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.
Republicans and Democrats sounded the alarm over Kennedy’s plan to gut NIOSH, warning it could cripple the 9/11 health program that thousands of first responders and survivors rely on
The Laramie County Fire Authority is asking for $250,000 in emergency grant funding, warning that without it, local taxpayers could bear the cost of high-interest loans
Facing rising wildfire risk and funding challenges, Santa Clara County will merge its two fire districts this summer
The Pittsfield Fire Department will increase its ranks from 60 to 64 and overall staffing from 90 to 94
Congressional Fire Services Institute also hosted seminars addressing issues that directly relate to the safety of first responders
The cuts aim to reduce a budget deficit of about $450,000
Fire Chief Brian Murphy said he would be forced to close fire stations or mothball trucks
The proposal would give the court the discretion to add up to five years in prison to the sentence of anyone who kills an emergency responder
The East Contra Costa Fire District serves approximately 105,000 people over a 250-square-mile area
Supporters of the firefighters and squad members lined up on opposite sides of a town meeting after an ambulance squad was disbanded
Any vacancies due to illnesses, injuries or vacations will instead result in the loss of a fire engine for the day in Montebello
The Justice Department determined that the reading portion of the test gave whites an advantage over blacks
Firefighters are poised to get a 19 percent raise over 4 years and retroactive pay in a package that could cost the city $74 million
Fire officials say the $323,000 will be used topurchase radios, laptops and defibrillators
A member from the rescue squad said firefighters showed up to their headquarters and took equipment
State law says that part-time township employees without health and pension benefits aren’t supposed to work more than 1,500 hours a year
The panel was asked to define equality and describe what diversity in the fire service should be like
The firefighters have been feuding with their board over what they criticize as a lack of spending to replace old equipment, including trucks and breathing equipment
Towns, counties, fire departments, EMS, and other agencies all benefitted from money, with the main goal of building NIMS compliance
The fire department would take over car extrications, hazardous material situations, and confined space rescues
The Chambersburg Borough Council approved two ordinances that put bilingualism stipulations into fire department hiring policies
The local fire union is fighting to keep an engine company and truck company operating
Buffalo’s nearly 700 firefighters are faced with a 5.5 percent wage decrease and paying back raises since 2007
The department, with 15 volunteers, is focused on expanding its inventory of equipment used in fire response
Riverside County faces significant budget constraints and might have to close fire stations
A board of supervisors voted unanimously to consolidate Millersville, West Lancaster, Washington Boro and Highville companies
It could also share other positions such as fire marshal, battalion chief, management assistant and administrative secretary
Moving just one position could save county taxpayers a bit more than $101,000 a year with no change to response times
The state’s fire union is behind the proposal, which the EMS commission calls ‘preposterous’ and a threat to patients’ lives
Budgets cuts and a mounting call load on too few stations are being blamed as departments fall short of standards
The bill would provide workers compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder for police, firefighters and EMTs, both volunteer and paid
The department operated on a budget of roughly $435,000 last year, including about $340,000 in residential donations
One firefighter was injured when a ceiling collapsed and another firefighter was burned