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• Training Day: Emergency breathing with the RIT

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  Use the following drills to train firefighters in emergency rescue breathing when deployed with the rapid intervention team

• Training day: Breaching the door

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  Use the tools, props and scenario described here to train your firefighters in effective forcible entry

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• Northern Calif. wildfire death toll rises to 81, 870 missing

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  The Camp Fire death toll climbed to 81 after the remains of two more people were found, authorities said

• Northern Calif. fire death toll at 56; 130 missing

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  As the scope of a deadly Northern California wildfire set in, the sheriff said more than 450 people had now been assigned to comb through the charred remains

• Elderly man found alive inside apartment 5 days after massive blaze

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  Raymond Holton, 71, was located by crews hired to evaluate the safety of the senior apartment building after a fire forced more than 100 residents to evacuate

• First responders across US traveling to help with Hurricane Florence

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  Responders from California, Indiana, New Hampshire and Colorado are heading to the East Coast to assist in any needed rescue efforts

• 20 rescue crewmembers work to free couple from Wyo. ice cave

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  Spencer Christiansen and his wife Jessica spent two days underground after becoming trapped in a Darby Canyon Ice cave

• Dog leads responders to injured hiker

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  A canine hero led rescuers to an injured woman who had fallen 150 feet off a trail and was unable to shout for help

• Search and rescue dog’s possible exposure to meth sparks concern

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  K-9 Search Specialist Janalee Gallagher said she believes her partner, Blitz, came into contact with methamphetamine while searching for a missing fisherman

• Death toll from Missouri duck boat accident climbs to 17

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  Officials says 14 people survived after a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds

• Data analysis: Basing fireground decisions on human behavior patterns

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  Fire-Rescue International speaker Joshua Reichert gives his insight into why firefighters should preplan their strategies based on how people react in fires

• Search crew rescues hikers with firefighter’s personal drone

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  After the search team became disoriented while rescuing hikers, the firefighter deployed a drone that he had been testing before the search began

• Tenn. firefighters recall rescuing missing boy

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  Blount County firefighters said the rescue of Kaydon Leach could be better described as the 6-year-old boy finding them

• Video: Self-flying drones could serve as emergency responders

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  “Swarm drones” can navigate themselves and coordinate with each other, making them potentially useful for high-level rescue missions and more

• Rapid response: Bridge collapse highlights operational readiness

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  The tragic incident in Miami, Fla., illustrates the need for training and equipping every fire department for special operations

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