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• Head-to-toe PPE care: How to clean your gear and document the process

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  A detailed look at how to properly care for your PPE, with focus on helmets and protective hoods

• The impact of Alan Brunacini: What all firefighters should know about ‘America’s fire chief’

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  Bruno’s impact on the fire service is far-reaching and profound, particularly in the areas of safety, command and customer service

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• LODD tracking amid COVID-19 and the push to reduce firefighter fatalities

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  While COVID deaths will push 2020 counts high, “legacy” LODDs continue to drop

• Is there a place for multi-functional gear in the fire service?

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  Increased fire service diversity in response operational hazards is not easily met with a one-size-fits-all PPE solution

• Space heaters: How to stay warm without burning down the house

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  The NFPA offers essential space heater safety recommendation for fire departments to share with their communities

• Research results: The impact of increased laundering on structural PPE

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  Fire service researchers evaluate impact of laundering on tear and seam strength, THL and TPP, flammability, and liquid and viral penetration

• PPE cleaning products and processes: Ensuring the claims match the science

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  A simple checklist helps fire service leaders evaluate PPE technology and cleaning claims

• NTSB: U.S. fire service not prepared to fight electric vehicle fires

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  Survey reveals one-third of departments don’t train on EV fires, half don’t have SOGs for them

• The high-rise standpipe kit: What fire departments should include in the bag

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  15 tools to incorporate into a high-rise standpipe kit to ensure effective operations at these high-risk incidents

• Speccing a new pumper: Where to begin – Part 2

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  Guidance for an apparatus committee charged with developing specifications for a new pumper

• PPE assessment: Size-up your call types to determine your gear needs

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  Tips for departments seeking alternatives to traditional gear

• A firefighter’s guide to fireground search and rescue – Part 1

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  Detailing situational awareness, size-up and firefighter orientation during this vital operation

• Firefighter PPE: Designing for contamination control

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  Seeking a new design approach that focuses on preventing contamination in the first place, plus allowing for effective decon

• Purging Mr. Hyde: 3 ways to cultivate the good within our ranks

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  Using a ‘personal 360’ can help minimize the mistakes that compromise the public’s trust in the fire service

• Building a firefighter health and safety program: One department’s 3-pronged process

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  The Mesquite (Texas) Fire Department focused on turnout gear additions and cleaning, SCBA scrubbing and exhaust removal

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