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  2. James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act - Wikipedia

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    World Trade Center monument at Zadroga Field, North Arlington, New Jersey. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R. 847; Pub. L. 111–347 (text)) is a U.S. law to provide health monitoring and aid to the first responders, volunteers, and survivors of the September 11 attacks.

  3. Disaster response - Wikipedia

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    The first and immediate response is called emergency response. The Johns Hopkins and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) [3] state: "The word disaster implies a sudden overwhelming and unforeseen event. At the household level, a disaster could result in a major illness, death, a substantial economic or ...

  4. Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act

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    The Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act (H.R. 33, Pub. L. 114–3 (text)) is a bill that amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude volunteer hours of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel from counting towards the calculation of the number of a firm’s full-time employees for purposes of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. [1]

  5. Fire police celebrate new law, with local roots, that expands ...

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    Feb. 24—LEDYARD — Fire department volunteers, fire police and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, gathered in the Gales Ferry firehouse Thursday to celebrate a new law that protects fire ...

  6. Situation awareness - Wikipedia

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    In first aid medical training provided by the American Red Cross, the need to be aware of the situation within the area of influence as one approaches an individual requiring medical assistance is the first aspect for responders to consider [92] Examining the area and being aware of potential hazards, including the hazards which may have caused ...

  7. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund - Wikipedia

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    The fund was formally established by an Act of Congress in the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 USC 40101). Feinberg was responsible for making the decisions on how much each family of a victim would receive. Feinberg had to estimate how much each victim would have earned in a full lifetime.

  8. James Zadroga - Wikipedia

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    World Trade Center monument at Zadroga Field, North Arlington, New Jersey. The causes of Zadroga's death are under dispute. [6] Gerard Breton, a pathologist of the Ocean County, New Jersey medical examiner's office, conducted an autopsy in April 2006, and he reported, "It is felt with a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the cause of death in this case was directly related to the 9/11 ...

  9. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

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    The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law passed by the 99th United States Congress located at Title 42, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness.