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• Ky. hospitals fund FD's cash-strapped community paramedicine program

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  The program, which was set to run out of funding in January, has helped reduce ambulance runs while providing non-emergency medical care to those in need

• What to know about the Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act

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  How the new bill informs decision-making before, during and after wildland incidents

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• Pa. House approves bills to aid stressed first responders

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  Lawmakers passed 16 bills in the last two weeks aimed at supporting first responders, including mental health initiatives and tax credits

• President Trump tweets on wildfire aid to Calif.: 'No more'

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  President Trump said that Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff had failed to properly manage the state's forests, causing a string of recent blazes

• Pa. bill would exclude volunteer fire, EMS depts. from open records requests

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  Legislators said they have seen how hard it is to recruit and retain volunteers and that the paperwork required with fulfilling requests would be "burdensome"

• Pa. House passes bills to address volunteer fire, EMS shortage

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  Length of service awards, college loan forgiveness, tuition assistance and local property tax credits may soon be among the incentives available to responders

• NY increases benefits for families of fallen firefighters, police officers

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  The legislation increases the cost of living benefits by 3% for spouses of fallen firefighters and police officers

• Pa. lawmakers push bills to address fire, EMS shortage

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  A package of 23 bills are aimed at addressing the well-being of responders and providing incentives to recruit and retain volunteer and career responders

• Are you prepared for the next major wildland incident? (eBook)

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  Download this free eBook to learn more about the challenges faced and lessons learned from the 2018 California wildfires and what you can do now to prepare for the next wildfire

• Priority vs. need in the AFG program grant award process

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  Understand the role of funding priorities and individual department needs in award decisions

• New Calif. laws to help responders with trauma, mental health issues

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  "Mental health is very important to their overall wellbeing. It’s OK to seek help, and recovery is possible," one official said

• Bill to change Ind. FD promotion, discipline to be withdrawn amid talks

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  The bill would have reduced the Fort Wayne Fire Department fire chief’s authority in promotion decisions and given discipline power to the Fire Merit Commission

• New PFAS firefighting foam regulations pass Mich. House

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  If the bills are signed into law, firefighters would receive additional training for proper use and handling of firefighting foams with PFAS chemicals and decontamination procedures

• Calif. adopts 22 laws to combat wildfire danger

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  Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 22 bills into law aimed at preventing and fighting wildfires that have charred large swaths of the state in recent years

• Former Ga. convent could become state's first responder mental health center

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  Proposed state legislation would provide funding to convert the former convent into Georgia's first treatment center for first responders

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