A Canadian fire department uses a custom burn box to give recruits a controlled, up-close look at flashover and fire suppression in action
The proposed authority would unify Manistee, Onekama, Stronach and Filer fire and EMS under full-time staffing, as officials cite shrinking volunteer ranks and slow mutual-aid response times to make the case for new township millages
The legislation, introduced by Gov. Maura Healey, would make Spinale eligible for paid leave retroactive to his April fall from the Fire Academy’s burn building, with the state reimbursing Chelmsford as the bill now heads to the Senate
Rep. Brenda Pugh’s Bill 2848 would provide grants of up to $25,000 every three years to small fire companies and incentivize voluntary consolidation, building on her earlier bill that offered a $6,000 tax credit for firefighters and EMS personnel
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