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“I don’t want to bury another city employee, police officer, firefighter,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said of the decision to require proof of vaccination in certain businesses
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A city fire engine and three specialty units were shut down due to an unusual staffing shortage caused by COVID-19 and wildfire response efforts
The son of Firefighter Lynn Carpenter and Firefighter-EMT Austin Carpenter was born while Lynn was on a ventilator, fighting for her life
Gov. Brian Kemp’s office announced the one-time pay supplement for all eligible sworn law enforcement officials and first responders in Georgia
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
Firefighters explain their reasons for vaccine resistance, why some ultimately decided to get vaccinated and the ongoing contentiousness of it all
The Pittsburgh chief also addresses the process of improving the department’s ISO rating and how the department has weathered the COVID-19 storm
Fire Chief Jason Culberson said the city has discussed expanding Fire Station One for 30 years, and encouraged council members to act quickly
Detailing the implications of the Executive Orders on fire departments that have received AFG, SAFER and FP&S funding
Hernando County Firefighter David Hackett, 44, served at Fire Station #14 in Brooksville
“Fast attention we will not be able to provide should this mandate eviscerate our fire department roster,” the Warrentown mayor wrote in a letter to the Oregon governor
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