. inspection process in disarray

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  The audit found that 263 of more than 5,000 apartment buildings were inspected in the last two years, well below the goal of 470 per month

• Inspectors ordered dangerous extension cords removed before fatal Oakland fire

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  A fire marshal overruled a fire captain's recommendation to shutter the building

• Fire inspection gaps found in 'troubled' Oakland building

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  The timeline raises similar questions to Ghost Ship: Can the city monitor buildings that do not cooperate with oversight?

• Chief: NC apartment building inspected 50 times before fire

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  The building that burned was supposed to have about 240 studio and one- and two-bedroom apartments

• Chicago mayor pushing for stricter building code enforcement

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  Firefighter Daniel Capuano, 43, died December 2015 after falling down an elevator shaft while battling a warehouse fire

• Restaurant owner charged in fire that 5 killed immigrants

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  The five Mexican nationals lived in the basement of the house he owned; the smoke alarm had been disabled and the basement had glass-block windows

• Fire dept. gets $20K after building fire with repeat violations

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  Investigators found 78 code violations in the Jan. 2013 fire; in Dec. 2012 state housing inspectors found 146 code violations

• Secret recordings reveal safety concerns in Conn. fire dept.

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  In the recording, Chief Carlos Huertas revealed an issue with building inspections; only 744 of 9,600 buildings were inspected last year

• Maine landlord charged in deadly fire after Halloween party

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  Investigators say the fire was accidental, but that the house didn't have functioning smoke detectors and they believed he operated the property as an illegal boarding house