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  Calif. police chief to temporarily also serve as fire dept. chief

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  Manhattan Beach Police Department Chief Derrick Abell will be acting chief of the fire department for a couple of months until a permanent chief is found

• Officials concerned over section of county not paying for fire protection

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  Plain Township Trustee Scott Haws is frustrated because nearly 200 village property owners are not paying a fire-protection property tax

• NY town may consider grant to hire more firefighters

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  The grant could be used to rehire laid-off firefighters, retain firefighters facing layoffs, fill positions vacated through attrition or hire new firefighters

• NY bill would allow volunteer firefighters to recover ambulance costs

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  The bill would give volunteer fire departments the ability to make up the extensive costs of ambulance services by billing insurance companies

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  Fla. county commissioner demands more fire dept. diversity

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  Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May prompted discussion on how to increase fire department diversity after raising concerns

• Ariz. fire dept. reduces ambulance transports with program

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  Tucson Collaborative Community Care aims to decrease transports for people with chronic issues by sending a crew of two firefighters, a paramedic and a social worker

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  4 skills needed to build trust within volunteer fire departments

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  Transforming into a good leader requires using solid communication techniques and fully understanding a department's history

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  Struggling Maine town votes to keep its fire department

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  A chronic shortage of firefighters motivated selectmen to consider eliminating the town’s fire service, but officials voted to keep the department

• Pa. county aims to limit non-emergency fire truck use

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  A recent incident in which a fire truck got a parking ticket in a grocery store parking lot sparked debate on how the trucks should be used

• Pregnant Fla. firefighter gets light duty after months of pleading

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  Indian River County firefighter Nicole Morris, who is 33-weeks pregnant, was given light duty after a doctor wrote a letter ordering the assignment

• Ind. firefighters forced to evacuate station due to bed bug infestation

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  Fire Chief Dave Cravens said he closed the station on Monday to allow exterminators to work to remove the bedbugs and to kill any infestation within the walls

• Wis. towns team up to combat lack of volunteers

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  The "operational merger" allows each to more easily tap the other’s equipment and firefighters

• NY firefighters' jobs could be saved by FEMA

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  The Federal Emergency Management Agency could be open to helping save 12 Newburgh firefighters from layoffs this summer if the city shares in the costs

• Fla. officials weigh merging fire departments

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  “If it improves the system and saves a dollar it will be better in my mind," Fire Chief Dan Booker said

• ‘Stand down’ order lifted for fire dept. after gear inspection

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  The Limington Fire Department will now respond to all calls after their gear was deemed compliant with state safety standards

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