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The IAFC Coronavirus Task Force recommends several steps to help return to restoration of normal public safety services
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Unvaccinated members will have to be tested regularly while the legal challenge continues
The judge wrote that “courts have consistently held that government has the power to require vaccinations to protect the public’s health and safety”
Thomasville Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Mark Holt and former firefighter Ernest Kinley were honorary members of the Fair Grove Fire Department
Michael “Turtle” McGuire was a career firefighter and served with the Copperas Cove Fire Department for 18 years
A coalition of unions sued to block the mass firings, but a judge ruled in favor of the city Thursday
Brian Miiller “brought wisdom and a bright light,” the Buckeye Valley Fire District said in a Facebook post
J.R. Bullock tested positive for COVID-19 after fighting a fire with the Tarboro Fire Department on Dec. 18
Amid our staffing challenges, fire chiefs must be creative and proactive in recruitment and retention efforts
Robert “Bob” Stevens “will be forever remembered for his dedication,” said Gov. Tony Evers
Firefighters Union Local 2 President Jim Tracy said the real number of unvaccinated FFs is even lower as members make the best of a “rotten situation”
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