In This Issue: PA Firefighter Fatality, Air Bag Multi-Point Lift, WI Gas Explosion…
Tonight on the Firemedically Speaking podcast, host Mike McEvoy talks with Mike Ragone, chief of fire and federal services for American Medical Response (AMR), about their federal EMS contract. This episode will give you the details on how the contract works and how your department could participate, if interested. Sponsored by MSA.—Pete Prochilo, Online Content Manager
News
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Firefighter Fatalities
A 40-year-old firefighter in Pennsylvania passed away after falling ill, according to a report from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA).
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Boat Safety Law Proposed After CA Fire Killed 34
NTSB Blames Inadequate Work for Deadly Blast in AL
Seven AL Firefighters Become Fathers
Features
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Technical Rescue
In this Training Minutes video, Paul DeBartolomeo demonstrates using air bags at multiple points to lift a dumpster off a patient.
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Health & Safety
At the close of the year (and the decade), Todd LeDuc pauses to look back on the threats facing firefighters.
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Podcasts
Your panel of fire service attorneys—Chip Comstock, John K. Murphy, Brad Pinsky, and Curt Varone—talk emerging legal issues for firefighters and departments.
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From the Archive
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Leadership
To effectively operate, the fire service must employ small teams to meet its emergency and nonemergency roles. Small teams account for more than 90 percent of all the customer contacts associated with fire and rescue services and accomplish 90 percent of all the work.
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