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• Ohio city FD makes case to provide emergency services

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  Uhrichsville fire officials presented a report with two options to the city council detailing the costs and benefits of fire-based EMS services

• Consolidating Ind. county 911 dispatch center proves difficult amidst increased operational costs

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  Since the county went from four 911 centers to one, costs have increased, staff have unionized and technology is blamed for dispatch delays

• Okla. fire department is using grass rigs for medical calls

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  Chief Joe Jackson and Fire Marshal Ken Helms said the switch was made to reduce the cost of maintenance on the engines and rescue trucks

• New Minn. city budget would transfer funds from police to FD mental health program

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  The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies

• Have you forgotten? A call to chiefs to remember who they serve

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  Show your firefighters that you haven’t forgotten them, their sacrifices or the love of the job

• 12 things your fire department should be paying for

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  It is sometimes difficult to know what equipment, training and miscellaneous expenses our agencies should cover

• Wyo. Fire Department faces staffing shortages within town limits

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  Mills officials voted to reduce the Mills Fire Department to administrative-only roles and would lay off nine full-time firefighters

• Sacramento firefighters request budget increase to improve response time

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  The department needs money for more ambulances and $2 million to add improvements and staff to reopen Fire Station 9.

• U.S. Forest Service witholds Calif. wildfire payments, claims overbilling

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  The Forest Service conducted an audit of the California Fire Assistance Agreement and claims the state's reimbursement request of $72 million is inflated

• Rhode Island firefighter OT bill to become law

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  The bill mandates overtime pay for local firefighters after they work an "average" 42-hour week — which is already the case in most, but not all, Rhode Island communities

• 4 rural Ore. fire districts to form single agency

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  The new agency of about 35 firefighters and medics will cover about 450 square miles and will cost the same for people within its boundaries

• Ala. councilman accuses fire dept. of conspiracy against ambulance service

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  Councilman Charles Kirby believes the conspiracy is born out of the Fire Department’s jealousy of the Police Department because it can generate revenue with traffic citations

• Ohio city officials may approve $3.5M fire station

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  Officials are leaning towards building a new station instead of renovating the current one

• Calif. county, firefighters reach impasse on OT talks

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  The disagreement centers over paying overtime for firefighters called back to duty from vacation, who the county wants to pay as straight time, not overtime

• Conn. city looks to modernize existing firehouses

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  Fire Chief Raul Ortiz Mayor Erin Stewart are looking to map out a long-term plan for renovating some of the city’s six firehouses and, perhaps, even replacing two

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