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Colo. wildland FF-medic dies after contracting COVID-19, fungal infection
Marshall Grant Brookfield was hospitalized for more than two weeks in the ICU before he died

Video shows Dallas paramedic kicking homeless man several times in the head
Dallas Fire-Rescue put paramedic Brad Cox on administrative leave after the video became public

Settlement reached in case of explosion that killed captain, injured 6 FFs
The Farmington, Maine, firefighters and Capt. Michael Bell's estate had filed a lawsuit against two companies linked to the 2019 LEAP building explosion

Former Pa. chief gets 46 months in prison for embezzling $1.5M in FEMA grant funds
Benjamin Allen Rhine took funds designated for recruitment efforts and firefighter training in Bedford and Blair counties

Montreal FF dies after department boat capsizes during a rescue mission
Three other firefighters and the boaters in distress survived

EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foams, other products
The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate PFAS, toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions

Escaped controlled burn was on retired CAL FIRE chief's property
A controlled burn on former Battalion Chief Greg Estrada's ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains jumped containment lines

National Fire Academy application period opens
Firefighters can apply for second-semester courses, which will take place at the Emmitsburg, Maryland, campus from April to September 2022

Iowa town mourns loss of longtime firefighter who died of COVID-19
Capt. Brad Tendall, 43, had been a volunteer with the Nevada Fire Department for 24 years