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• San Diego restores firefighter death, disability benefits

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  The benefits were eliminated following the passage of a voter-approved ballot measure that replaced pensions with a 401(k)-style retirement plan

• Sept. 11 victim fund to end award reductions and restore previously reduced awards

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  DoJ officials said the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund will take steps to notify nearly 1,700 claimants of their unreduced payments by Sept. 11 of this year

• New NY law allows first responders to remove animals left in vehicles

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  The law takes effect immediately under conditions in which the animal is in danger of death or severe injury due to exposure

• Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension

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  President Trump signed into law an extension of the Sept. 11 victim fund through 2092

• Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund

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  The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it

• 9/11 victim fund faces amendment hurdles

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  Sen. Rand Paul’s amendment would offset the costs of compensation by cutting other programs, including Medicaid

• Ala. 911 board approves $4.35 per call response fee

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  The board voted 4-0 to authorize Chairwoman Virginia Alexander to send out contract notices detailing the increase from $3.98 to $4.35 per call

• Mich. proposed legislation would allow first responders to administer EpiPens

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  Senate Bill 418, would allow departments to obtain prescriptions for, purchase and distribute EpiPens to firefighters, police with training on how to administer the drug

• Senators: Bill on 9/11 victims fund to be voted on next week

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  Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer reached an agreement with Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul to bring up the bill with two amendments

• Ohio workers' comp bill stripped of first responder PTSD coverage

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  A bid to save PTSD coverage for first responders fell one vote short in the conference committee

• GOP Sen. Rand Paul slows bill to boost 9/11 victims fund

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  Sen. Rand Paul questioned the bill's 70-year time frame and said any new spending should be offset by corresponding cuts

• House passes bill to reclassify 911 dispatchers as Protective Service Occupations

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  The 911 SAVES Act would reclassify dispatchers from ‘Office and Administrative Support Occupations’ to ‘Protective Service Occupations’

• New emergency service district proposed in Texas county

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  Texas officials plan to create Emergency Services District No. 3, which will cover rural communities, to keep pace with rising costs for emergency services

• House approves 9/11 victims fund bill, heads to Senate

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  The legislation, which fully funds and permanently reauthorizes the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, was approved by a 402-12 vote

• Report on 9/11 VCF bill estimates it will cost more than $10B

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  The federal government will have to spend more than an estimated $10 billion by 2029 in its efforts to compensate first responders and survivors

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