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Posted: Feb 1, 2019

Firefighters battle massive fire at paper plant in New Jersey, closing some area schools

VIDEO: Firefighters continued their efforts through the day Thursday following a devastating fire that destroyed the Marcal Paper Mills facility in Elmwood Park. The fire broke out at about 5 p.m. Wednesday at the plant on Market Street and went to eight alarms. Huge paper rolls in the warehouse were fully engulfed in flames, and the roof collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: abc7NY
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Posted: Feb 1, 2019

New bill wants to record every EMS transport in Maine

Several police departments in Maine require recording devices on their officers and in their patrol cars. But what about videotaping the inside of an ambulance during a call? Topsham Fire Chief Chris McLaughlin says the camera in their ambulance has no recording device. He thinks that would violate a patient's privacy.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGME-TV 13 Portland
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Posted: Feb 1, 2019

FDNY unites bone marrow donors and recipients

VIDEO: There were hugs and tears Thursday as two bone marrow recipients met the firefighters who saved their lives. Hundreds of firefighters donate bone marrow through a partnership between the FDNY and New York Blood Center. Joseph Stike, 29, for the first time met his donor - a retired Bronx lieutenant.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 The Bronx
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Posted: Feb 1, 2019

Son of deceased Washington man intubated for practice, settles

VIDEO: Brad Ginn Jr. is speaking publicly for the first time about the day Bellingham firefighters practiced intubation on his father's dead body. His father, Bradley Ginn Sr., died in a medic unit on his way to the hospital on July 31, 2018. When the hospital wouldn't accept his body, firefighters took him back to the Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO 7
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Posted: Feb 1, 2019

Arkansas bill pushes to give firefighters more sick leave while battling cancer

VIDEO: An Arkansas lawmaker has filed a bill that would give firefighters more sick leave when battling cancer. House Bill 1299 was introduced at the State Capitol on Wednesday by state Rep. Nicole Clowney, D-Fayetteville. The proposal comes after the death of Little Rock firefighter Nathaniel Crump, who in 2017 lost his fight against cancer.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATV-TV ABC 7 Little Rock
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