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• Contact tracer FAQs: How to get involved

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  EMTs, paramedics and firefighters are uniquely qualified to aid public health contact tracing efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19

• First responders welcome home boy who recovered from mystery illness

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  Those who responded to the call lined the sidewalk outside of Jayden Hardowar’s home after he recovered from pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome

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  Here's how the city of Chicago is putting public safety first

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  By investing in improving its CAD system, Chicago is setting an example of how enhanced communication and integration is critical in public safety

• How to reduce stress during a pandemic, with Mike Taigman

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  Our co-hosts speak with EMS1 columnist Mike Taigman, who recently hosted a webinar focused on first responder stress during COVID-19

• Compassion fatigue: The hidden danger of concurrent national public health emergencies

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  Training, mental health resources are essential to support first responders facing both the opioid crisis and COVID-19 outbreak

• Rob Lawrence on 'Move Over' laws and the future of EMS

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  In this episode, our co-hosts welcome EMS1 Columnist Rob Lawrence, who shares his life philosophy, and his thoughts on first responder road safety

• Law enforcement and EMS: Living the common mission

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  Public safety agencies must come together equally and with mutual respect to provide the best public service

• Colo. county 911 dispatchers reclassified as first responders

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  Arapahoe County dispatchers will now receive higher pay and better access to mental healthcare

• Christmas perspective for the rumpled angels of EMS

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  Christmas spirit is all around us, in the cops, EMTs, firefighters and nurses who bring hope just by showing up

• 8 holiday safety tips for 2019

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  First responders know holiday-related injuries are rampant this time of year; share this downloadable safety graphic and PDF with your community to help prevent as many as possible

• Rapid Response: Don’t take the flu home for the holidays

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  Austin-Travis County EMS reports influenza spike: EMS responding to 30 cases a day

• Conn. lawmakers consider expanding PTSD benefits to EMTs, prison guards

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  Proponents of expansion argue that EMTs and correctional officers witness as many traumatic incidents as law enforcement officers and firefighters

• W.Va. county 911 dispatchers recognized as first responders

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  Prior to the Tuesday resolution, dispatchers were designated as clerical staff

• Navigating an addiction in public safety

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  What first responders need to know about asking for help, getting into treatment, and returning to work

• Buffalo Wild Wings inhalant response: Making on-scene resource decisions

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  Our co-hosts reflect on a recent emergency call to a Buffalo Wild Wings where a cleaning agent inhalant injured nine and killed one employee

• America’s first responders’ struggle with PTSD and depression

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  Honor and support EMTs, paramedics, firefighters and police officers on National First Responders Day by acknowledging the toll trauma can take

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