This bill amends the tax code to create a new incentive for the owners of high-rise buildings (buildings over 75 feet tall) to install sprinklers in their structures erected before fire codes required sprinklers.
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According to the World Health Organization, the strain poses a very high risk, so it has been added to its list called "variants of concern."
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In Tennessee, a health crisis therapist came to talk to students about the emotional side of emergency services. The talk prompted one student, Kira Jones, to write an essay.
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Comments are due by 5:00 PM ET on December 10. The IAFC requests that its members review these resource typing documents and submit comments.
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Today, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220-213.
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Researchers want to understand how debris and waste are sorted, staged, and transported in disaster contexts, as well as how final disposal and/or recycling decisions are made in the field
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The EVMS announces the recipient of the 2020 Boyd Cole Award, David Williams.
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As part of the effort to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to children between ages 5 and 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said that it could reimburse expenses for vaccination programs.
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The AFG program is designed to help fire and EMS departments improve their baseline capabilities for protecting the public.
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