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• Trending topics: Should paramedics have a degree?

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  The idea of requiring paramedics to earn a college degree is a hot topic among industry personnel, with national organizations weighing in

• Does a piece of paper make you a professional?

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  Requiring degrees for paramedics places undue burden on those entering the field and fire-based EMS training programs

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  Demystifying big data: 3 smart ways fire chiefs can improve data analytics on the fireground

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  Fire service leaders can use these easy strategies to make the most of the information at hand

• IAFC, IAFF, NFPA, NVFC oppose required degrees for medics

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  In a joint statement, four national organizations state the reasons they oppose requiring college degrees for entry-level paramedics

• What meeting NFPA standards really means for firefighter PPE

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  Should fire departments be testing firefighter PPE ensemble components to evaluate their ability to keep firefighters safe?

• Intrinsic firefighter PPE safety: A new perspective

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  Recommending NFPA PPE product standards incorporate systematic ways of regulating restricted substances for new products

• Non-structural firefighter PPE

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  From EMS calls to wildland firefighting, today’s firefighters face more than just structural interior firefighting

• Active shooter standard advocates whole community approach

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  NFPA 3000 provisional standard brought EMS, firefighters and law enforcement together to tackle interagency training

• Buy used: From apparatus to SCBA, save your department money

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  A government-approved method to refurbish SCBA units and cylinders can provide significant savings to fire departments

• Fire chiefs adopt multiple positions at NFPA Urban Fire Forum

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  Metropolitan Fire Chiefs from the U.S., Canada and the U.K adopted five important documents as official UFF-Metro Chiefs position papers

• The continuing debate on turnout gear service life

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  Firefighter PPE must in be a serviceable condition in order for these items to provide the needed protection

• Fire stations should match the needs of the community

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  Exploring the factors that go into hiring firefighters, locating fire stations and purchasing fire apparatus

• Code 3 Podcast: Reducing firefighter LODDs

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  Chief Marc Bashoor discusses how the recent NFPA LODD report accounts for decreasing firefighter LODDs and how to combat the lingering challenges

• Importance of TIM, physical health highlighted by NFPA 2017 LODD Report

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  Roadway incidents and cardiovascular health are the biggest dangers to firefighters as reported by the NFPA LODD research

• It's time to get real about firefighter fitness and nutrition

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  Reintroducing NFPA standards and fire service initiatives to incorporate nutrition and fitness in your firefighter wellness program

• NFPA: 2017 LODD report is lowest in over 40 years

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  A total of 60 U.S. firefighters died in the line of duty in 2017 – a number that represents the lowest total since 1977

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