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.
Scrutiny is being applied only to projects using money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, from the administration
Funding for the WTC Health Program is secured through 2027, but a federal resolution passed in December 2024 left its long-term financial future uncertain
Workers who clear trails, remove forest debris, aid firefighters and secure wildfire funds warn that staffing cuts endanger public safety
The city wants to cut the 1.5 percent pension raise that firefighters got a year ago and freeze three spots recently vacated
The ordinance would require volunteer firefighters to go through an application-and-interview process to continue
The DHS grant would cover the new firefighters’ salaries and benefits for two years
Opening the hydrants is a federal offense which could be punishable by 20 years in prison and $50,000 fine if seen as an act of terrorism
Officials seek to hire a chief to create a fire department to replace an inactive volunteer unit
A heated discussion over the purchase of a new ladder truck hospitalized the fire chief with chest pains
Spending reductions in the 2010 city budget forced the elimination of a 106-year-old ladder company, which would have responded to a fatal fire
The department is revising the budget to hire more firefighters and immediately reduce brownouts
Critics say county residents have not been notified of possible reductions in service
City fire officials are seeking recruits for a training academy that begins in June