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March 3, 2017

IAFC Members-Time Sensitive (The Secret List)

Brothers & Sisters: Need a favor, this is a quick request that I’d really appreciate your help with today-please. If you and any of your officers are members of the IAFC*, would you please sign up-or have them sign up (add it to their current IAFC membership) to be members of the Safety, Health & Survival Section?...
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Firefighter Mental Health: We Are Strongest When We Seek Help, Part 1

By Nathan Fuist My name is Nathan Fuist. First and foremost, I am a father, a husband, a family member, and friend to many. I started with the Shrewsbury (MO) Fire Department (SFD) in St. Louis County in 2010, and I have been its medical officer since 2012. Prior to that, I worked in emergency...
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PITTSBURGH AMBULANCE STRUCK BY WRONG WAY DRIVER

PITTSBURGH – A crash inside the Fort Pitt Tunnel was caused by a drunken driver who was headed in the wrong direction, according to state police. The accident was reported around 2:30 a.m. in the outbound lanes. Police said Jacob Pamphyle, 27, of Pittsburgh, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck an ambulance head-on. There were no...
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TEXAS AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN CRASH

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) A Killeen Fire Department ambulance, with a patient on board, was involved in a traffic accident Wednesday while en route to a hospital. No one was injured as a result of the crash but the patient, who was being taken to Metroplex Hospital, was transferred into another ambulance and taken on to the...
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