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• FEMA to resume in-person training at National Fire Academy

  22-05-2025 19:17 via firerescue1.com
  
  FEMA reversed a months-long freeze after determining key courses were critical to local and national emergency response efforts
  
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• 'Jet fuel all over the place': Plane crash sets San Diego homes on fire

  22-05-2025 16:24 via firerescue1.com
  
  A small plane crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting about 15 homes and vehicles
  
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• IAFC creates Homeland Security, FEMA reform task force

  22-05-2025 15:09 via firerescue1.com
  
  The IAFC has formed a task force to ensure fire and EMS agencies have a voice in the future of emergency response and disaster preparedness
  
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• Officials warn of safety, cost concerns in Trump administration's push to centralize wildland firefighting

  22-05-2025 14:33 via firerescue1.com
  
  A plan to centralize federal firefighting under the Interior Department is raising alarms over weakened wildfire response, higher risks and rising costs
  
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• Conn. lawmakers consider $3M bill to replace fire gear linked to cancer

  22-05-2025 14:19 via firerescue1.com
  
  State legislators are considering funding to help fire departments replace PFAS-laden PPE, as evidence links the toxic chemicals to cancer risks
  
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• Calif. firefighters rescue man in apartment fire

  22-05-2025 13:56 via firerescue1.com
  
  Oakland firefighters faced fire on the third floor of a garden-style apartment building
  
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• 35 Memorial Day facts: Travel, traditions and trends

  21-05-2025 23:26 via firerescue1.com
  Explore 35 Memorial Day facts for 2025, including travel trends, summer food stats and how Americans honor fallen service members.
  
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• Baltimore FD to use AI for emergency response during weekend festival

  21-05-2025 16:17 via firerescue1.com
  The Baltimore Fire Department will pilot an AI-powered geofenced 911 filter at Artscape, routing festival calls to the EOC and easing citywide dispatch workload.
  
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• 'It had to be me': Deputy fire chief leads daring rescue of embryos after Calif. fertility clinic bombing

  21-05-2025 15:41 via firerescue1.com
  After a car bomb hit a Palm Springs fertility clinic, Deputy Fire Chief Greg Lyle risked collapse to restore power and save embryos — including one from his own crew.
  
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• Man dies after fall from ladder during rescue at NYC fire

  21-05-2025 15:31 via firerescue1.com
  A Brooklyn man died after falling from a second-floor window during a rescue above a Sunset Park deli fire
  
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• Kan. firefighters find person living in storage unit during fire

  21-05-2025 14:09 via firerescue1.com
  Hutchinson firefighters cut locks and doors to enter several compartments of the storage unit, finding one person dead inside
  
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• Thousands of San Diego buildings and schools overdue for fire safety inspections

  21-05-2025 13:22 via firerescue1.com
  More than 3,600 San Diego buildings are overdue for fire inspections, with many lacking any inspection record at all
  
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• FEMA opens $396M in grants to support fire service staffing, fire prevention programs

  20-05-2025 20:25 via firerescue1.com
  SAFER and FP&S grant programs will fund new hires, fire prevention campaigns and firefighter health research for FY 2024
  
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• Calif. fire captain charged in narcotics theft

  20-05-2025 19:44 via firerescue1.com
  The San Jose captain is accused of stealing drugs from a fire station and faces multiple charges, as an audit reveals widespread tampering across city firehouses
  
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• Las Vegas first responders remove homeless people from underground wash

  20-05-2025 17:38 via firerescue1.com
  A task force of hazmat-suited firefighters and police officers will begin clearing a Las Vegas wash of homeless residents due to safety concerns
  
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• Iowa family sues city, first responders, EMS and medical directors after drug error

  20-05-2025 16:57 via firerescue1.com
  Relatives of James Foster Jr. say Sioux City paramedic gave rocuronium not ketamine, causing 2023 death; lawsuit names city, police, fire and EMS leaders
  
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• Ky. firefighter died shielding wife during devastating tornado

  20-05-2025 14:27 via firerescue1.com
  
  Laurel County Fire Major Roger Leatherman died while shielding his wife during a deadly EF-3 tornado that tore through their neighborhood
  
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• NTSB begins investigation into Mexican ship, Brooklyn Bridge crash

  19-05-2025 17:27 via firerescue1.com
  
  Federal investigators are examining how a Mexican Navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two sailors and injuring 19
  
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• Off-duty Mass. FFs rescue 3 from car overturned in water

  19-05-2025 16:55 via firerescue1.com
  
  Two off-duty firefighters and local fishermen rushed to rescue three people trapped in a submerged car in Gloucester Harbor
  
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• N.J. firefighter charged with falsifying fit-testing records

  19-05-2025 15:46 via firerescue1.com
  
  An Emerson fire captain has been charged with forgery and tampering with fit-testing records
  
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• At least 28 dead as tornadoes, storms strike 3 states

  19-05-2025 15:05 via firerescue1.com
  
  Residents in Kentucky and Missouri are assessing damage as more severe weather and potential tornadoes are forecast in the coming days
  
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• Va. officials pass budget that includes new fire apparatus and more firefighters

  18-05-2025 18:00 via firerescue1.com
  Virginia Beach’s new budget includes pay increases, boosts for public safety salaries, and funding for new firefighters and fire apparatus to ease staffing shortages and burnout
  
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• 2 dead, 19 hurt when Mexican navy sailing ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge

  18-05-2025 15:18 via firerescue1.com
  Dramatic video shows masts snapping as sailors dangled from harnesses when a Mexican navy ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge
  
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• 'An intentional act of terrorism': 1 dead, 4 injured in explosion at Calif. fertility clinic

  18-05-2025 14:41 via firerescue1.com
  Authorities say a fatal blast at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was an act of terrorism, with the suspect leaving online writings and attempting to record the attack
  
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• Researchers: 1 in 4 U.S. children lives with a parent who has a substance use disorder

  18-05-2025 14:13 via firerescue1.com
  A University of Michigan study finds 19 million children live with a parent who has a substance use disorder, raising public-safety and child-welfare concerns for law enforcement agencies.
  
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• Pa. firefighters organize fundraiser for injured colleague

  18-05-2025 14:00 via firerescue1.com
  Meadville Firefighter Mick Lilly remains in serious condition after being run over by a tractor
  
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• Ky. firefighter among more than dozen dead in severe storms

  17-05-2025 23:26 via firerescue1.com
  
  Major Roger Leslie Leatherman was a firefighter with the Laurel County Fire Department
  
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• Cleveland fire cadet dies following medical emergency during training

  17-05-2025 22:48 via firerescue1.com
  
  Officials said Symeon Williams, 39, was known for his energy, kindness and work ethic across the departments he served
  
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• Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention program once again accepting investigation requests

  17-05-2025 22:09 via firerescue1.com
  
  The option to request investigations had been removed from the site following NIOSH layoffs that have since been revoked
  
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• Mass. first responders to use crisis bags to help children during traumatic incidents.

  17-05-2025 18:00 via firerescue1.com
  
  Worcester police and firefighters are receiving 400 crisis bags filled with comfort items to help children cope after traumatic events
  
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• Kan. FD, union blame slow response times on old firehouses, staffing

  17-05-2025 14:00 via firerescue1.com
  Kansas City fire department officials and union members say outdated facilities and rising call volumes demand urgent upgrades, but they remain divided on how to fix it
  
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• Baltimore firefighter suffers fatal medical emergency during training

  16-05-2025 23:21 via firerescue1.com
  
  The union said Emergency Vehicle Driver Charles Mudra suffered a "catastrophic medical emergency"
  
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• 'Exhibiting odd behavior': Calif. deputies arrest man armed with sword, starting brush fire

  16-05-2025 22:07 via firerescue1.com
  
  With Santa Barbara County deputies as their protection, firefighters moved into the area to battle the flames
  
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• Fire destroys former La. sugar plantation mansion

  16-05-2025 19:20 via firerescue1.com
  
  Nearly a dozen fire departments fought the blaze at Louisiana’s historic Nottoway Plantation House, built in 1859
  
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• Rapid Response: Swiftwater teams mobilize to evacuate hundreds of students

  16-05-2025 17:46 via firerescue1.com
  
  Severe flash flooding across western Maryland prompts rescues from cars, houses, schools and businesses
  
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• Weeks before hurricane season, FEMA chief shifts disaster recovery responsibilities to states

  16-05-2025 15:03 via firerescue1.com
  FEMA’s planned shift of disaster recovery duties comes as the Trump administration pushes to downsize federal operations, 17 days ahead of a hurricane season expected to bring above-average storm activity
  
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• Conn. students arrested for TikTok Chromebook challenge fire

  16-05-2025 13:00 via firerescue1.com
  Two Southington High School students were arrested after setting a laptop on fire, prompting criminal charges and raising concerns about the viral trend’s growing risks in schools
  
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• Ill. trainee firefighters gather for live-fire training

  16-05-2025 12:00 via firerescue1.com
  Trainee firefighters from across the Midwest gathered in Danville to battle controlled burns in a vacant house, offering a realistic, hands-on test of their fireground skills
  
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• National Firefighter Registry for Cancer back online following earlier NIOSH program cuts

  15-05-2025 20:47 via firerescue1.com
  
  Firefighters are now able to enroll and contribute to the ongoing cancer studies
  
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• Court rules Mich. FD can be sued over firefighters' false reports about search for children in fire

  15-05-2025 16:47 via firerescue1.com
  
  The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a lawsuit alleging two Flint firefighters were grossly negligent for failing to search a room where two boys later died
  
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• 'We made a couple of mistakes': Kennedy admits 9/11 health program firings were an error

  15-05-2025 16:21 via firerescue1.com
  
  HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted it was a mistake to cut staff from the World Trade Center Health Program but stopped short of promising to fully restore staffing
  
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• Researchers aim to use AI to guide disaster response through social media scanning

  15-05-2025 15:46 via firerescue1.com
  
  Researchers are developing AI systems that analyze social media posts during emergencies to help responders act faster
  
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• Ex-FDNY chief sentenced to prison in inspection bribery scheme

  15-05-2025 14:56 via firerescue1.com
  
  Former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino was sentenced to prison for running a bribery scheme that fast-tracked building inspections
  
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• Baltimore firefighter's family says injuries are non-survivable

  15-05-2025 02:46 via firerescue1.com
  
  Lt. Mark Dranbauer remains on life support to fulfill his wish of donating organs
  
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• First Due introduces exposure tracking management for first responder health and wellness

  14-05-2025 21:47 via firerescue1.com
  
  Health & Wellness features flexible workflows that support privacy while maintaining proper supervision
  
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• Md. first responders evacuate students as flooding hits school, firehouse

  14-05-2025 17:25 via firerescue1.com
  
  Severe flooding in western Maryland led to rescues at a school, as emergency crews from multiple counties responded to rising waters and ongoing evacuations
  
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• Hidden fire leads to 3-alarm blaze at Fla. shopping center

  14-05-2025 16:09 via firerescue1.com
  
  A fire heavily damaged a CVS in St. Pete Beach, causing a partial roof collapse and spreading to a Publix and nearby businesses
  
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• Fundraiser for the family of slain Mo. FF/paramedic raises over $380K

  14-05-2025 15:05 via firerescue1.com
  
  A fundraiser for slain Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman raised over $100,000 in a day, drawing support from across the globe
  
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• Mo. officials reject nearly $1M settlement in fatal fire truck crash

  14-05-2025 14:41 via firerescue1.com
  
  Kansas City’s finance committee rejected a proposed $915,000 settlement for a firefighter who killed three people in a 2021 crash
  
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• HHS revokes cutbacks to NIOSH programs focused on firefighter health and safety

  14-05-2025 04:50 via firerescue1.com
  
  Amid a whiplash of staffing changes, several NIOSH employees received a notice labeled “Recession of Previous Notice of Reduction in Force”
  
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