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• 8 ways Trump can help the fire service during the lame-duck period

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

• What a Biden presidency might mean for fire and EMS funding

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

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• Idaho VFD seeks to use CARES Act funds to buy radios for every member

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

• Rutgers awarded $1.5M grant to fund volunteer FF cancer research, prevention

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

• Pa. city votes no on tax for additional EMS funding

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  Voters had been asked if they supported the tax hike for "the operation and maintenance of ambulance and rescue squads"

• Federal officials agree to return funds taken from FDNY's 9/11 health program

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  The CDC notified New York officials on Friday of the Trump administration's plans to restore the $3.3 million

• Mich. FD opens $6M fire station with unique training equipment

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  Portage Station No. 2 includes gender-neutral locker and shower facilities, on-site training space and “clean” rooms to help prevent cross-contamination

• Pa. department receives $1.4M ladder truck

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  Wilkes-Barre Fire Department leaders dedicated the new Pierce Enforcer 107-foot ascendant tractor-drawn aerial ladder truck

• Community Connect Grant program offers broadband connections in rural areas

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  Fire departments have the opportunity to speed area connectivity – an investment that will benefit the entire community

• Md. county to take over volunteer technical rescue team

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  Apparent disagreements over training, funding and lack of recognition for volunteers led to the change

• California's wildfire disaster declaration, initially denied, now approved by Trump

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  The request outlined the financial impact of six massive wildfires that have ravaged the state in recent months

• House unveils $2.2T stimulus package, demands federal assistance to protect public safety

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  The bill includes $436B in funds to help state, local governments avoid layoffs of first responders, teachers and healthcare workers

• With $2 to spare, Texas city unveils custom fire truck

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  The engine is designed specifically with an independent suspension that will allow personnel to make tighter turns on the narrow streets

• Audit: Fla. city's spending on FD, PD overtime is out of control

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  An internal auditor found that overtime expenses doubled over the last five years and in some cases doubled employees' salaries

• Pa. borough to eliminate all full-time FF positions

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  The borough of Larksville plans to transition to a department relying only on part-time, volunteer and subcontractor firefighters

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