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• City files lawsuit to overturn order that it must hire more firefighters

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  An arbitrator ordered that staffing at the New York department must increase from six firefighters per shift to nine

• Mich. city FD says increased medical runs have consumed budget

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  The city’s mayor said options include opting out of EMS services or cutting other services unless changes to funding or the county EMS system are made

• Calif. city could start charging nonresidents for EMS

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  The change could help the city's fire department recover more of the costs of providing fee-related EMS services

• Wage costs rise to $5 billion as firefighter overtime surges by 65% in Calif.

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  Unprecedented wildfires have taxed California firefighters and the state's budget as overtime increased by over half in the last decade

• How fire departments can gain community support at the ballot box

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  Many departments need community support for financial or organizational requests – and this requires a different type of preplanning and action

• Philadelphia reopens 4 fire companies closed during the Great Recession

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  The city has hired 121 firefighter-EMTs to staff the companies with help from a FEMA grant

• Fla. firefighters attend mental health awareness training

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  The training is a requirement of Senate Bill 376 that states employing agencies must provide educational training related to mental health awareness, prevention, mitigation and treatment

• Md. town asks county to cover more EMS costs

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  The town wants to be repaid nearly $400,000 for service to another part of the county

• Ky. hospitals fund FD's cash-strapped community paramedicine program

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  The program, which was set to run out of funding in January, has helped reduce ambulance runs while providing non-emergency medical care to those in need

• What to know about the Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act

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  How the new bill informs decision-making before, during and after wildland incidents

• Pa. House approves bills to aid stressed first responders

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  Lawmakers passed 16 bills in the last two weeks aimed at supporting first responders, including mental health initiatives and tax credits

• President Trump tweets on wildfire aid to Calif.: 'No more'

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  President Trump said that Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff had failed to properly manage the state's forests, causing a string of recent blazes

• Pa. bill would exclude volunteer fire, EMS depts. from open records requests

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  Legislators said they have seen how hard it is to recruit and retain volunteers and that the paperwork required with fulfilling requests would be "burdensome"

• Pa. House passes bills to address volunteer fire, EMS shortage

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  Length of service awards, college loan forgiveness, tuition assistance and local property tax credits may soon be among the incentives available to responders

• NY increases benefits for families of fallen firefighters, police officers

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  The legislation increases the cost of living benefits by 3% for spouses of fallen firefighters and police officers

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