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  • Aug 19, 2014

    Kansas City Voters Renew Crucial Sales Tax

    Kansas City, MO Local 42 has won overwhelming voter support for a crucial sales tax ballot initiative, a stunning victory for public safety and proving what is possible when affiliates […]
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  • Aug 14, 2014

    Grant Program Turns Veterans Into Fire Fighters

    The flames were hot, the smoke was thick, and the danger was real Wednesday morning on the Tarrant County College northwest campus in Fort Worth. And though these firefighting students […]
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  • Jul 29, 2014

    2,500 Ground Zero Workers Have Cancer

    More than 2,500 Ground Zero rescuers and responders have come down with cancer, and a growing number are seeking compensation for their illnesses. The grim toll has skyrocketed from the 1,140 […]
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  • Jul 25, 2014

    Sutphen Aerial Safety Notice

    July 23, 2014 – Sutphen Corporation announced that the manufacturer is instructing fire service users and customers to remove all 5-section aerial devices from service until further notice, effective immediately. […]
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  • Jul 12, 2014

    Career Department Here to Stay in Jeannette

    Jeannette, PA Local 78 fire fighters, with the support of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association (PPFFA), campaigned successfully to prevent a proposed referendum to abolish the professional fire department […]
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  • May 9, 2014

    Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

    Respiratory Syndrome), the severe viral respiratory illness that has been infecting people in the Arabian peninsula, has made its appearance in the United States for the first time. On May […]
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