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.
Lower Merion Township offers a 100% real estate tax credit to active volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel who live and own property in the township
After battling cancer and enduring costly treatments, Westport Firefighter Paul Spennato advocates for early detection to protect his fellow firefighters
Trump’s spending bill keeps firefighter pay raises but cuts thousands of federal jobs, raising wildfire concerns
Fire chief says there has been no wrong doing and the audit will bear that out
Fire chiefs oppose policy of insurer paying patient directly, saying it leads to fraud
By approving two amendments the house restored the grant programs to FY2012 levels
Crash did not affect response times, was attributed to ‘routine maintenance’
District now preparing for layoffs and station closures in the next several weeks
City will pay $700K for the new rig and refurbish one of old aerial trucks
Recent events have renewed calls for federal government to speed up efforts to modernize nation’s firefighting aircraft fleet
The hiring will allow the fire department to reopen one of its fire stations
SAFER grants put much needed boots on the street
A second near crash rekindles questions about the adequacy of the Forest Service’s fleet
The newly graduated recruits will allow the city to reopen a fire station closed in 2008
The report offers different cost-savings proposals including consolidation and automatic mutual aid
City manager said this is the first major cut to the fire department in five years
Council voted nearly unanimously for the merger but the union plans to file a grievance
Long-standing tensions, lack of permits draw attention to new training house
644 volunteer fire departments received the annual grants that help buy firefighting equipment
County commissioners decide to allocate funds; town’s residents would have had to pay higher insurance rates
Aldermen got raises 5 years ago, but latest crop, elected last year, returned money Tuesday
Money raised from selling special license plates was earmarked for anti-terrorism preparation, but went to plug deficit
Fire department’s budget will decrease about 13 percent to about $160 million
Rising fuel and operating costs require fire fee to increase by $25
A small Tenn. town fighting just to exist may have funding stripped from its fire department
The higher up residents live, the greater their fire fee
Officials are proposing an increase from $25 per year to $37.50 per year per home
Consolidation makes sense according to consultant; allocation of costs seen as a burden
Voters defeated warrant article that would have increased overtime appropriation, allowed for hiring of 4 additional firefighters
Union president: Costs won’t be realistic if another community steps in
Four ladders and one rescue truck are among the proposed budget cuts
$4.2 million in cuts; may subcontract fire and police services to neighboring communities
Fire union leader will square off against tax group over long-term funding for fire service