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Presenters Wanted: WUI 2023
Presenters Wanted: WUI 2023 The Wildland-Urban Interface Conference is looking for presenters for the 2023 education program, March 28 – 30, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. Is your department doing great thin...
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LODD: Kern County, California Firefighter Dies on Duty, Another Dies from Vehicle Crash Injuries
The Kern County, CA Fire Department is mourning the loss of 2 firefighters in one week.Captain Brian Falk died Thursday while on duty. Captain Falk was with the department for 20 years. Officials wit...
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In this jurisdiction, it’s a 9-1-1 crapshoot - (The Secret List)
The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent – and those trying to impact positive change. I was talking with a friend of mine about his busy suburban...
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Meet Rookie Keith Obert of the Willow Park Fire Department
Rookie Keith Obert joined the Willow Park Fire Department in April of this year. A native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Keith moved to Aledo when he was 16 and enlisted in the United States Army after his high school graduation. As a combat engineer, search and rescue was included among his responsibilities, ultimately setting him on the path to his current career. After his service in the Army, Keith c...
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FIRE APPARATUS STRUCK & DESTROYED ON I-77
A pumper-tanker from Arlington Fire and Rescue (NW of Winston-Salem) was totaled in a crash on I-77 in North Carolina this afternoon after being struck by a semi. Arlington was dispatched to assist W...
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National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training Program
Through a special agreement with the Federal Highway Administration, our friends at the Responder Safety Learning Network (RSLN) offers a National TIM Training Certificate for registered users who co...
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