Legislation and Funding
As part of the FireRescue1 Legislation & Funding topic, we highlight articles that will affect the bottom line of fire department budgets and operations.
With fires now just 4% of incidents, San Jose has shifted toward fees for EMS through Prop 26, which enabled cost recovery for medical care and transport
Built with a voter-approved bond, East Pierce Fire’s new Bonney Lake fire station unites administrative staff and firefighters under one roof
The bill offers first-time homebuyer assistance with $0 down and no monthly mortgage insurance for qualified law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS providers
With more questions than answers, county officials are seeking a deeper audit from the state
In an unprecedented move, voters opted to spend $300K more than budgeted to keep all their fire stations open
Staffing has not gone up in the Indian city since fire service was established in the 1980s despite population growth
Mayor hopes grant will rehire most of164 firefighters to be laid off due to budget constraints
Financial disagreement has hobbled construction of ground zero museum meant to memorialize those lost
County supervisor: ‘What level of service is the public willing to pay for?’
18% reduction of ranks could put residents, city’s overworked firefighters at greater risk
Mayor expects city will get federal grant to fund and restore 108 of those positions
Inadequate employer contributions, declining investment income, shrinking base of active employees contributed
Town official noticed unusual charges on fire department’s fire truck gasoline credit card
Extras often are jokingly referred to inside Chicago firehouses and at City Hall as ‘junk pays’ or ‘funny money’
Union leaders say the depth of the cuts now leaves the public in danger
Fort Wayne City Council supported paying nearly $10 million for system despite not knowing exactly how to pay for it
Use hard numbers to guide your decision on whether to keep and repair or dump that old apparatus
Brought in to analyze LAFD’s response time reporting, Jeffrey Godown called for dramatic changes data analysis approach
Staff might be needed to staff proposed new station
The privately owned helicopters will be available anywhere in the United States
Volunteers allowed city’s elected officials, municipal employees, business community representatives to go through 4 evolutions of training
$3.67 million facility would shorten response times to section of Topeka previously without a station
Motion claims closing fire departments puts people’s lives and property in jeopardy during fire
The fee would pay for firefighting equipment and personnel
Mayor blames provincial government for not providing adequate ambulance service to rural areas
President Barack Obama signed bill Wednesday hastening addition of those aircraft at cost of $24 million
5 firefighters were injured, 1 seriously, in blaze that destroyed Walker Community United Methodist Church
3 fire stations to close, 16 of district’s 43 firefighters will lose their jobs
New campaign video focuses on Republican’s ‘job elimination plan’
Announcement said organization would soon be contracting 1 air tanker from Alaska, 4 from Canada
16 of city’s 43 firefighters will lose their jobs; three stations will close their doors
Mayor’s chief of staff: ‘It’s going to be hard to sustain [the pension fund] without major [city] contributions’
The high court decided against involving itself in cases it heard in 2009