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.
Grant awardees are reportedly unable to conduct drawdowns from already approved grant fund accounts
Last month the White House paused federal funding to align with Trump’s agenda, disputing the court’s authority to intervene
Town of Ulster officials are allowing a property tax reduction to first responders who live in a district other than the one they serve
East Contra Costa Fire District, which serves approximately 105,000 people, will redistribute the firefighters among the remaining six stations it operates
Fire Chief Travis Brown hopes to take advantage of lower prices as sellers look to move the latest models
60 firetrucks will go from six to five firefighters in order to save 20 fire companies
The SAFER grant will pay the cost of six additional firefighters for two years and CAFA will be responsible for picking up the cost in the third year
To receive the grant, El Monte has to come up with $540,000 to pay a portion of operations
The SAFER grants were the highest in the country for the round
The Clark County firefighters union posted a YouTube video that shows a heavy-rescue supervisor expressing concerns
A ladder truck, a fire engine, and a rescue ambulance has been taken out of service for the remainder of this month and for at least 160 days
Cash-strapped departments all over the state had faced possible shut down due to hikes in Workers’ Compensation coverage
The shift change would allow firefighters to work two days on, and four days off
Funding and staffing have not matched the increase in call volume, according to officials
A new process awards funding based on need, rather than a simple flat rate for all departments
The Pottsville Fire Department grant is part of a $1.2 million grant package
Employers and insurers would have the burden to prove cancer is unrelated to the profession
The loss of six positions won’t mean layoffs but rather cuts in overtime pay
Voters approved a $412 million bond measure to shore up and expand the city’s emergency water supply system, upgrade fire stations and construct a public safety building
Response times already slowed by an average of 32 seconds per call after closing one fire station and having 15 fewer firefighters
The next closest station is almost a mile away from the neighborhood, through several busy intersections
Adopt-a-Hydrant program saves money by avoiding professional painting costing $50 to $75 for each hydrant
North Las Vegas agrees not to lay off any union firefighters during the fiscal year and will increase annual leave by 2.9 hours each pay period
LODD health and death benefits will now be extended to families who lose a firefighter in a training accident
Distributors and retailers of home oxygen systems would be required to inform local fire departments of addresses
The contract would give firefighters a raise of 16.5 percent over four years back to 2006, including a 2.5 percent hike for drug testing
Union leaders will have a chance to save some of their members’ jobs by giving back money in salary and benefits
Without funding, minimum staffing would be reduced from 19 firefighters to 18
Proposed funding includes $104 million earmarked to retrofit the aging system
The new city budget eliminates four firefighters, but maintains services with overtime
Now houses fire fighters, paramedics
The plan would expand current city 9/11 health programs to cover an additional 25,000 responders and 25,000 survivors
The Fullerton Firefighters Association said they were being treated unfairly compared with other city bargaining units