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• 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

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• 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

• Firefighters from around the U.S. travel to help in Calif. wildfires

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  Firefighters from 17 states are answering the call for help in wildfires that are consuming the state of California

• NC first responders share stories from Hurricane Florence

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  Several responders from different Haywood County departments all gave their time and talents to aid in the hurricane preparation and response effort

• The Golf Course fire: Managing a big response with a small department

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  Why mutual-aid agreements and local cooperation is important for small departments to stretch their resources

• Rapid Response: Every department needs mutual aid agreements and communications interoperability

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  50 simultaneous gas explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities drives home the need for interoperable radios and automatic aid

• IAFC discourages self-dispatching ahead of Hurricane Florence

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  The organization reminded fire departments to be “disciplined” in their response and “ready and available to local communities”

• First responders across US traveling to help with Hurricane Florence

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  Responders from California, Indiana, New Hampshire and Colorado are heading to the East Coast to assist in any needed rescue efforts

• 29 Texas fire depts. heading to Calif. to help with wildfires

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  Around 98 firefighters from 20 different counties are being deployed in an activation of the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System

• International firefighters head to US to help battle wildfires

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  By week's end, 145 fire personnel from New Zealand and Australia will arrive to help fight fires across more than 1 million acres

• Walkthrough gives IC unique insight in plastics factory fire

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  Incident preplanning, water supply knowledge and mutual aid agreements were key to success in abandoned factory fire at the top of a mountain in Cumberland, Md.

• Inter-agency collaboration solves staffing challenge in Idaho region

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  To deal with the natural uptick in calls that comes with population growth, they find new ways to work with their neighbors

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