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This week's news Selected links to firefighter workplace, industrial, technology and OHS news stories across the last seven days. Australia Qld: Factories destroyed Gold Coast blaze. NSW: Bushfire evacuation Fears prompt forum. WA: Fires roundup: - Hundreds of firefighters battle big blazes. - Fires rage across the State. - Crews mop up Gnangara fire. - Goldfields fire crews 'flat out'. Vic: Royal Commission roundup: - VicRoads feels heat at Bushfire Royal Commission. - Schools snubbed as last resort bushfire refuges. NSW: Firefighters to mardi gras With safety message. International India: Firefighters live in stables Bangalore South Fire Station residences were stables during the British era. UK: Engine siren spooks cows Firefighter charged with manslaughter. Canada: Arbitrator decides for Montreal firefighters Without a contract since 2006. Arbitrator sides with City. UK: Shift cuts plan revealed in secret document Firefighter job cuts, fewer appliances and less night cove proposed. UK Firefighter stats. US: Firefighters Union pushes Washington state bill It could gut local election watchdog - comment. USA: Unions safeguard health benefits Massachusetts firefighters aren’t going to give away health care benefits. India: Mumbai Brigade wants latest bulletproof vests Weighing almost 10 kg, they would cripple the movements of firefighters. Europe: Dozens dead in storm-battered Europe Firefighters at work in Feldberg, southern Germany. China: Fireworks explosion kills 21 in Guangdong One firefighter killed and six others injured. Chile: Firefighters rescue 26 people Firefighters in Concepcion pull people from the rubble. Tsunamis pound Chile's coastal towns. Bangladesh: Factory fire kills 21 Firefighters rescued 19 from sweater factory north of the capital Dhaka. Spain: Firefighter killed rescuing child from Barcelona building site Another seriously injured after electrocution. UK: 18 tonnes of recycled plastic = 1 new home Waterproof and fire resistant claim. UK (Northern Ireland): Steel beams in trial burn First fire test of its kind. UK: Isle of Wight (IW) FBU Branch comment Union strives to provide the best possible fire service for the IW public. UK: US Mouthwear fit for a firefighter Prevents clenching, relieves stress, improves performance claim – advert. USA: Firefighters learn new ways to use thermal imaging technology North Carolina firefighter training weekend. Philippines: Firefighters expect hectic fire season El Niño onset means polluted water sources may be the only fallback of firefighters. NZ: Volunteer numbers to dwindle But there are plenty willing to take on full-time firefighting. Fiji: Inmates to turn firefighters Fire sub-station plan for Naboro prison complex. USA: Fire department nets $80K for fitness Half of all firefighter deaths are caused by heart disease. NZ: Dunedin firefighters hope for rain Cool weather comes to aid of firefighters. USA: Home oil-to-bio-diesel system blaze tricky for Maine firefighters There are no codes to govern these homemade systems. USA: Closing two Flint fire stations will put residents in danger Union leaders comment. UK / Afghanistan: RAF firefighters in Afghan war zone Evacuate seriously wounded casualties to hospital. UK: Three fire chiefs arrested over four fire deaths Held on suspicion of manslaughter; FBU offers legal help. Nigeria: Inadequate fire cover at airports Some tenders are 25 to 30 years old. USA: Seneca firefighters learning Spanish South Carolina firefighters want to be prepared. Singapore: Firefighters are most trusted Firefighters top the list of 40 vocations in Reader's Digest survey. **************

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