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		<title>Nominate your choice for the Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From NFPA.org: Let’s celebrate fire and life safety educators! Educators are key to the success of NFPA’s programs. That’s why NFPA’s “Educator of the Year” Award is so important. It gives educators the recognition they deserve for playing the lead role in making their communities safer. Apply for the 2012 NFPA Fire and Life Safety Educator of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/nominate-your-choice-for-the-fire-and-life-safety-educator-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>The Complexities of Volunteer Decline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jim MacKay For Mutual Aid, a Fire Chief blog The problem of declining volunteer ranks is a complex and multi-facetted issue. However, I believe the major issues can be broken down into three areas: certification and training requirements, bureaucracy, and restrictive economic conditions. As a frontline crew member, certified firefighter and volunteer firefighter I would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/the-complexities-of-volunteer-decline/</link>
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		<title>Streamlining the fire code specification process with Google Apps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pure Google Apps Solutions are finding their way into more and more industries, and Netkiller is helping them get there.  This January, RFSignalman, a division of Niemann Technology Inc. (NTI), implemented a Google Apps Engine-based system, designed by Netkiller, that allows them to streamline the process of helping their clients meet fire code specifications*. RFSignalman [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/streamlining-the-fire-code-specification-process-with-google-apps/</link>
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		<title>Firefighters say gear saved their lives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day in and day out firefighters are told about the importance of turnout gear. Not only is it important to pick out the right gear for your department, but also to make sure you wear it properly when leaving on a call.  As this story by Caroline Tucker for the Rochester Homepage illustrates, you can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/firefighters-say-gear-saved-lives/</link>
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		<title>How NFPA codes and standards are safeguarding the electric vehicle market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the NFPA Today blog: As electric vehicles continue to become a viable consumer choice, NFPA will continue to do its part to ensure the safe implementation and operation of this burgeoning technology. As columnist Jeff Sargent explains in the January/February issue of NFPA Journal®, NFPA 70® , National Electric Code®, has addressed electric vehicles since the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/how-nfpa-codes-and-standards-are-safeguarding-the-growing-electric-vehicle-market/</link>
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		<title>A county with 1 million residents and no fire deaths in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From FairfieldCounty.gov FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department recorded no fire deaths for 2011, a first in its 62-year history. A multi-pronged effort by field operations, fire prevention, fire and life safety education, and the residents of Fairfax County contributed immeasurably to a safe and record-breaking year. Operational firefighting crews&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/a-county-with-1-million-residents-and-no-fire-deaths-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>The basic tenets of fire attack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Krause for Firefighting In Canada One of the most exciting aspects of being a firefighter is being first in on the hoseline fighting a fire. I want to address some basic tenets of fire attack. Fire fighting is a dangerous occupation – just look at the statistics that discuss firefighter injuries and deaths [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/fire-attack/</link>
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		<title>First shipment of LION gear for the World Service Project arrives in Mexico</title>
		<description><![CDATA[December 21st was an important day for the World Service Project that is working to equip Mexican firefighters with safe, fit for duty gear.  LION and the Mexican Fire Chief Association, along with other project partners, are pleased to announce that the first 430 sets of LION TotalCare maintained firefighting turnout gear has been delivered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/first-shipment-of-lion-gear-for-the-world-service-project-arrives-in-mexico/</link>
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		<title>National Firefighter Code of Ethics set for release</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From FireEngineering.com The American fire and emergency services has a very proud tradition of serving communities across our nation that dates back to colonial times. Throughout our nation&#8217;s history, firefighters have been looked upon with great respect and admiration for their courage and dedication to their profession. To preserve the public&#8217;s trust, a National Firefighter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lionconnects.com/national-firefighter-code-of-ethics-set-for-release/</link>
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		<title>Training is critical to firefighter safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Richard Marinucci For Fire Apparatus Part of any system involving firefighter safety improvement must include adjustments to training programs. Firefighters must learn the proper way to use the equipment, how to wear it, and how it may affect their tactics. The mere fact of having the equipment will not change outcomes. It begins with the [...]]]></description>
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