Labor and Union Issues
Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn accused FFs of organizing a sickout
Union President John Sibiga said the report shows the Baltimore County Fire Department “lacks sufficient fiscal, physical, and human resources to accomplish its core mission”
Baltimore County Fire Department cited for 11 “serious” violations in an investigation of a mayday during a three-alarm commercial structure fire
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An investigation found up to $5 million missing from a volunteer fire department’s funds; the agreement requires the department to provide detailed expenditure reports
Lack of training records, failure to file tax returns and failure to register as an emergency response agency were among the problems
County chiefs say the president is “frustrating the forward progress” of emergency services
Firefighters claim they are owed 10 hours of overtime per 24-day pay cycle; the total could exceed $100,000
Around 15 firefighters from the city will be stationed at the new public safety complex upon completion
The discussion was sparked after a fire chief refused a neighboring department’s call for help over a funding dispute; here’s what our readers had to say about when to refuse mutual aid
The report into five Australian paramedics’ suicides was completed last year, but has not been released to the public
An attorney said the lieutenant has retired and can’t be disciplined; he’s accused of failing to respond to a call for a choking child
The firefighters hosted the “kegs and eggs” themed party as a sendoff for the old station and a firefighter who was leaving
Proposed budget cuts would eliminate six high-level staff positions; the union president said members are being treated unfairly
The department has used several tactics to get those interested in volunteering including word of mouth, the town newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, the newspaper and radio
The firefighters association said the fire service needs to be taken out of the grants budget and funded with public safety appropriations
The decision was made due to funding considerations of the county; the chief admitted to making mutual aid decisions on a case-by-case basis
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The department’s president, who resigned before the vote, said he wanted the old patch to go back to what they had when he joined 18 years ago
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said the negotiated deal will provide protection to first responders and save money; it must still pass a special election ballot put to voters
A responder to the dispatcher’s request said the department couldn’t respond due to funding considerations; a fire chief said their refusal came at a critical time during their house fire battle
Firefighters have been letting their hair grow to protest a contract in arbitration; the chief said they need to be neat and clean
Officials said the firefighters injured in a ladder truck training exercise were likely never going to return to active duty
The bill, passed unanimously by the state Senate, would provide 100 percent pension benefits to surviving families
Union officials sent a letter saying they warned the out-going chief not to buy prototype fire trucks, which they say need constant maintenance
City officials stand with the fire chief and the pace of reforms to training, staffing and bringing in private ambulances
Rotating firefighters through stations and the temporary closure of firehouses were implemented as cost saving measures
Major provisions include a new tier for newly hired police and firefighters that limits maximum pension payments and requires employers and employees to share equally in payments to retirement accounts
SOPs built around general expectations rather than specific behaviors will improve morale and be easier to enforce
Dr. Jullette Saussy said the department is resistant to reform and that people are dying needlessly
The bill would provide benefits to the families of public safety officials killed in the line of duty
They received punishments ranging from reprimands, suspensions and probationary periods
There were 1,147 abandoned 911 calls in 2015 due to busy call takers; about half of those calls were bounced to other numbers while workers tried to call back the others
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