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• Colo. FF-medic recognized for work in Space Command, saving life off-duty

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  North Metro Firefighter-Paramedic Quinn Henson received two commendation medals while being promoted to a major in the Army last month

• 2 arrested in connection with LA FF's disappearance

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  Los Angeles Firefighter Francisco Aguilar went missing during a trip to Mexico in August; Mexican investigators say they believe Aguilar may have been shot

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• 1 CAL FIRE FF hospitalized, 15 evaluated for potential CO poisoning

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  The firefighters were on break between battling the Glass Fire and officials say exposure couldn't have happened at base camp or on the fireground

• Off-duty volunteer FF, former EMT help save truck driver engulfed in flames on NJ Turnpike

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  Wood-Ridge Firefighter Daniel O'Beirne, who was on his way to his job as a corrections officer, and Inspira Medical Center Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Jordan Reed worked together to save the driver

• NY fire union responds to mayor's claim of 'alcohol-fueled hostile mob' at council meeting

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  Ogdensburg Professional Firefighters Local 1799 President Jason Bouchard said Mayor Jeffrey Skelly's comments were an attempt to smear the fire department

• Calif. FF faces 'absolute nightmare' defending home after 60-hour shift

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  Firefighter Grant Newnom battled flames from the Glass Fire that threatened his girlfriend's parents' home Sunday night

• Reports: Missing hotshot was mourning fallen captain, may have been picked up by someone

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  U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Carlos Baltazar was reported missing on Sept. 24, one day before the memorial service for fellow Big Bear Hotshot Charles Morton

• USFS firefighter missing in California

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  U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Carlos Alexander Baltazar was reported missing by his family on Thursday after his car was found abandoned

• Off-duty EMS: Considerations for firefighters

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  In Today's Tip, Lexipol co-founder and risk management expert Gordon Graham discusses situations in which off-duty firefighters may find themselves torn over whether or not offer aid due to a lack of training in advanced scenarios. According to Gordon, many states have good Samaritan laws, which protect bystanders who offer aid to someone experiencing a medical emergency. 

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• Off-duty FDNY FF rescues neighbor, loses home in blaze that injured 12 FFs

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  FDNY Firefighter Piotr Orlowski carried his neighbor from a burning building and evacuated his parents during the five-alarm blaze

• Ohio FF-EMT, boxer saves official who collapsed during weigh-in

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  Toledo Firefighter-EMT DeAndre Ware performed CPR on Top Rank Coordinator Pete Susens after leaving the stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas

• Mayor: LA FF likely victim of 'violent kidnapping' in Mexico

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  Los Angeles Firefighter Francisco Aguilar has been missing since Aug. 21

• Off-duty Wash. FF-paramedic leads challenging backcountry rescue

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  Walla Walla County Fire District 4 Firefighter-Paramedic Jestin Goodson was hiking with his family when he discovered a woman at the bottom of a ravine

• Fla. FF-medic survives alligator attack

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  Tavares Fire Department Lt. Carsten Kieffer said a fellow paramedic on the boat used his belt as a tourniquet

• Off-duty Conn. firefighter shot

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  The firefighter was walking to the convenience store when he heard gunfire and realized he'd been hit

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