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• Passing the torch of Bryan Fass' legacy

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  Our co-hosts discuss the news that Lara Fass, widow of the late paramedic and fitness educator, Bryan Fass, will be continuing his work on Fit Responder

• New Calif. laws to help responders with trauma, mental health issues

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  "Mental health is very important to their overall wellbeing. It’s OK to seek help, and recovery is possible," one official said

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  MRSA: How to stop the spread

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  Why EMS should embrace its role as the front line in stopping the pathogen’s journey

• Former Ga. convent could become state's first responder mental health center

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  Proposed state legislation would provide funding to convert the former convent into Georgia's first treatment center for first responders

• New Calif. law lets first responders seek workers' comp for PTSD

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  Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 542 to create a rebuttable presumption that a worker’s mental health struggles are an occupational injury

• Calif. county AMR crews to get therapy dog

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  Rampart, named after the hospital in the TV show “Emergency!,” will comfort San Bernardino County crews on difficult calls

• Photo of the Week: Paramedics challenge YOU to take the flu shot

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• Bill would give retired first responders over 50 access to Medicare

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  The proposed legislation would ensure retired first responders between the ages of 50 and 65 would be eligible for Medicare

• Planet Fitness donates workout equipment to Pa. EMS agency

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  Planet Fitness officials wanted to help an organization that needed the equipment since they are required to update or change its equipment every five years

• Research team seeks data on EMS nicotine, tobacco use

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  EMS providers are asked to answer an anonymous survey to explore the need for nicotine cessation programs for providers

• Texas first responders learn yoga to cope with stress

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  Yoga for First Responders is leading a training session this week to teach first responders the philosophy behind yoga so they can use in their daily lives

• Wash. man credits Apple Watch with saving dad’s life

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  The feature picked up the hard fall that Bob Burdett sustained and alerted 911, who located him and transported him to a hospital

• San Diego approves mental health program for first responders

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  The program, named after CAL FIRE Capt. Ryan Mitchell, will connect first responders with a mental health specialist via a website, phone or app

• Paramedic educator, fitness advocate Bryan Fass dies

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  Fass leaves a legacy of contributions to EMS health and fitness, safety and readiness

• Dallas FF-paramedic starts coffee company

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  Fire Grounds Coffee donates a bag of coffee to first responders for every five bags sold, just one of several ways the company gives back to the community

• Study: 8% of Va. first responders have suicidal thoughts

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  Of the 5,000 first responders surveyed, nearly 60% talked about depression, trauma, alcohol use and suicidal thoughts

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