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• Lawmakers request expansion of fire, EMS reimbursements

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  The bipartisan group of House representatives is calling for agencies to receive reimbursements for treatment-in-place responses and telehealth use

• Fla. governor signs law requiring silent panic alarms in schools

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  "Alyssa's Law," named after a Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, seeks to establish real-time coordination between schools and first responders

• FEMA announces grant options for civil unrest expenses

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  Two programs allow for state and local governments to apply for funding related to emergency response in protection of the country

• Pa. bills seek to attract more young people to firefighting

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  A series of legislation would improve access to firefighter training for high school students

• Mass. unions criticize reliance on mutual aid amid funding dispute

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  The Fairhaven firefighters' union spoke out against staffing cuts in the neighboring city of New Bedford

• Video: Webinar outlines how to apply for FEMA COVID-19 assistance

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  Municipal services, non-profits and for-profits that partner with municipalities can apply through the FEMA Public Assistance Program

• Portland to shift $4.8M from police budget to FD-supported response team

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  The city is poised to direct the funds toward the Portland Street Response program that would dispatch paramedics and behavioral health experts on some calls

• NY lawmakers vote to repeal law that makes police, FF disciplinary records private

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  The 44-year-old statute has prevented disciplinary records of police officers, firefighters and corrections officers from being made public

• NY governor signs bill granting COVID-19 death benefits

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  Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law Saturday, ensuring families of first responders who have died from the virus will receive benefits

• $50M in grants approved for Pa. fire, EMS agencies

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  The special grant program was approved unanimously by the Pennsylvania House and Senate

• Local governments providing hazard pay, stipends for first responders

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  Several local governments have implemented hazard pay and stipends for first responders and other front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Senators call on White House to provide PPE to wildland firefighters

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  Senators Lisa Murkowski, Joe Manchin and Tom Udall asked for PPE and improved virus testing as peak fire season approaches

• Siarnicki elected chair of CFSI National Advisory Committee

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  The NAC ultimately determines the issues that CFSI addresses on Capitol Hill

• Ore. fire union fears ballot measure could reduce staffing by more than 25%

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  North Bend voters will decide whether to reduce the public safety fee, which union members worry will lead to significant cuts

• Senate passes bill ensuring LODD benefits for first responder virus deaths

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  The bill temporarily presumes COVID-19 to be work-related if diagnosed within 45 days of a first responder's last shift

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