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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
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#a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fir/         
,respond]s ,day ,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,dur+     
times ( national crisis1 fir/ respond]s 
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com=t = all ,am]icans4  7#b7 ,!         
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,/ates4  7#c7 ,! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7 e/imate t 
!re 7 #bdj1hjj full-"t ,em]g5cy         
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,bureau ( ,inve/igation's ,crim9al      
,ju/ice ,in=mation ,s]vices division1   
!re 7 #fgj1bgi law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates z ( #bjag4  7#e7 #ddf     
firefight]s1 p>am$ics1 & police (fic]s 7
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h]oic "w at ,gr\nd ,z]o dur+ or 9 ! wake
 ( ! ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 t]rori/      
attacks4  7#g7 ,accord+ to ,,cbs #b ,new
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respond]s h at lea/ "o c]tifi$ heal?    
condition 9 connection to _! s]vice4    
7#h7 ,s9ce #bjaj1 !re h be5 #fgj        
firefight] dea?s 9 ! l9e ( duty1 accord+
 to ! ,national ,fire ,protection       
,association4  7#i7 ,rese>* f ! ,,cdc 9 
#bjag f\nd a #ad p]c5t high] rate (     
dea?s f canc] = firefight]s 9 comp>ison 
to ! g5]al population4  7#aj7 ,!        
exposure to traumatic ev5ts 9 ! l9e (   
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police (fic]s exp]i5c+ po/-traumatic    
/ress disord]1 accord+ to ! ,unit$      
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,community ,polic+ ,s]vice's newslett]1 
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#g1jjj firefight]s 9 ,new ,york &       
,cali=nia f\nd t #ai p]c5t _h exp]i5c$  
suicidal ?\ghts1 & #fe p]c5t are haunt$ 
by traumatic situations 9 ! l9e ( duty1 
highlight+ ! emotional toll ( ^!        
ess5tial & lifesav+ jobs4  7#ab7        
,firefight]s h be5 bravely battl+ !     
fatal & de/ructive wildfires 9 ! ,we/]n 
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7#ac7 ,! ov] #af1jjj firefight]s work+  
to conta9 ! #bh major fires 9 ,cali=nia 
h be5 on ! front l9es ( ?is crisis1     
work+ ar\nd ! clock to salvage any      
lives1 l&1 & prop]ty t !y c4  7#ad7     
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emotional exhau/ion1 & 9 "s in/ances    
giv5 _! lives1 :ile combat+ ! de/ructive
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m5tal burd5 c>ri$ by police (fic]s &    
firefight]s is somb]ly demon/rat$ by !  
/ati/ic t1 9 #bjag1 !re 7 m firefight] &
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l9e ( duty1 accord+ to ! ,rud]man       
,family ,f\ndation4  7#af7 ,z (         
,septemb] #bjbj1 !re h be5 at lea/ #ajj 
confirm$ police (fic] dea?s z a result (
 contract+ ,,covid-#ai 9 ! l9e ( duty1  
accord+ to ! ,(fic] ,d[n ,memorial      
,page4  7#ag7 ,,ems work]s provide      
critical & lifesav+ c>e1 (t5 at great   
risk to !mselves4  7#ah7 ,! ,,cdc notes 
t ,,ems work]s are at risk = physical   
injury & exposure to blood & h>mful     
bodily fluids4  7#ai7 ,! ,,cdc e/imates 
t #ba1bjj ,,ems 7 treat$ 9 em]g5cy rooms
 = "w-relat$ illnesses & injuries 9     
#bjag4  7#bj7 ,! s]i\s dang]s fac$ by   
,,ems work]s dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic  
are highlight$ by ! #cf report$ ,,ems   
work] dea?s f ,,covid-#ai z ( ,septemb] 
#ag1 #bjbj1 accord+ to ,,ems#a1 an onl9e
 res\rce = ,e,m,ts & ,p>am$ics4  7#ba7  
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! sacrifices 

made by fir/ respond]s & frontl9e work]s
 w>rants ! designation ( mak+ ,octob]   
#bh? a national holiday entitl$ ,fir/   
,respond]s ,day4  #b4 ,fir/ ,respond]s  
,day ,section #fajc7;a7 ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to ,columbus ,day1 ! 
foll[+3  ,fir/ ,respond]s ,day4  4