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• Restoring rescue vehicles at automotive restoration shop in Connecticut

  19-09-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  VIDEO: John Gasper spent 23 years as a volunteer firefighter and that’s what drew him to his unique current job title.
  Gasper, who is the owner of the namesake Gasper’s Automotive Restoration in Manchester, brings old firetrucks back to life for a living.
  “We do everything from an oil change to a full truck restoration,” said Gasper.
  - PUB DATE: 9/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTIC-TV FOX 61 Hartford
  
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• NIST Researchers Develop Standards to Help Eliminate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams

  19-09-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  In movies, when we see fiery car crashes or flaming planes on runways, we know they are not real. But in the real world, fuel fires must be quenched with special kinds of chemicals, and the ones that have been most commonly used are known as aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs). However, environmental and health concerns about AFFFs have launched widespread efforts to detect, monitor and eventually eliminate them.
  - PUB DATE: 9/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Institute of Standards and Tech
  
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• Georgia city updates inspection requirements for apartment complexes after massive fire

  19-09-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  Sandy Springs is changing the inspection process for apartment communities.A new code of ordinances is requiring apartment complexes to hire a third party to inspect units annually. Before updating regulations, only 20% of apartment units were required to be inspected each year.The new policy will help the city better address water and structural damage, mold, fire hazards and other issues — particularly in older complexes that don’t have sprinkler systems for apartment fires, a stat
  
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• Florida department trained in new life-saving technique

  19-09-2023 09:00 via dailydispatch.com
  VIDEO: Every second counts in a trauma situation. Critical patients need critical care, and sometimes time isn’t on your side.“I wanted to give our paramedics one more tool in the toolbox to take advantage of, and to hopefully save a life out there,” said Coconut Creek Asst. Chief Tony Chin.A procedure typically reserved for emergency room hospitals is moving right out onto the field.
  - PUB DATE: 9/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami
  
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