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Posted: Mar 2, 2021

Colorado firefighter inspires change for colleagues battling breast cancer

VIDEO: All Colorado firefighters who are diagnosed with breast cancer will now receive benefits from the Colorado Firefighter Heart and Cancer Benefits (CFHCB) Trust, thanks to a Westminster fire lieutenant who appealed the denial of her claim. “I needed to find the thing that will show them that breast cancer is a firefighter’s disease,” Lt.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver
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Posted: Mar 2, 2021

Insurance group donates vintage fire engine to New York fire department

VIDEO: A 115-year-old fire engine has been on display downtown since 2006, but today it returned to its rightful owner, the Utica Fire Department. It was the very first fire engine the city ever purchased back in 1906 and It took 3 horses to move the engine. It was sold for scrap in 1938, but was never dismantled.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKTV NBC/CBS/CW+2 Utica
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Posted: Mar 2, 2021

Ohio public schools create new public safety career program

VIDEO: There's a new program at Toledo Public Schools TPS that aims to prepare high school students for a career in local law enforcement or firefighting and emergency medical services EMS. The three-year program is called PS 419. The PS stands for public schools and public safety. It was developed in partnership with Owens Community College, Toledo Fire and Rescue and the Toledo Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOL-TV CBS 11 Toledo
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Posted: Mar 2, 2021

North Carolina DOT training program that simulates crash scene for first responders wins award

VIDEO: Thanks to efforts in recent years to educate drivers, we've all become familiar with the problem of work zone deaths and injuries. Many public safety workers are also killed at the scene of accidents often by drivers who are paying attention to the crash rather than the road. That's why the North Carolina Department of Transportation's development of a hands-on training facility that engineers expect will save lives at accident scenes has won an award.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham
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Posted: Mar 2, 2021

Program in Spokane County helps first responders care for special needs children in emergencies

First responders are getting another tool in their toolbox. But it’s in the form of a note that will get to them before they get to your home when you dial 911. The Isaac Foundation created the Isaac Alert program with Spokane County Dispatch and Spokane Fire Department. If you have a child on the autism spectrum and other disabilities, you can sign up and put a note in for dispatchers and first responders for your home.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane
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