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Posted: Jan 16, 2019

3 Firefighters, 1 Police Officer Hurt Responding To Fire In Indiana

VIDEO: Three firefighters and a police officer were injured Tuesday night, when a four-alarm fire gutted a 122-year-old building in Hobart, Indiana. The fire started around 9:15 p.m. in a tanning salon at 3rd and Center streets. Flames quickly spread to the apartments above. Everyone inside the building got out safely, but three firefighters were injured while extinguishing the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 1/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Chicago
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Posted: Jan 15, 2019

Florida Benefit Proposal Helps Fire­fighters Deal With Cancer

VIDEO: Florida lawmakers will try once again this year to create a system to help a particular group with a higher risk of developing cancer: firefighters. The Centers for Disease Control found in a study that firefighters are at a 15 percent greater risk of developing cancer than the average person.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum Bay News 9
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Posted: Jan 15, 2019

After North Carolina house fire and bridge collapse, 6 firetrucks stranded, 1 injured

VIDEO: Buncombe County authorities said a fire truck ended up in a creek on the way to a fire early Sunday morning. Firefighters were responding to a house fire on White Bridge Road, near Upper Flat Creek Road in Weaverville, about 12:40 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters say the home involved was engulfed in flames when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC 13 WLOS
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Posted: Jan 15, 2019

Massachusetts fire department to participate in BFit First Responder Challenge

On Jan. 27, the Wilmington Fire De­partment will participate in the third annual BFit First Responder Challenge at T.D. Garden. The challenge is put on by the Boston Bruins Foundation, and is intended to raise awareness of health and wellness within New England. The challenge is comprised of three divisions: the Fire­fighter/EMT division, the Law Enforcement division, and the Civilian division.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington Town Crier
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Posted: Jan 15, 2019

Column: Confronting workplace bullying in the fire service

Workplace bullying is a serious national problem. According to a survey done by the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) in 2017, nearly 20 percent of American workers have personally experienced being bullied at work. Another 19 percent have directly witnessed bullying taking place. More than two-thirds of all workers are certain that bullying exists in their place of employment.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1
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