Legislation & Funding

A proposal would create a $2 million pilot program to mount cameras on mountaintops in high-risk areas

The Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded yearly to the spouse and/or dependents of a responder who has fallen or been catastrophically wounded

Virginia, Nebraska, Connecticut and Mississippi could change how the benefits are paid or which diagnoses are covered

The effort to clear trees and underbrush from national forests in 10 states may be undermined by a worker shortage, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said

Some departments have not received a denial letter, nor have they received an award. How should they proceed for their 2022 AFG application?

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also aims to create a $75 million fund to address the causes of water scarcity and climate change

"Fire survivors ... should not be taxed on the settlements from the PG&E Fire Victims Trust," Rep. Mike Thompson said

A new facility would replace the John F. Cutter Jr. Fire Station, which has been in use since the early 1970s and has a decaying roof

Of the allocated funds, $20M will go to the Heal the Hero Foundation, which offers tech-based mental health support, community education, research and training

The health program is facing a $3 billion deficit over the next decade

No one from the department has attended a safety committee meeting in more than a year, according to Delmont Mayor Alyce Urban

The Senate Majority Leader made the announcement at the Saratoga Springs FD, which received a $4M SAFER grant that will go toward hiring 16 firefighters

But House and Senate members may work together to alter the legislation prompted by a Cleveland firefighter's death

The new positions will be in the department’s aviation and rescue unit or at a station in the works

With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires