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• House passes legislation to support fire and EMS mental wellness

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  The HERO Act will develop peer mental health training programs and create a system to collect information about first responder suicides

• Calif. governor signs presumptive COVID-19 workers' comp bill

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  First responders will be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 on-duty if there is an outbreak at their workplace

• Cuomo approves 5-year extension of 9/11 health task force

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  The bill signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the 19th anniversary of the attacks also expands the scope of the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force's work

• Calif. governor signs law allowing former inmates to become career FFs

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  Former inmates who fought fires while incarcerated will now have the chance to have their criminal records expunged upon release

• Administration admits stripping millions from FDNY’s 9/11 healthcare program

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  The Treasury Department acknowledges defunding the program between August 2016 and May 2020 to cover “delinquent Medicare Secondary Payer debt” owed by various entities within NYC

• Pa. 'move over' bill would double penalties for endangering first responders on roadways

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  The bill seeks to update the state's 2001 "steer clear" law with stiffer penalties and clearer rules about driving near emergency scenes and vehicles

• NH city considers mask exemption for first responders

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  Portsmouth fire and police department officials said their protocols call for masks to be worn in most circumstances

• Ariz. city considering switch to fire department ambulance service

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  The expansion of the Mesa Fire and Medical Department's ambulance fleet and upcoming expiration of a contract with AMR has revived talks of a possible shift to public EMS

• Calif. legislators push to let former inmates become firefighters

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  AB2147 would allow inmates, who have trained at state fire camps in prison, to have their criminal records expunged

• Trump signs first responders COVID-19 benefits bill into law

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  The law extends death benefits to public safety officers who die as a result of COVID-19

• Pa. volunteer fire, ambulance fundraisers hurt by COVID-19

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  Officials say some departments have lost more than $20,000 from a canceled event

• $95M in backpay part of Chicago FFs' tentative contract deal

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  The deal, which still needs to be ratified by union members and approved by the City Council, includes raises covering July 2017 through June 2021

• Sacramento fire union opposes 'strong mayor' ballot measure

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  Union officials said the measure, which would set aside $40 million for inclusive economic development and youth, would put EMS and fire services at risk

• Ga. governor signs new law to protect first responders

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  House Bill 838 creates a new crime: bias-motivated intimidation, which would apply to the death or serious injury of a firefighter, EMT or police officer

• NYC lawmaker calls on state to increase tax break for volunteer FFs, EMS providers

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  New York City Councilman Justin Brannan is calling on the state legislature to increase the existing tax break from $200 to $500

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