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• Houston mayor rejects fire union request to take contract talks to arbitration

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  The union’s request came less than a week after a state district judge ruled Proposition B unconstitutional and void

• Sacramento firefighters request budget increase to improve response time

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  The department needs money for more ambulances and $2 million to add improvements and staff to reopen Fire Station 9.

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• Wis. bill would give tax credits to volunteer firefighters, EMTs

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  The bill would allow volunteer firefighters and EMS workers to receive refundable tax credits for equipment purchases and for education-related activities and travel

• 66 Houston fire cadets sworn in after Prop B ruled unconstitutional

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  Many of the new firefighters will begin work at Houston fire stations as early as Saturday.

• Houston Mayor: No layoffs after Prop B ruled unconstitutional

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  The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association quickly said it would appeal the judge's ruling, and later filed a “notice of appeal” with her court

• Rhode Island firefighter OT bill to become law

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  The bill mandates overtime pay for local firefighters after they work an "average" 42-hour week — which is already the case in most, but not all, Rhode Island communities

• Firefighters' health at heart of Iowa city's new fire station

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  The chief said her must-haves are biophilia — or focusing the design on nature to improve mental health — and decontamination areas

• Ohio city officials may approve $3.5M fire station

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  Officials are leaning towards building a new station instead of renovating the current one

• Houston mayor threatens FFs with discipline for badmouthing him, or campaigning at station

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  The crackdown comes two weeks after the city council approved laying off more than 300 city workers, which included firefighters

• Bill would waive turnpike tolls for Pa. police, first responders

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  Senate Bill 45 would waive turnpike tolls for emergency vehicles responding to an urgent call or those escorting fallen first responders or service members

• Firefighter cancer bill advances in NC House

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  The legislation designates nine different types of cancer as occupational injuries

• CFSI roundup: Education, awards and Capitol Hill visits

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  Fire and Emergency Services Dinner focuses on family and recognizing difference-makers

• Houston mayor, fire union negotiate on Prop B but are mum on details

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  A state district judge ordered the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association and Mayor Sylvester Turner to enter mediation over the implementation of the measure

• How leading organizations put firefighter health and safety first

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  The Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative and the Denver Fire Department are co-recipients of the 2019 Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award

• Ind. legislation seeks to protect fire districts' territory

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  The bill seeks to add more protections for fire protection districts that could have part of their territories annexed by nearby municipalities

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