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• National associations join forces to tell the story of the front line

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  The presidents of the AAA, IAFC and NAEMT closed ranks to advocate for EMS needs, and to take them to the national spotlight

• Q&A: How fire and EMS leaders can face the economic impacts of the global pandemic

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  Chief Steve Pegram details the possible financial impacts facing fire and EMS departments as well as the goals of the IAFC’s Economic Task Force

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  How to deal with fear and anxiety as we return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  A behavioral health expert breaks down ways to cope with the ongoing fear and anxiety of going back to the workplace during a global pandemic

• Interactive map: States take action on COVID-19 threat

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  All 50 states and Washington, D.C., have declared a state of emergency; compare state actions to reduce the spread of the virus

• COVID-19: Local parks departments are on the front lines of social distancing enforcement

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  A roundup of how local parks and recreation departments are helping residents stay both healthy and safe as the pandemic threatens communities

• Why emotional intelligence matters in the emergency communications center

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  The founder of The Healthy Dispatcher explains why understanding your emotions, and those of others, is so valuable in the 911 call center

• Dear Congress, now is the time to fix EMS

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  COVID-19 is overwhelming the already over-stressed and underfunded emergency medical services system. This is what EMS needs to survive the pandemic

• First person: I am a COVID-19 positive paramedic

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  Paramedic, EMS educator shares his personal experience of COVID-19 symptoms, testing and illness

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Understanding the leave provisions

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  The new law provides for two types of leave for employees impacted by COVID-19

• Missoula climate plan one step closer to implementation

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  The Climate Ready Missoula Plan has been drafted over the past two years by local city, county and nonprofit employees.

• Resilence Matters e-book: The year when climate change got real

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  But if climate change got real in 2019, climate resilience got realer

• $14M in federal funds heading to Hoboken to mitigate flooding

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  The Northwest Resiliency Park transforms an asphalt-covered site into a vegetated park filled with amenities for the Hoboken community, while filtering and storing stormwater to alleviate the City’s infrastructure system and adjacent nuisance flooding.

• Report: St. Paul Police, Dispatchers Experiencing Serious Staffing Shortage

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  "Each year it gets busier and busier and busier, and 911 calls keep coming in," Chief Todd Axtel told city council members. "It's simple math: more people living here, more people visiting here, we're going to have a higher demand for police services."

• Communities Come Together to Aid Stranded Neighbors in Washington State Mountain Towns

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  A series of winter storms has dumped several feet of unusual snow on parts of western Washington state. Some communities have been without power for days.

• Los Angeles murder rate is down, but homeless homicide victims are on the rise

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  In half of 2019's homeless homicide cases, the perpetrator was someone also believed to be experiencing homelessness

• APCO: 3 Secrets to Increasing Employee Engagement at Your PSAP

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  Reigniting passion for the job, setting a good example and focusing on people can help your center thrive.

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