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• NIOSH releases LODD report on fatal shooting of Wis. FF during EMS call

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  Appleton Firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard was fatally shot by a patient in May 2019 while responding to a report of a seizure

• Participate in the 2021 EMS Trend Report Survey

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  EMS1 and Fitch & Associates have released the 2021 EMS Trend Report Survey to identify industry challenges and opportunities

• Mich. fire chief to state: Let us administer COVID-19 vaccine

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  Birmingham Fire Chief Paul Wells said in a letter to state officials that his department's medics could bring the shots to senior living locations like they did with COVID-19 tests

• NHTSA Office of EMS urges first responders to prepare for potential unrest

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  Federal officials recommended reviewing resources on situational awareness, communication and preparation of personnel and apparatus ahead of the upcoming inauguration

• Md. volunteer fire department recounts response to Capitol riot

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  A Facebook post by the Glen Echo Fire Department detailed how its members treated officers who were beaten and seriously injured

• Seattle FD paramedics to go door-to-door with vaccines at adult care homes

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  The mobile vaccination teams will work to vaccinate older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers at about 100 adult family homes in the city

• Calif. student EMTs help transport quarantining classmates

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  The University of California, Davis Fire Department offered its EMS utility vehicle as a solution for relocating on-campus residents

• Calif. mutual aid system dispatches FF-EMTs, medics to help hospitals with COVID-19 patients

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  Fire officials say the call to assist hospitals is the first time the system has been used for something other than a major wildfire

• Calif. FF-medics administer 850 vaccines in under 3 hours after freezer breaks

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  The Moderna vaccine becomes useless after more than 12 hours at room temperature, and the broken freezer was left undiscovered for nearly 10 hours

• Cleveland Clinic releases guidebook for first responder workplace safety during pandemic

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  The guidebook outlines measures for reducing COVID-19 exposure and supporting first responder wellness

• Married deputy fire chief, EMS lieutenant die weeks apart from COVID-19

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  Montville Fire Co. Deputy Chief Don Kutz died from the virus on Dec. 22, weeks after his wife, Montville EMS Lt. Christine Kutz, who died on Dec. 1

• Mass. firefighters union slams state's coronavirus vaccine plans

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  "Massachusetts still has not provided any dates, times, or vaccination locations," the union tweeted Tuesday

• 11 Ohio county fire chiefs roll up their sleeves for the vaccine

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  The chiefs want both their department members and the public to follow their example when the vaccine becomes more widely available

• Video: Association heads thank first responders for dedication, commitment

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  In an end-of-year video, the leaders of eight national EMS and fire associations offered words of gratitude, encouragement and appreciation

• Nearly 20% of Honolulu first responders receive COVID-19 vaccine

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  City officials are encouraged by the initial round of volunteers, and are hopeful more will step up to receive the vaccine

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