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.
To maintain quick response times Rahway is replacing its aging pumper, ensuring continued service reliability as the current vehicle nears the end of its 15-year lifespan
Lawmakers argue that a “consolidated market power” is impacting fire department readiness
Free cancer screening in response to recent legislation will help detect cancer in approximately 900 firefighters every two years
Colton Fire Chief Tom Hendrix said Colton will need to eliminate nine firefighter positions
China to prosecute 24 people for bribery and other crimes related to an apartment building fire that killed 58 people in Nov.
City employees and Bloomfield residents voiced concerns over acceptance of a SAFER grant that would hire four firefighters
FDNY medical board to reconsider whether heart, lung damage firefighter suffered as a 9/11 responder contributed to drowning death
The SAFER grant will allow four firefighters to staff each fire apparatus; currently, 66 percent of all calls are manned by fire trucks with only three
All four new hires will start academy training in March
The closure helped fire officials meet $1.3 million in cuts
A measure to restore the Assistance to Firefighters Grants and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response was approved
The $811,800 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will fund three firefighter positions for two years
Building industry, businesses say mandate requiring all new homes to have fire sprinklers will depress home sales, but firefighters say it will save lives
Camden cut about one-third of the city’s firefighters on January 18, while Atlantic City laid off 30
Department is planning to add a new ladder truck to its fleet by the end of the year but needs the public’s help to fund
Instead city of Kimball approved a bid that cost about $9,000 more
Firefighter wife settled her wrongful-death lawsuit against 2 security companies for ‘mishandling’ initial fire report
Fire Chief Mike Grant said the building requires substantial renovations to continue to hold fire equipment and serve as a base for firefighters
The E-One truck was the unanimous choice of Richmond firefighters
Voters gave it independence but no taxing authority
Ruling states city of Richmond violated no civil rights or labor laws by laying off 18 firefighters during a fiscal crisis in 2003
Appeals exhausted 4 years after jury awarded $4.5 million to families of 2 girls, killed, seriously injured by a flailing fire hose
Fire chief said money will replace outdated equipment on 4 engines and ladder truck
$30 million in budget cuts proposed for 2011-12, making it harder for state and local firefighters to work together
The FDNY has pitched the fee as part of a plan to cut $58 million in costs from its $1.4 billion annual budget
Judge said fire at group home was foreseeable and preventable
A city proposal would scatter the two-person crews to three fire stations around the city, putting them closer to the emergency calls
One-third of the city’s firefighters are expected to lose their jobs; firefighters planned to march to City Hall
The Camden County borough let three firefighters go last spring
County supervisors abandoned a proposal to close 3 fire stations to save money, close fire dept’s $4.3 million budget gap
Last year, new vehicle purchases were put on hold, pay cuts and furloughs went into effect, and a contract for a DC-10 aerial tanker was canceled
Grant is part of nearly $2 million being awarded to 12 communities across Mass.