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.
Vital firefighter-focused programs are coming to a screeching halt as a result of the recent NIOSH layoffs, undoing thousands of hours of work by dedicated researchers
The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program and the WTC Health Program are also casualties in this latest government program reduction in force
Senator Tim Sheehy, a former firefighting pilot and founder of an aerial firefighting company, is pushing for the Forest Service to end its own aircraft inspections, calling them redundant to FAA checks
The new firehouse will total 30,000 square feet of garage space, including four bays for vehicles
Volunteers are required to pay $1,500 and firefighters must take the course on their own time
The station was lost in a fire; the former president and treasurer was voted out for breach of trust and misappropriation of funds
Cal Fire state firefighters would be contrated to run San Carlos fire services
A budget-cutting proposal would take selected ambulances out of service for 12 hours at a time
He allegedly embezzled more than $375,000 from the Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Several Salt Lake County fire departments will soon have Bluetooth technology that allows EMTs to transmit EKG data directly to hospitals
The issue came to light during firefighter union negotiations, when a union leader said firefighters could smell beer on the chief’s breath
The 103 firefighters in the Arlington Heights Fire Department would have gotten 3.75 percent raises in the fiscal year beginning May 1
Union firefighters have been working without a raise since their contract expired in 2006, but an arbitrator could grant them a 20 percent raise
More than 50 fire department members showed up at a council meeting in support of the 31-year veteran
The city doesn’t want to pay for alcohol costs at the funeral, claiming liability issues and other concerns
The volunteers are angry over passage of a law that requires them to re-apply for their positions
The department’s chief is asking firefighters to spend less time at commercial gyms during a stand to avoid pay cuts and layoffs
Bid for new training follows reports of multiple failures in system
Fire Chief Rick Smart is crafting a proposed budget and plan to equip and operate a fire department
The measure would essentially require firefighters at the scene of a wildfire to respond in areas that do not belong to a district
New dorms and a temporary office building are planned for the 72-member volunteer Fire Department
This year’s plan carries a price tag of $1,657,700, which is $37,300 less than last year’s proposal
The department racked up a record $27.5 million in overtime in 2009
Proposal would expand the accidental-death benefit to six months after active service ends
The plan would force all current volunteers to re-apply for their positions and go through interviews
The purchase is part of an effort to equip all fire departments in the region with interchangeable equipment
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