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.
Areas of focus included preparing for wildfire and WUI events, managing lithium battery fires, and new approaches to firefighter health and wellness
The Los Angeles City Council’s committee voted to cut 42 Emergency Incident Technician positions from the fire department, a move opposed by interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva
Virginia Beach’s new budget includes pay increases, boosts for public safety salaries, and funding for new firefighters and fire apparatus to ease staffing shortages and burnout
A2886 cleared the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee after advocates for the measure argued that it’s a matter of life and death for their coworkers
Current state law only lets EMS and law enforcement agencies make such reimbursement requests
One official said the integration allows for the deployment of EMS providers from an additional 10 locations throughout the territory
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Polk County Fire Rescue will hire a full-time recruiter and offer $8,000 signing bonuses plus paid paramedic training
About $18 million in federal funding will go toward a new Nacimiento Fire Station
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Vancouver voters approved Proposition 2, a tax hike to improve fire services, but the department cannot tap into levy funds until 2023
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The money will go towards tools, truck repairs and communication devices
Firms would be required to consider all safety actions taken by a property owner when pricing coverage and let consumers access their wildfire risk score
Capt. James ‘Dustin’ Samples’ widow, Jennifer Samples said, “we had built an incredible life, made plans for the future — and PTSD stole all that from us”
The proposal was put forth in the wake of the deadly January fire that killed three city firefighters
There are several ways to help AFG and SAFER funding reach more volunteer and rural fire departments
Prairie Du Pont Fire Protection District Chief Jerame Simmons was pardoned after committing arson at 18
The potential payments to EMS providers, firefighters and police officers are part of the governor’s $74.1 billion plan that goes to the state legislature
The Vermont senator met with fire and EMS members in January to hear their concerns brought on by the pandemic
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The infrastructure package also includes $3.2 billion for wildfire prevention, $600 million for federal firefighter pay, and funds for wildfire response planning
“Grant funding like this — particularly from the state — is needed to keep current with equipment,” said Gardner Fire Chief Greg Lagoy
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
High profile fires in Philadelphia and New York highlight the need for additional community outreach and education
Volunteers are doing whatever it takes to fund their future
“We’re at an extreme need where I need bodies on the floor,” said Ellsworth Fire Chief Scott Guillerault
The comptroller’s office says Terry Gaylor Jr. used Olean Fire Department funds to write checks to himself and to cover personal spending at Verizon and Amazon
The Build Back Better and High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive acts include public housing upgrades and a fire sprinkler tax incentive
With the purchase, the city’s paid and volunteer FDs will all be on the same mobile communications system and able to communicate with mutual-aid units
As part of the First Responder Training and Recruitment Grant Program, each municipality and fire district is eligible to receive a grant of up to $100,000
Members of the Cosmopolis Fire Department said the mayor was accountable for taking away “necessary funding, and leadership where it was most needed”
The measure would remove restrictions on mileage reimbursements and on buying electrolyte drinks and kitchen equipment
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