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• Firefighters face consequences following troubling social media posts about protests

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  Disparaging posts send local officials scrambling to rebuild trust during already tense times

• Should firefighters be provided body armor for responses?

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  Why ballistic protection is now a necessity, plus 5 steps for how departments can add body armor to their equipment cache

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• Minneapolis FFs blast department's response to fires, unrest after George Floyd killing

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  IAFF Local 82 President Mark Lakosky questioned Chief John Fruetel's decision to not call in reinforcements and to allow buildings to burn

• The First Amendment and social media: What firefighters need to know

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  Several firefighters have faced consequences following protest-related posts on social media, but some cite their right to free speech as protection

• USFA provides civil unrest guidance for fire, EMS responders

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  The guidance includes recommendations for preparing personnel, the station, apparatus and the community for times of social upheaval

• Fort Worth Police and Firefighters Memorial vandalized with 'BLM,' 'ACAB' tags

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  The acronyms, which stand for Black Lives Matter and All Cops Are Bastards, were painted on stone markers and sidewalks at the memorial

• Putting anger aside: Firefighters help everyone, even those setting fires

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  Duty speaks louder than words, and we must do what we were sworn to do –protect the lives of everyone

• Ill. fire chief apologizes for Facebook post about looters

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  Lincoln Fire Chief Bob Dunovsky said the decision to share the post referencing the shooting of looters "was made in haste"

• Firefighters & Civil Unrest: 'Firefighters fight fires, not people'

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  How firefighters are being impacted by the protests and riots following the death of George Floyd

• Gunman demands tools from DC firefighter in apparatus

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  The would-be robber saw chainsaws but fled the scene without taking anything

• Riot control Rx

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  How to assess and when to transport patients injured by tear gas, pepper spray or rubber bullets

• FD statement says chief's account was 'hacked' after post about shooting rioters

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  South Lane County Fire & Rescue released a statement saying its fire chief's Facebook was hacked and taken down after a news station's report

• Firefighters attacked, apparatus damaged during civil unrest

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  Some rioters have thrown projectiles at fire crews, smashed apparatus windows, and tossed firecrackers under fire trucks while firefighters work

• IAFF: Violence against fire, EMS personnel 'never acceptable'

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  The union condemned those who have "interrupted" peaceful protests and directed violence at firefighters and EMS providers

• 5 things to know about antifa

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  Antifa has become one of the most prominent militant groups at protests

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