Legislation & Funding

Firefighters shared emotional testimony to the state legislature about their struggles with traumatic calls

The bonuses will go to more than 170,000 firefighters, EMS providers and police officers across the state

The Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021 would expand eligibility for benefits and address delays in processing claims

What are your fire department’s obligations and options when it comes to meeting FEMA’s requirement for EHP?

Jerry Brant, a senior grant consultant for Lexipol, wrote an op-ed urging support for upcoming ballot initiatives impacting public safety

The bill would allow nurses and physician assistants to serve as volunteers and perform the same work as EMTs

4 reasons the ketamine-focused case should serve as a wakeup call to first responders

Opponents of the proposal said it would prevent healthcare agencies from keeping track of which staff members are vaccinated

The state legislature is scheduled to make a final vote on the budget on Friday

Under the bill, first responders no longer need to prove their stress was unusual compared to their coworkers' to receive compensation

Under current state law, applicants 35 or older cannot take the firefighter exam unless they've had firefighting experience within the last five years

The bill has a retroactive application date of Jan. 1, 2010

Whitehall Assistant Fire Chief Jim Brooks Jr. died four months after suffering a ruptured aorta while on duty

Volunteer fire companies were forced to halt their online raffles after state officials said they were illegal

The bill further protects female firefighters by adding breast cancer and ovarian cancer to the list of qualifying diseases