Funding

St. Louis Firefighter-EMT Demetris "Al" Alfred told the president his biggest concern was financial support to avoid layoffs and budget cuts

Monroe County Clerk Donald Evans said STAT EMS's intention is not to take 911 calls away from the Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

EMS1 and Fitch & Associates have released the 2021 EMS Trend Report Survey to identify industry challenges and opportunities

Carlsbad Fire Chief Rick Lopez said the department has outgrown its older rescue truck and will benefit from access to more equipment at scenes

The Wagener Fire Department's strained relationship with town officials culminated in the suspensions of its chief and assistant chief in November

‘High-priority’ PPE does not always include gear deemed obsolete and/or out of compliance with current standards

Fire, EMS, police and 911 departments in Porter County are collaborating to apply for funding for the more efficient alerting system

The Warrenton Fire Protection District has already sold multiple apparatus due to financial troubles

The city tapped into a line of credit in order to exempt public safety workers from the cutbacks, but said additional funding will be needed to prevent future cuts

The bill would extend the deadline to spend CARES Act funds by one year and allow non-profit emergency service agencies to use relief funds to replace lost income

President Trump and Congress have 6 weeks to prioritize firefighter PPE, communications, program funding and more

Looking to history – and a friendship between key players – to determine if increased funding opportunities are on the horizon

Moscow Volunteer Fire Department officials say the purchase would prevent members from needing to share radios, which could increase COVID-19 risk

Funds will be used for ongoing research to determine how to better protect volunteer firefighters from cancer-causing agents