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• Texas leads in firefighter suicides; Dallas Fire-Rescue's new mental wellness program already proving successful

  18-07-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  Dallas Fire-Rescue officials say a relatively new program aimed at addressing mental health wellness within their ranks is already proving to be successful.The program was rolled out a little over a year ago, following a trend of suicides and suicide attempts not just within DFR, but within fire departments across the country.
  - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT-TV CBS 11 Fort Worth
  
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• New exhibit honors firefighters at Idaho train depot

  18-07-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  VIDEO: Earlier this month, the Canyon County Historical Society unveiled a new exhibit highlighting Nampa's history with fire and the history of Nampa's Fire Department. The exhibit is in one of the city's oldest buildings, the Nampa Train Depot, celebrating its 120th birthday this July.On July 3rd, 1909, an unknown individual lit a firework inside the cigar store across from the Train Depot causing a massive explosion and fire.
  - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIVI-TV ABC 6 Nampa
  
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• FASNY sounds alarm as New York leads in fire deaths

  18-07-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  A recent house fire in the Capital Region added four more people to the state’s residential fire death toll for 2023.According to a press release from the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY), in 2017, 2018, and 2019, New York led the nation in fire deaths. The state is presently on track for the same mention in 2023.
  - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Saratogian - Metered Site
  
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• Alabama firefighter dies 5 days after on-duty shooting at fire station

  18-07-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  One of two Birmingham firefighters shot last week at a fire station in the city’s Norwood community has died.Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was pronounced dead at 6:06 p.m. Monday. He was 29 and had only been a firefighter for several weeks.“Birmingham Fire and Rescue mourns the loss of Firefighter Jordan Melton, who passed away this evening, ‘’ Capt.
  - PUB DATE: 7/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com
  
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