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• The only house left standing: How a FF-EMT's house became a 'light on the hill' after a devastating tornado

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  Darrell Jennings and his family aided 28 neighbors in their living room after a violent EF-4 tornado tore through their Putnam County, Tennessee, neighborhood

• Fla. FF shocked responding to fatal electrocution in Tropical Storm Eta floodwaters

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  West Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Ben Rigney said first responders were told the power had been shut off, but that the firefighter was shocked while reaching to check the patient's pulse

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• 'The house fell down, and we're in it': FF's parents rescued from home after Zeta

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  Firefighter Trey Camardelle got a call from his parents shortly after their house fell from its pilings; the couple was rescued by Bayside firefighters and members of a Mississippi Urban Search and Rescue team

• At least 3 dead as Zeta sweeps through Gulf Coast

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  The tropical storm made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, leaving three people dead in three different states

• NOLA superintendent to retire; announcement prompts conflicting reactions

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  Tim McConnell was praised by officials for his efforts to restore fire stations after Hurricane Katrina, but endured scorn related to long-standing labor grievances

• ReIGNITE Quick Take: COVID-19 response – where to next?

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  Chief Mike Ragone recaps Global Medical Response's pandemic response and explains how fire and EMS agencies must prepare for future outbreaks

• California's wildfire disaster declaration, initially denied, now approved by Trump

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  The request outlined the financial impact of six massive wildfires that have ravaged the state in recent months

• From pyrotechnics-gone-wrong to animal electrocution: The odder ways wildfires ignite

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  Smokey Bear was right about humans being able to prevent many wildfires

• Natural disasters: The cost of unpreparedness

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  4 hard-won lessons in preparing for natural disaster recovery from a medic who weathered Hurricane Laura

• 2001 and 2020: Two years of tragedy, uncertainty and change

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  While it’s nearly impossible to compare 9/11 and COVID-19, there is one strong similarity

• 7 ways to help first responders affected by Hurricane Laura

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  A variety of nonprofits are raising money to provide financial relief, needed supplies and food to first responders who were affected by and are working in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura

• Photo of the Week: Fla. task force raises flag from floodwaters

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  This week's Photo of the Week comes from the Orlando Fire Department, which shared the "proud moment" members of Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 raised an American flag pulled from the...

• Chemical fire in hurricane impact area extinguished after 3 days

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  Firefighting efforts at the chlorine plant were complicated by low water pressure and storm debris

• 80 FFs' homes damaged by Hurricane Laura, IAFF sends in repair teams

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  The IAFF has organized a "Go-Team" to provide relief to members affected by the Category 4 hurricane

• Video: Chemical fire breaks out in Hurricane Laura aftermath

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  Residents have been ordered to shelter-in-place due to the fire and a chlorine leak in Westlake, La., which was hard-hit by the storm

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