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.
Midland, Saginaw and Bay City fire departments will replace 120 SCBA units, with new expected in service by summer 2026
Months after a crash destroyed its tanker, Boones Mill firefighters say a county loaner is inadequate and push for a $1.01M custom replacement
The city unveiled 10 engines, 13 ambulances and 6 command vehicles to sustain fast response times and replace aging rigs
The Iowa city’s eight remaining firefighters who aren’t cross-trained as public safety officers have been placed on administrative leave
An emergency declaration by President Donald Trump would allow disaster relief funds to be used to assist state and local responses
The two representatives plan to offer the bill as an alternative to the workers’ compensation bill already passed by the state House
Under the proposed act, federal grant funding for mental wellness support would no longer carry a funding match requirement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 205 applicants to test the program for five years
The city will become one of the first to try the program, which is designed to reduce Medicare costs by reimbursing non-hospital transports
A county commissioner with 44 years of firefighting experience testified in support of the proposal
The Wisconsin EMTs received rabies vaccines in 2018 after treating a woman who was foaming at the mouth and later died
Under current law, volunteers may only be covered if they are injured during an emergency response and not during other on-duty activities
The Stockton Fire Department plans to train more of its firefighters as paramedics through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Investigators said the parking operation was likely in violation of county rules on gifts and exchange of money for official actions
The alternative bill would fund workers’ compensation for first responders with PTSD through a different department
The “Community Heroes Protection Act” would stiffen penalties for attacks on firefighters, EMS personnel, police and correction officers
Lincoln Fire and Rescue seeks to add an eighth medic unit to address overwhelming call volumes
If voters in Bloomfield Township vote no on the upcoming millage vote, a projected 22 firefighter-paramedics could lose their jobs
Pennsylvania Water Rescue has been saving people from the Delaware and Lehigh rivers for nearly 40 years
The proposed budget includes a $50 million increase in funds to bolster the wildland fire management workforce
The chief previously highlighted an incident involving a patient taking an Uber while waiting for an ambulance to make his case
Detailing key changes to the latest grant application process
USFA would receive nearly $3 million in additional funding, while AFG and SAFER programs would be cut by more than $10 million
The bills increase the list of cancer types that will be considered work-related when firefighters seek worker’s compensation
Law enforcement, EMS and civic leaders joined forces to fund a valuable communication app and get it in the hands of first responders
Days after firefighters and town leaders clashed over the station’s closing at a public meeting, a new report detailed the misuse of relief funds
The bills, which passed the state Senate, would allow departments with paid staff to receive funding previously reserved for volunteers
A tie-breaker was needed to finalize the vote to cancel the city’s contract with a private ambulance service
Bills proposed by state lawmakers would expand firefighting resources at the Department of Forestry and increase prescribed burns and forest thinning
The Plymouth Township Fire Rescue Tilbury 169 Station, just up the road from the diner, was unable to respond after closing in August
The agencies are seeking support to create a ballot measure to approve the merger, which officials say would improve service
The harmful chemicals were found in fish from Lake Monona, prompting the legislation
The federal budget includes increased funding for AFG, SAFER and VFA, plus resources for the National Firefighter Registry and more
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