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A firefighter’s frustration with scrambling to fire hydrants for water sparked an idea: Meet the Heli-Hydrant

CABAZON, Calif. (AP) — Mark Whaling and a crew raced up and down a hill in a tanker truck as…

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Health care workers, firefighters have increased PFAS levels, study finds

A study including researchers from the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in the Journal of Exposure Science &…

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Genetic mutations linked to toxin exposure found in firefighters’ brain tumors

Occupational and environmental exposures can put specific groups of people at higher risk of cancer, including firefighters. A new study…

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Fake firefighters with bogus truck arrested near LA wildfires

Trained, professional firefighters like those battling the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires are vital to saving lives and mitigating disasters—but firefighter…

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Radio traffic among firefighters reveals water woes : NPR

A Super Scooper plane drops water on the Palisades fire on Jan. 7 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Brian van der…

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Canada deploying 60 firefighters to help with California blazes

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday he was deploying 60 firefighters to California to help with the wildfires. In…

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Mexico sends firefighters to California to help with raging blazes By Reuters

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico sent a team of firefighters to California on Saturday to help teams battling the raging…

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Why Didn’t L.A. Firefighters Have Access to More Water?

In the wake of reports that a lack of water supply may have negatively impacted the work of firefighters battling…

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Firefighters make progress in LA and alert system is changed : NPR

Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a building on Sunset Boulevard amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in…

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