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• Pa. officials approve bill to forgive student loans of volunteer first responders

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  The bill would create the First Responder Loan Forgiveness Program, under which college graduates could have up to $16,000 in loans forgiven

• Ill. Fire Pension Board votes to seize $2.3M owed by city

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  The East St. Louis Fire Pension Board voted unanimously to recover nearly $2.3 million in mandated payments from the city through an “intercept procedure"

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  LAFD deploys drones to close information gap in air operations

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  Drones were a force multiplier in over 175 incident-related missions

• Bill would stop Ohio firefighters from training with PFAS-based foam

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  Ohio rep. introduces legislation that would require firefighters to stop training with foam believed to cause health problems

• FEMA GO: The new system for managing fire grant programs

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  The new system is designed to be user-friendly and streamline the fire grant application process

• September 11 Remembrance Day signed into law for New York

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  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the legislation, which is meant to ensure future generations understand the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their place in history

• Sharing the lessons of 9/11 with the newest generation

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  Some of our newest members had not yet been born when the fire service suffered its darkest day

• Ind. city 911 center funding leads to protest march by library supporters

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  Hundreds of supporters of the library took to the streets to oppose a funding change that would take away income tax revenue from libraries and transportation agencies

• Firefighters mixed on call for Pa. funding reform

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  Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s proposed legislation would reduce restrictions on how firefighters spend state aid money

• Texas now recognizes 911 dispatchers as first responders

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  Texas lawmakers passed a bill changing the definition of a first responder to include operator or emergency services dispatcher

• NY fire district being criticized for raising taxes after overestimating its expenditures

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  A state auditor's report revealed that Mount Sinai Fire District officials raised taxes more than 4% after overestimating expenditures by more than $300,000

• Ky. county now classifies 911 dispatchers as first responders

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  Knox County Judge and Executive Mike Mitchell said this resolution is being adopted across the Commonwealth

• New Minn. city budget would transfer funds from police to FD mental health program

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  The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies

• Report: Fire agencies in Calif. counties face crisis fueled by funding, labor shortfalls

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  A recent government study of 15 agencies found they struggle with too few firefighters, not enough money and ambulance services that are stretched thin

• NC county awarded $2.2M state grant for new emergency call center

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  The money will help fund renovation, hardware, equipment and associated technology costs for the call center

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