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• Dispute between county and defunct Calif. FD headed to legal limbo

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  Members of the volunteer department continue to sit in their three-year-old fire station off state Route 79 to make sure the county doesn’t try to swoop in and seize the station and the equipment inside

• Fla. House will hear firefighters' cancer bill after public pressure

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  The legislation would require local governments to provide full coverage for cancer to firefighters, including disability and death benefits

• Houston mayor to open city's financial data for fire union ahead of 220 firefighter layoffs

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  The Houston city council is scheduled to consider a measure to lay off 220 Houston firefighters

• Fla. firefighter cancer coverage bill may die in the House

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  House Speaker José Oliva said that he believes the issue should be dealt with at the local level

• Pa. city offering volunteer firefighters, EMS tax credit

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  The volunteer service tax credit program was created by state Act 172

• Calif. fire department dissolved; volunteers refuse to leave

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  The LAFCO vote to dissolve the district signaled the end of the last volunteer fire department in the region

• Firefighter unions have spent liberally on R.I. legislative races

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  Since 2007, the R.I. State Association of Firefighters has logged more than $290,413 on political spending

• First responders: Heed Scott's Law, move over

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  Formally known as the Move Over Law, it requires drivers to vacate the lane closest if there are first responders, public works employees or tow-truck operators on the shoulder

• Ark. lowers minimum age for fire recruits

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  A new law lowers the minimum age for fire applicants from 21 to 18

• Maine bill would allocate $2.5M for volunteer firefighter pensions

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  Volunteers would have to serve at least five years to become vested and would earn funds toward their pension based on time spent on fire activities

• Trump signs federal law requiring new wildfire technology, smoke forecasts

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  The Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act includes a variety of natural resource programs, as well as provisions related to wildfire smoke

• SC bill would make cancer an occupational disease for firefighters

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  If passed, the legislation would allow firefighters who die from cancer to be considered line-of-duty deaths

• NY tamper-proof smoke detector mandate begins in April

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  Starting April 1, it will be illegal to sell smoke detectors with removable, replaceable batteries in New York state

• Proposed Tenn. legislation would arm fire, EMS workers

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  In order to carry, personnel would need written permission from a supervisor, and to complete an eight-hour firearm training course

• Idaho governor to sign first responder PTSD bill into law

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  The bill would cover physiological PTSD injuries to first responders under workers comp

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