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• NY tamper-proof smoke detector mandate begins in April

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  Starting April 1, it will be illegal to sell smoke detectors with removable, replaceable batteries in New York state

• Proposed Tenn. legislation would arm fire, EMS workers

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  In order to carry, personnel would need written permission from a supervisor, and to complete an eight-hour firearm training course

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  New ‘Lazy Susan’ design helps fire crews store more tools in tight spaces without sacrificing quick access

• Idaho governor to sign first responder PTSD bill into law

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  The bill would cover physiological PTSD injuries to first responders under workers comp

• 500 pairs of firefighter boots adorn Fla. capitol for cancer awareness

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  Florida firefighters placed hundreds of firefighter boots on the steps of the capitol building, each one representing a state firefighter who dealt with or is dealing with occupational cancer

• Minn. legislators consider renaming bridge to honor heroes

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  Minnesota legislators are considering a proposal to change the Eisenhower Memorial Bridge to the "Bridge of Valor" honoring all heroes

• NY considers changing sound of first responder sirens

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  Lawmakers seek to replace the long, droning sound from first responder vehicles to a European-style, high-low sound

• Calif. bill would allow convicts to become firefighters

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  Assembly Bill 1211 would allow convicts to join the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship program

• Houston officials propose pay raise to firefighters, but not full parity

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  Houston officials have offered to raise firefighters’ base salaries, but not sufficiently to establish pay parity with police officers as approved by voters

• Tackling the Pa. volunteer firefighter shortage

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  A local Pennsylvania news site launched an in-depth look at the cause and the solutions to the the nationwide volunteer shortage

• Wash. voters approve $113M levy for fire dept.

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  The levy funds 54 percent of the fire department’s annual operating budget, which includes firefighter salaries and day-to-day expenses

• First responder PTSD bill passes Idaho Senate

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  The bill would give first responders who suffer from job-related PTSD workers’ compensation coverage

• Texas bill would make data ‘throttling’ in disaster zones illegal

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  HB 1426 would make it illegal to “impair or degrade” mobile data in disaster zones

• Fire chief wants changes in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting

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  A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made

• Md. gov. announces firefighter pension, workers comp bills

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  Surrounded by firefighters from across the state, Gov. Larry Hogan announced two pieces of legislation that he said were necessary to protect firefighters

• Mont. firefighter health and safety bill passes committee

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  The Firefighter Protection Act aims to make workers’ compensation claims for job-related cancer easier for firefighters

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