Budget
Full list of Budget results
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RI town FFs say lack of staff causing excessive mutual aid calls
–The town received mutual aid 511 times this year and firefighters say they rely on a neighboring department almost daily
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Atlanta firefighters to receive nearly 20% pay raise
–Fire Chief Randall B. Slaughter said it is the highest pay raise for Atlanta firefighters he has seen in his career
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Fire union says city's layoff structure is unfair
–The New York union says the 14 firefighters who were laid off were not determined by seniority and were divided into two lists based on Spanish-speaking ability
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Mich. city FD says increased medical runs have consumed budget
–The city’s mayor said options include opting out of EMS services or cutting other services unless changes to funding or the county EMS system are made
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Wage costs rise to $5 billion as firefighter overtime surges by 65% in Calif.
–Unprecedented wildfires have taxed California firefighters and the state's budget as overtime increased by over half in the last decade
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Company donates $10K to Okla. emergency responders
–Koch Fertilizer gave $6,000 to the fire department and $4,000 to the emergency management department local to one of its Oklahoma locations
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Ill. city FD raises money repairing trucks for other FDs
–The department staffs three mechanics and hopes to hire a fourth with funds earned through the program
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Md. town asks county to cover more EMS costs
–The town wants to be repaid nearly $400,000 for service to another part of the county
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$1 million dollars for a fire truck? Yup, and here's why
– 1Coming in at $974,998, Lewiston Fire Department's new fire truck is the "total package," according to the town's fire chief
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Calif. mutual aid system under stress
– 1Fire chiefs say that the decision to answer mutual aid calls has devolved from an immediate "yes" to a discussion about resources
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Pa. city faces lack of paramedics, high emergency call volumes
–"For the amount of calls our paramedics run, there should be eight [ambulances] in service, and right now we are fighting for a fifth"
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Ohio city FD makes case to provide emergency services
–Uhrichsville fire officials presented a report with two options to the city council detailing the costs and benefits of fire-based EMS services
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Consolidating Ind. county 911 dispatch center proves difficult amidst increased operational costs
–Since the county went from four 911 centers to one, costs have increased, staff have unionized and technology is blamed for dispatch delays
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Okla. fire department is using grass rigs for medical calls
–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
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New Minn. city budget would transfer funds from police to FD mental health program
–The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies
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