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• Wash. voters approve $113M levy for fire dept.

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  The levy funds 54 percent of the fire department’s annual operating budget, which includes firefighter salaries and day-to-day expenses

• First responder PTSD bill passes Idaho Senate

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  The bill would give first responders who suffer from job-related PTSD workers’ compensation coverage

• Texas bill would make data ‘throttling’ in disaster zones illegal

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  HB 1426 would make it illegal to “impair or degrade” mobile data in disaster zones

• Fire chief wants changes in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting

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  A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made

• Md. gov. announces firefighter pension, workers comp bills

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  Surrounded by firefighters from across the state, Gov. Larry Hogan announced two pieces of legislation that he said were necessary to protect firefighters

• Mont. firefighter health and safety bill passes committee

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  The Firefighter Protection Act aims to make workers’ compensation claims for job-related cancer easier for firefighters

• Ohio auditor seeks tax break for fallen first responders' spouses

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  Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo is renewing his call to provide a property tax break to the spouses of first responders who die in the line of duty

• Ala. city aims to make its first responders highest paid in state

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  Montgomery has been plagued with retention issues for years, losing around 60 officers and 30 firefighters last year alone

• Tenn. bill would allow first responders to carry guns while on duty

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  State Rep. Clay Doggett introduced the bill and said on-scene safety has “been an overwhelming concern” for first responders

• Idaho bill would give first responders immunity for rescuing pets

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  First responders who break into vehicles to rescue dogs or cats would get legal immunity under a proposed bill

• Ark. bill would give firefighters with cancer more sick leave

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  “Crump’s Law” was proposed in honor of firefighter Nathaniel Crump, who lost his battle with cancer in 2017

• Trump announces deal to end record-long shutdown

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  Some 800,000 federal workers have had to work without pay or have been kept from doing their jobs

• Pa. county proposes paying volunteer responders who respond to MCIs

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  Beaver County Commissioner and volunteer firefighter Tony Amadio suggested pay if a first responder is involved with a "catastrophic" event such as a plane crash

• Va. bill that would allow responders to conceal, carry weapons passes Senate

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  SB 1012 would allow specific firefighters and EMS providers to carry a concealed weapon

• The impact of a government shutdown on public safety

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  Here's a breakdown of who is considered "essential" and "nonessential" during a federal government shutdown

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