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    1. Safety & Health

    Michigan Firefighters Receive a Boost

    Feb. 2, 2005
    Some Michigan firefighters are looking to give their voices a boost.
    WNDU News
    The added amplifier to the air mask will make communication easier.
    The added amplifier to the air mask will make communication easier.
    Berrien County, MI -- Some Michigan firefighters are looking to give their voices a boost. The St. Joseph Fire Department may soon be adding amplifiers to their air masks to make communication more effective.

    The equipment would make the firefighters' voices louder, so they wouldn't have to depend solely on radio communication.

    Captain Scott Moore, with the St. Joseph Fire Department, says it

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