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• What does the thin red line flag mean?

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  Understanding the origin, meaning and controversy related to the thin red line flags

• Vigil held for San Francisco FF-medic killed in training accident

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  Mutual-aid companies supplemented response efforts to give SFFD members the opportunity to attend the vigil

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  How firefighters can manage their anxiety and stay sharp as the COVID-19 pandemic continues

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  A behavioral health expert breaks down ways responders can cope with the ongoing fear and anxiety they face while responding to and providing care during the pandemic

• Houston arson investigator killed in shootout with suspect

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  Houston Arson Investigator Lemuel Bruce, 44, had served with the fire department for 17 years; the arson suspect was also killed in the shootout

• Report: San Francisco FF-medic died after water blast pushed him off fire escape during training

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  The fire department report stated that Firefighter Jason Cortez may have accidentally opened the valve and cited COVID-19 restrictions in requiring firefighters to do some training tasks alone

• San Francisco firefighter-paramedic killed in training accident

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  Jason Cortez, 42, fell three stories during a company-level training drill, causing severe head injuries

• LODD: Pa. FF dies from suspected heart attack responding to oil leak

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  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Colmar Firefighter Edward "Gary" Minnick, 65, on the day of his funeral

• COVID-19: A generational leadership crisis

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  The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability

• Ill. firefighter-paramedic dies during underwater dive training

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  South Holland Firefighter-Paramedic Dylan Cunningham, 29, who served with the department for nine years, died Wednesday after an exercise at Haigh Quarry Lake

• Man found guilty of manslaughter in 2018 LODD of Va. fire lieutenant

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  Lester Labarge's tractor-trailer struck a fire engine at a crash scene, killing Hanover County Fire Lt. Brad Clark

• Va. firefighter-EMT dies at fire scene

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  Adwolfe Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter-EMT Charles C. "Dog" Woods was found unresponsive after filling a tanker

• Pilot dies in tanker plane crash battling Idaho wildfire

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  Pilot Ricky Fulton, a contractor with Aero S.E.A.T. Incorporated, was killed Tuesday evening while battling the Schill Fire

• Firefighter who died battling Calif. wildfire sparked by gender-reveal celebration now identified

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  Charles Morton died while battling the El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest

• NY assistant fire chief dies 4 months after on-duty injury

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  Whitehall Second Assistant Fire Chief James P. Brooks, 45, died Friday after suffering a torn aorta on the way to a fire call

• LODD: Texas fire captain suffers stroke at station

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  Carrollton Fire Rescue Capt. Frazier Holbert died four days after suffering a stroke following an emergency call

• Never forget: Firefighters commemorate 9/11 with tattoos

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  Firefighters around the world use tattoos to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice

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