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• Calif. mutual aid system under stress

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  Fire chiefs say that the decision to answer mutual aid calls has devolved from an immediate "yes" to a discussion about resources

• Fire chief: 'I've never seen injuries like that'

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  After awakening to his house on fire, a father ran through flames to rescue his three young daughters, and his teenage son jumped from a second story window to escape the blaze

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• Photo of the Week: Rocky Mount (N.C.) firefighters battle fire at furniture manufacturing building

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• Fuel mix-up renders Va. county fire, EMS vehicles inoperable

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  The county's fueling contract company inadvertently filled up the tanks with the wrong fuel, putting diesel in the regular gasoline tanks and gasoline in diesel tanks

• Fire chief describes unprecedented preparations for “Storm Area 51” event

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  Teams are working on multiple contingency plans in anticipation of thousands descending on rural Nevada

• FEMA grant to help pay volunteer FFs that fought Mont. fire

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  Each of the departments that responded to a mutual aid request put in early in the battle against the blaze will be receiving reimbursement

• 5 firefighters, 3 state troopers injured in a multiple vehicle crash in NJ

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  The crash caused significant damage to an ambulance, fire truck and state police SUVs

• 150 firefighters from 23 departments respond to 5-alarm blaze in NY

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  Teams from 23 departments took turns working in half-hour shifts during the night after flames broke out at a large mansion in Old Brookville

• Q&A: Inside the IAFC’s National Mutual Aid System

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  Key players explain the hallmarks of the new system – and why simplicity is key

• What you need to know when purchasing a diesel exhaust removal system

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  NFPA, NIOSH address limiting firefighter exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in your fire station

• 33 NY fire departments respond to 5-alarm fire

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  An all-night inferno destroyed a major plumbing business despite the overnight efforts of 33 fire departments

• Breaking down public safety silos, geographic barriers

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  Seamlessly share data between public safety agencies and mutual aid partners with enterprise information management

• La. fire dept. to stop responding to calls in unincorporated areas

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  The Youngsville Fire Department announced that it will stop responding to most calls outside city limits, voicing concern that they will not be reimbursed

• Ore. fire district changes mutual aid policies amid wildfire aid

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  As firefighters help battle the Camp Fire, the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District passed a policy limiting how often crews can be sent to other places

• Wash. firefighter struck by vehicle while in Calif. for wildfire aid

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  The Washington firefighter was in Malibu to respond to the Woolsey fire when he was struck by a civilian vehicle

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