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• Technical rescue training hurdles and solutions

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  How to overcome challenges related to instructors, resources and funding

• Will current apparatus trends continue into 2020?

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  An apparatus consultant weighs in on the big question

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  Why thermal imaging cameras have become essential tools

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  From hazmat to vehicle crashes to wildland fires, FLIR has a thermal imaging camera for practically every job

• What’s the future of continuing education in the fire service?

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  A Fire Protection Research Foundation report offers a potential CE model for the fire service

• Is recertification the right thing for the fire service?

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  The NFPA’s recent proposal to add recertification has reignited the recertification debate

• PPE advanced cleaning requirements in the new NFPA 1851

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  Detailing cleaning frequency, machine types and operators, detergent and more

• Know your numbers: Tracking physical and behavioral health

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  Firefighters can take control of their health by monitoring their behavior, tracking symptoms and identifying risk factors

• NFPA receives nearly $1M grant to develop fire service drone compliance program

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  The project aims to generate the guidance, learnings and best practices needed to establish a compliant, successful drone program in the fire service

• NFPA affiliate receives FEMA grant to study impact of active shooter events

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  The Fire Protection Research Foundation received nearly $200K to conduct a two-year study into the impact of active shooters and hostile events on first responders

• DHS requests NFPA develop standard for community-based response to drug overdoses

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  NFPA seeking comments to gauge levels of support or opposition to the development of a new standard on the topic

• Do you ‘own’ your PPE?

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  Firefighters must take ownership of their PPE, from record-keeping to cleaning and care

• Report: 43% of fire stations are 40-plus years old

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  NFPA report on the fire service's aging infrastructure reveals it would cost an estimated $70-$100 billion to replace the fire stations

• Q&A: The importance of interagency coordination for active shooter readiness

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  Chief David Hall explains the how agencies can use NPFA 3000 to manage response efforts

• Detailing the changes to PPE-focused NFPA 1851

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  Highlighting 16 changes to the standard and how they impact firefighters

• Firefighter safety after the flood waters recede

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  Proper PPE and cleaning measures are necessary to protect firefighters wading through chemicals, biological biohazards and disease-causing microorganisms

• NFPA standards reorg: Evaluating the reasoning and potential problems ahead

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  Questioning the process involved in the reorganization as well as some of the standard grouping choices

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