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  Mass. Senate to fund purchasing of firefighter gear cleaning equipment

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  In an effort to reduce the risk of firefighter cancer, the Senate voted to spend $420,000 to help departments buy extractors that will help remove carcinogens

• W.Va. passes bill to aid families of fallen firefighters

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  The bill makes death benefits retroactively effective Jan. 1 to help the families of firefighters who died while responding to a fatal crash

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  US Senate approves bill on firefighter cancer registry

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  The bill introduced by Rep. Chris Collins would create a national registry of firefighters who get cancer

• Wash. fire dept. cited for safety violations after attempting to save man

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  The department was cited after two firefighters entered a structure to save a man's life, breaking the state code that says three firefighters need to be on scene

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  Calif. firefighters lobby for $100M in mutual aid funding at capitol

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  Fire Chief Chris Tubbs is representing the county in a statewide coalition calling for funds that would help pre-position resources in high risk areas

• Pa. township offers tax breaks to volunteer first responders

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  Eligible volunteers can receive a tax credit of up to $250 on their earned income tax levied by the township

• High-stakes battle brewing over wildfire liability at Calif. Capitol

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  The current system in California could leave PG&E on the hook for as much as $15 billion for the fires last year

• NY approves gender-neutral titles for fire, police jobs

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  The State Assembly approved a bill that would replace "fireman" and "policeman" with "firefighter" and "police officer"

• Fla. lawmakers disqualify many disabled responders from tax break

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  Legislators added several rules to a newly-approved tax break, including one that says the responder must have been employed in the state at the time of injury

• Judge gives Houston official 1 week to verify firefighter pay petition

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  City Secretary Anna Russell has one week to finish verifying a petition firefighters submitted last summer seeking pay parity or risk being hauled into court

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  FCC: NY 911 taxes are 'deceiving' to customers

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  Officials said 911 centers are suffering because the New York government is diverting the monthly funds collected from the $1.20 fee into the state’s general fund

• NY bill would allow volunteer firefighters to recover ambulance costs

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  The bill would give volunteer fire departments the ability to make up the extensive costs of ambulance services by billing insurance companies

• NH Senate cuts funding source for firefighter cancer bill

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  SB 541 would have used a surcharge on insurance policies to fund benefits for firefighters presumed to have gotten cancer from their work

• Former responder makes cross-country trek to support 'move over' laws

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  Aodhan O’Ferrell is cycling “from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean” to raise awareness about "move over" laws after being hit on the highway five years ago

• NY bill would grant 9/11 responders unlimited sick leave

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  Sen. Terrence Murphy said the bill is meant to help responders who were sickened by their efforts at Ground Zero get the help they need

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