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• Officials to 'play hardball' with firefighters' union over contract

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  The modifications would mean less favorable overtime and end a program that transitions retirees with some employment benefits

• Bills seek to expand disability protections for firefighters

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  Firefighters would be able to retire with two-thirds pay, tax-free for life, should they be sidelined by an illness

• Lawmakers introduce legislation in support of volunteer firefighters

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  The bills would enhance communities’ ability to recruit and retain volunteer responders

• Ore. bill could allow you to rescue children, pets from hot cars

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  On average, 37 children die from heatstroke after being left in hot cars every year

• Interior expands initiative to prevent drone incursions over wildfires

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  The wildfire location data-sharing program will be expanded and enhanced in 2017

• New bill hopes to decrease child hot car deaths with technology

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  An alert system would tell drivers that a passenger is in the backseat when the car is turned off

• US agencies emphasize cooperation entering wildfire season

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  The objectives of firefighter safety and public safety remain top priorities, and there's a continued emphasis on a need for efficiency and communication

• Texas Legislature passes bill letting first responders carry guns 

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  Unless Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes the bill, it is expected to become law automatically

• Proposed program would help Chicago responders buy homes

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  The “public safety officer homebuyer assistance” program aims to improve safety in crime-plagued neighborhoods

• Houston FFs unhappy with pension bill passed by Texas House

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  A Senate version of the pension bill is headed for the governor’s desk without the amendments firefighters wanted

• Fix for Dallas fire, police pension system passes Senate

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  The bill barely made it out of committee last week but was saved by last-minute negotiations

• Ohio firefighter dies of occupational cancer

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  Tim Burns, a 32-year veteran, died months after a state bill was passed compensating firefighters who contract work-related cancer

• AFG, SAFER funding preserved in new federal budget

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  The 2017 U.S. government federal spending plan also sustains USFA funding and increases allocation for Urban Area Security Initiative and the USAR system

• Volunteer firefighters seek authority to bill for ambulance rides

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  The legislation would give departments the ability to charge, but not mandate a fee

• Ohio firefighters oppose move to restrict new cancer law

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  The restriction would remove the presumption if a firefighter failed to use, or improperly used, protective equipment

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