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Firefighter Rosie Smith unloads hose from a truck while battling the Caldor Fire west of Strawberry in Eldorado National Forest, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Policy change for certain diseases boosts workers’ comp acceptance rates for federal firefighters

In today’s Federal Newscast: A policy change dramatically boosts workers’ comp acceptance rates for federal firefighters with heart problems and certain…

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(U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service photo by Lisa Cox)Practice makes perfect: firefighter Nick Vallardo trains with an engine crew as they prepare for the coming wildfire season. (Lisa Cox, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

CDO Council pilot fights wildfires using interagency data to target fuel sources

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