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Spokane’s fire union cites staffing shortages from retirements and departures, plus an uptick in sick leave from COVID-19 cases
“It’s an opportunity to do something truly meaningful with your time,” said inmate and crew member Kevin Payton
“Volunteers are hard to come by": Assistant Fire Chief Travis Buhnerkempe said the definition of a health care worker and rules for them create a staffing concern
After a brief pause, instruction resumed during the pandemic but with changes, including virtual lectures and modified in-person labs
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An EMS lieutenant is suspected to have been at the center of the scheme
The numbers underscore the toll the coronavirus is taking on staffing amid a battle over the city mandate that employees receive vaccinations
Rusk fire and police escorted Fire Chief Donald Lankford home after his lengthy hospitalization due to COVID-19
New Florence Volunteer Fire Company President Brandon Teeter said members suffered a “devastating loss” after the four deaths
“The public interest the city has put forth to prevent death certainly outweighs the public interest in what is alleged to be civil rights violations,” said U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice
The fire chief of the Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency in Canada shares what it’s like to be the first international president to lead the IAFC in many years
