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		<title>Oregon Governor Signs Fire Fighter Cancer Presumption Bill</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/04/28/oregon-governor-signs-fire-fighter-cancer-presumption-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 28, 2009 – Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has signed state legislation (HB 2420) expanding the list of cancers presumed to be work-related for Oregon fire fighters. The law is effective January 1, 2010. “This was a very proud moment for Oregon fire fighters,” says Oregon State Fire Fighters Council (OSFFC) President Kelly Bach. “Over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at LACoFD Air Firefighter-Paramedics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LACoFD air operations firefighter-paramedics are trained for virtually any emergency situation. Working with one pilot, two firefighter-paramedics staff each LACoFD helicopter air squad. The air operations section staffs three air squads 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, drawing from its total fleet of six Bell 412s and three Sikorsky S-70 Firehawks. Each day, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 AFG application opens April 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security has posted the FY2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program Guidance on the AFG Website. The application period is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Applications for these grants must be received by Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firefighters Love St. Patrick&#8217;s Day&#8230;.here&#8217;s the History of the Holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Las Vegas School to Train Emergency Responders</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/02/22/new-las-vegas-school-to-train-emergency-responders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[High school students aspiring to become paramedics or dispatchers will have a new opportunity to pursue their goals when Veterans Tribute Career &#38; Technical Academy opens this August. The school will be the first of its kind in the state, offering general education classes as well as introductory training for law enforcement, paramedics, 911 dispatching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s a nationwide crisis in emergency medical response&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://westcoast911.com/wp/2009/01/23/theres-a-nationwide-crisis-in-emergency-medical-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dispatcher had said, &#8220;21-year-old male, trouble breathing.&#8221; But when paramedics Russ Bryant and Mike Haley arrive on the scene in North Philadelphia a few minutes later, the man is breathing just fine. &#8220;What&#8217;s going on?&#8221; Bryant asks him gently. &#8220;I tried to eat a whole stick of butter,&#8221; he says. &#8220;On a bet. For [...]]]></description>
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