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• Ohio city set to complete $30M fire dept. station project

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  With an average age of 42 years, Kettering’s previous fire stations lacked the physical space or available land to allow for the improvements necessary to upgrade to current standards

• Colo. city sued over relocation of fire station

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  Boulder is trying to buy a $9 million piece of land to relocate an old fire station, but a developer of townhomes is suing to stop the deal from closing

• RI fire dept.'s sick pay policy under scrutiny

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  The city has suspended an improper practice at the Warwick Fire Department involving calculations of unused sick time and payment for that time to firefighters

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  Kan. firefighters’ union fights to keep fire truck out of reserve

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  Wichita firefighters are worried that putting Engine 6 in reserve, as the city plans to do, would impact the safety of the residents

• Iowa fire union challenges promotion of public safety officers to firefighters

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  Cedar Falls Fire Local 1366 president Scott Dix said the union will legally challenge the move of four public safety officers to full-time positions at the department

• Fla. city takes aggressive approach to remove exhaust from fire stations

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  To improve the health of Boynton Beach’s first responders, the city plans to install exhaust removal systems inside five fire stations

• Study: Sleep deprivation can have ‘dire consequences’ for everyone

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  When sleep-deprived, “Individuals working critical jobs may put themselves and [others] at risk,” one researcher said

• Ohio fire dept. to demote 9 firefighters, take 1 fire truck out of service

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  The Youngstown Fire Department will eliminate three fire captain and three lieutenant positions in an effort to alleviate financial troubles

• NH city officials reach tentative deal with firefighter union

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  Sources say the contract includes a 1.5 percent raise plus steps and longevities in the first year and 2 percent pay hikes in years two and three

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  Retired fire chief blasts Pa. mayor's controversial fire watch program

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  “This expenditure results in a zero gain of safety for the citizens,” retired Wilkes-Barre Chief Jacob Lisman said

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  Mayor: Fire watches cost less than firefighters' wages, benefits

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  Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tony George said the fire watches are worth the cost of fuel and said they aren't as big of a burden as firefighters' salaries

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  Pa. mayor claims fire watch program benefits firefighter health

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  Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tony George said firefighters on patrol are safer than at the station where they’re at risk of a heart attack when the alarm sounds

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  Pa. firefighters continue to doubt fire watch program

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  “I don’t know where it has its merit,” Williamsport Fire Chief Todd Heckman said of the Community Fire Watch program

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  Colo. fire departments make first step towards fire authority merger

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  Officials say the deal does not guarantee the future creation of a joint authority: "It's a short-term fix to be efficient"

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  Ala. fire chief: New station will be needed to decrease response times

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  Response times could force the city to build a new fire station sooner rather than later, Fire Chief Tony Grande said

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