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Posted: Jul 19, 2021

Pennsylvania Firefighters Red-Hot About City’s Plans To Paint Engines Gray

VIDEO: As part of the city’s plan to repaint its public safety vehicles, nine fire trucks are slated to turn gray. In the past few months, the city has been repainting and detailing its entire fleet. Police cars, EMS ambulances and sanitation trucks are getting a makeover. Fire trucks are last, and the fire union is trying to draw the line.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh
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Posted: Jul 19, 2021

New bill could provide affordable housing to first responders

The Volunteer First Responder Act is a bipartisan bill that has been reintroduced by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and three other Senators from various states. “We are advancing bipartisan legislation that would create a greater incentive to do this sort of community service by qualifying EMT’s and first responder firefighter for two programs,” Baldwin said.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
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Posted: Jul 19, 2021

What is neurofeedback? Video game-like therapy being used to treat anxiety, ADHD and more

It’s like a gym for your brain. As issues like anxiety, depression and restless sleep have spiked during the pandemic, some people are turning to neurofeedback, a kind of gym for the brain. It’s a method that practitioners and some clients say can improve symptoms associated with everything from concussions to ADHD.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPTV NBC 5 West Palm Beach
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Posted: Jul 19, 2021

State issues emergency rules protecting outdoor workers from wildfire smoke exposure

As wildfire conditions continue to worsen across the state, Labor and Industries has filed emergency rules to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke exposure. Smoke from wildfires contain chemicals, gases, and fine particles that can harm health. L & I says the most concerning hazard is associated with the smallest particles, or Particulate Matter that are less than 2.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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Posted: Jul 19, 2021

Evacuations lifted, fire in Yakima Canyon contained

Crews with the Bureau of Land Management confirm the Yakima Canyon is out after burning 40 acres. Peter Trask with BLM says it’s unclear what first sparked the fire, but that hot air pushed the fire up the slopes of the canyon as it fanned out in a V-shape. He says the lighter winds today were a boon for firefighters and it didn't spread as fast as it might have on another day.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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