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.
Facing rising wildfire risk and funding challenges, Santa Clara County will merge its two fire districts this summer
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
PFAS are man-made chemicals that have been used in products worldwide since the 1950s, including firefighting foam
The union’s request came less than a week after a state district judge ruled Proposition B unconstitutional and void
The department needs money for more ambulances and $2 million to add improvements and staff to reopen Fire Station 9.
The bill would allow volunteer firefighters and EMS workers to receive refundable tax credits for equipment purchases and for education-related activities and travel
Many of the new firefighters will begin work at Houston fire stations as early as Saturday.
A town hall audience of about three dozen fire company representatives opened up with questions, gripes and suggestions in a wide-ranging, two-hour exchange
The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association quickly said it would appeal the judge’s ruling, and later filed a “notice of appeal” with her court
The bill mandates overtime pay for local firefighters after they work an “average” 42-hour week — which is already the case in most, but not all, Rhode Island communities
The chief said her must-haves are biophilia — or focusing the design on nature to improve mental health — and decontamination areas
Officials are leaning towards building a new station instead of renovating the current one
The crackdown comes two weeks after the city council approved laying off more than 300 city workers, which included firefighters
Senate Bill 45 would waive turnpike tolls for emergency vehicles responding to an urgent call or those escorting fallen first responders or service members
The legislation designates nine different types of cancer as occupational injuries
Fire and Emergency Services Dinner focuses on family and recognizing difference-makers
A state district judge ordered the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association and Mayor Sylvester Turner to enter mediation over the implementation of the measure
The Florida Firefighters Safety and Health Collaborative and the Denver Fire Department are co-recipients of the 2019 Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award
The bill seeks to add more protections for fire protection districts that could have part of their territories annexed by nearby municipalities
A proposed bill would open up special state retirement plans that previously were available only to police, fire and EMS personnel
A new bill would shift the burden of proof away from first responders and place it on the agencies to disprove mental trauma on the job
A bill that would grant firefighters cancer coverage is being fast-tracked to clear the legislature this year
Members of the volunteer department continue to sit in their three-year-old fire station off state Route 79 to make sure the county doesn’t try to swoop in and seize the station and the equipment inside
Fire department policies go beyond liability to increase firefighter safety and reduce the risk for preventable injuries and line of duty deaths
The legislation would require local governments to provide full coverage for cancer to firefighters, including disability and death benefits
The Houston city council is scheduled to consider a measure to lay off 220 Houston firefighters
For the second time in a month, the Floyd County Council declined to fund the purchase of a third ambulance, but EMS officials won’t take no for an answer
House Speaker José Oliva said that he believes the issue should be dealt with at the local level
The volunteer service tax credit program was created by state Act 172
Since 2007, the R.I. State Association of Firefighters has logged more than $290,413 on political spending
The LAFCO vote to dissolve the district signaled the end of the last volunteer fire department in the region
Formally known as the Move Over Law, it requires drivers to vacate the lane closest if there are first responders, public works employees or tow-truck operators on the shoulder
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