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Posted: May 26, 2023

NextGen firefighter helmet will protect against fire and bullets

The roles and responsibilities of firefighters have changed significantly over the past few decades. Firefighters must perform structure firefighting, search, rescue, mitigation of hazardous materials, and disaster response. Also, increased calls for firefighters to respond to potentially violent emergencies, such as active shooters these conditions demand better physical protection.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Inceptive Mind
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Posted: May 26, 2023

Firefighters at Colorado Fire Rescue find benefits in Transcendental Meditation program

Front Range Fire Rescue Chief Michael West pictures mental health for first responders as a bucket filling with water. Each difficult call a first responder takes, every high-stress response and struggles outside of work all add water to the bucket. If first responders don’t have a way to dump some water out once in a while, the water, or stress, will overflow the bucket.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greeley Tribune
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Posted: May 26, 2023

1938 fire truck in New York ready to roll in Memorial Day parades

VIDEO: The Elmira Heights Fire Department is rolling out a piece of history for Memorial Day. A restored 1938 Ward LaFrance fire engine will be taking part in Memorial Day parades in Elmira Heights and Horseheads. “I don’t know if people are drawn to it because it looks different or just because they believe it’s a part of history, but it always attracts attention no matter where it goes,” said First Assistant Chief Jason Mitchell.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WETM-TV NBC 18 Elmira
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Posted: May 26, 2023

Days with fire weather doubled in Northeast Washington

VIDEO: Those hot, dry and windy days that can create large wildfires are twice as common in parts of the Inland Northwest than 50 years ago. This comes from a study by the Climate Central group released this week. In the 1970s, these fire weather days around Spokane and Northeast Washington only numbered an average of 7 to 9 days per year.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
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Posted: May 25, 2023

VIDEO: Large pile of rubber pellets catches fire in Oregon

Firefighters put out a massive fire that broke out in a large pile of rubber pellets in North Portland. A TriMet driver called 911 after spotting the fire near the east end of the Steel Bridge at 2:45 a.m. The fire was next to the grain silos of the Louis Dreyfus Dock. Portland Fire & Rescue said crews had a difficult time putting out the flames because it was far away from fire hydrants, so they had to stretch out their hoses thousands of feet.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland
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