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    Feb. 23, 2012
    Java Medic Coffee Company sells coffee and coffee related products, all with a healthcare niche'. Our gourmet coffee is catogorized by EKG's, and have names like: C.P.R. Colombian...
    Photo by Mike Meadows
    Wildland fire suppression demands a high level of training, experience and education to safely and effectively engage personnel and equipment resources.
    Todd McNeal
    Feb. 2, 2012
    Todd McNeal explains why studying the last fire season can help prepare crews for this year's WUI fires.
    Robert Burke
    The Air-Tractor AT-502, a turbine-engine aircraft that uses Jet A as fuel, is one of the most common aerial-application aircraft in use today. Photos by Robert Burke
    Feb. 1, 2012
    Thousands of agricultural spraying, loading and fueling operations are carried out each season without incident, but when accidents occur, fire-rescue personnel may encounter ...
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    Feb. 1, 2012
    The “National EMS Assessment,” released in December 2011 by the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS), validates that the fire service is the largest...
    Ron Moore
    The location of stored gas inflators for roof airbag systems may complicate efforts to cut through an A-pillar. When flapping the roof forward, the A-pillar remains intact. Photo by Ron Moore
    Feb. 1, 2012
    There are frequent situations with people trapped, where the rescue team is required to move or remove all portions of the roof to allow the occupants to be extricated. This University...

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