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• Houston official proposes garbage fee to finance firefighter pay raise

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  Under the proposal, most Houston homeowners would be charged a flat, monthly fee between $25 and $40 to help the city absorb the cost of raises for firefighters

• $4.5M plan to reduce strain on Calif. fire dept. approved

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  The new effort comes months after officials raised concerns about the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s aging stations and equipment

• Calif. voters to decide fate of county's last volunteer fire dept.

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  Voters in the Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District will have final say on whether or not the last volunteer fire agency in the county will remain independent

• La. firefighters to get first pay raise in 11 years

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  New Orleans firefighters will receive a 10 percent pay bump as part of a nearly $702 million spending plan approved by city officials

• Report: Pa. volunteer firefighter shortage is a 'public safety crisis'

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  According to a report, Pennsylvania needs to provide funding and take other action to fight a "public safety crisis" due to a decline in volunteer firefighters

• Ohio city rejects firefighter wage increase recommendation

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  Fairfield City Council rejected a fact finder’s recommendation on proposed wage increases for two years of the firefighter union’s three-year contract

• Pa. announces $55.1 million for volunteer firefighters

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  More than 2,500 municipal governments will receive 2018 state tax-generated funds to distribute to volunteer firefighters relief associations

• Houston firefighters, mayor disagree on next steps after pay parity is approved

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  Mayor Sylvester Turner said the ballot initiative’s passage would force him to downsize the department, cause response times to rise and endanger public safety

• Houston firefighter ‘pay parity’ measure approved by voters

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  Proposition B, which gives Houston firefighters pay that matches that of police officers of equal ranks, was passed by voters

• Ill. city takes first step towards cutting 22 firefighters

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  After a lot of comments, complaints and dire warnings, Peoria officials voted in a nonbinding, advisory vote to approve cuts to the fire and police departments

• Pa. first responders express frustration with restrictive election laws

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  Around 500 first responders in Philadelphia will be working on Election Day, and are not eligible for absentee ballots

• Union: Houston firefighters asked to cover fire service shirts at election polls

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  Around 20 to 25 firefighters were asked to cover their generic fire department shirts while voting, despite a lack of election law violation

• Idaho bill would cover first responder PTSD under workers' comp

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  The bill would include psychological injury as a condition that must be covered by Idaho’s Workers’ Compensation law for first responders

• Ky. fire dept. considers lowering application age

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  Individuals who want to become a paid firefighter with the Glasgow Fire Department may soon be able to apply when they are 18 years old

• Mo. city approves pay increase for firefighters, cops

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  Joplin firefighters will see an average of a 2 to 4 percent pay raise next year

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