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• RI town FFs say lack of staff causing excessive mutual aid calls

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  The town received mutual aid 511 times this year and firefighters say they rely on a neighboring department almost daily

• Atlanta firefighters to receive nearly 20% pay raise

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  Fire Chief Randall B. Slaughter said it is the highest pay raise for Atlanta firefighters he has seen in his career

• Fire union says city's layoff structure is unfair

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  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

• Mich. city FD says increased medical runs have consumed budget

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  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

• Wage costs rise to $5 billion as firefighter overtime surges by 65% in Calif.

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  Unprecedented wildfires have taxed California firefighters and the state's budget as overtime increased by over half in the last decade

• Company donates $10K to Okla. emergency responders

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  Koch Fertilizer gave $6,000 to the fire department and $4,000 to the emergency management department local to one of its Oklahoma locations

• Ill. city FD raises money repairing trucks for other FDs

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  The department staffs three mechanics and hopes to hire a fourth with funds earned through the program

• Md. town asks county to cover more EMS costs

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  The town wants to be repaid nearly $400,000 for service to another part of the county

• $1 million dollars for a fire truck? Yup, and here's why

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  Coming in at $974,998, Lewiston Fire Department's new fire truck is the "total package," according to the town's fire chief

• Calif. mutual aid system under stress

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  Fire chiefs say that the decision to answer mutual aid calls has devolved from an immediate "yes" to a discussion about resources

• Pa. city faces lack of paramedics, high emergency call volumes

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  "For the amount of calls our paramedics run, there should be eight [ambulances] in service, and right now we are fighting for a fifth"

• 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

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