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Commentary: Dispelling the Myths About Free Health Care

District Chief Dave Connor of the Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services in Canada answers two common questions he hears about universal health care.

H1N1 Immunization: Is It Your Right to Refuse or a Public Safety Mandate?

There has been resistance from firefighters as well as other health care providers receiving the first wave of immunization protection. This article is meant to cut through the controversy so firefighters can make the right choice for themselves, their families, and their patients.

Improving Cardiovascular Health and Fitness
How do we as firefighters define and measure our cardiovascular health and fitness? How do we determine if we are fit and healthy enough to perform the demands of our profession and survive?
Firefighter Fitness and Medical Evaluations: A Difficult Journey
Heart attacks and strokes were responsible for the deaths of 54 firefighters (47 percent) in 2007; the average age of the firefighter was 44 years old.
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BRIEF: Firefighter injured while battling smoky Allentown blaze (Nov 18, 2009)
Nov. 18--A firefighter was injured and two homes were severely damaged in a smoky blaze that broke out in two row homes at the corner of N. Penn and Greenleaf streets in Allentown around 8:30 this morning.
Firefighters battle Ortega Highway wildfire (Nov 17, 2009)
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - Firefighters plan to fight fire with fire today, setting backfires to destroy the brush that has been fueling the 250- acre blaze in Verdugo Canyon, an Orange County Fire Authority captain said.
Two-alarm fire damages Ipswich home (Nov 16, 2009)
Nov. 16--IPSWICH -- The cause of a fire at a Pleasant Street home on Saturday is under investigation.
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Improving Cardiovascular Health and Fitness (Dec 1, 2008)
How do we as firefighters define and measure our cardiovascular health and fitness? How do we determine if we are fit and healthy enough to perform the demands of our profession and survive?
Firefighter Fitness and Medical Evaluations: A Difficult Journey (Dec 1, 2008)
Heart attacks and strokes were responsible for the deaths of 54 firefighters (47 percent) in 2007; the average age of the firefighter was 44 years old.
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Fire Commentary: Picking up the Gauntlet (Jan 15, 2008)
Scott Ritter argues that, although Swedish Dr. Stefan Svennson's recent remarks about the U.S. fire service were impolitic, we can reduce firefighter deaths by learning from the Swedish approach.
Hero Complex: It Can be a Good Thing (Dec 30, 2007)
Dan Byrne responds to Swedish firefighter Stefan Svensson's charge that U.S. firefighters have a "hero complex," arguing that such a perception doesn't entail risking one's life needlessly.
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