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.
Democrats blocked a GOP short-term bill, demanding reversal of Medicaid cuts and an extension of ACA premium tax credits, while Republicans rejected the trillion-dollar price tag
An OMB memo directs departments to plan “reductions in force” for lapsed-funded programs, going beyond past furloughs by eliminating positions
Fullerton’s mayor says consolidation has pushed prices to $1.2M, stretched delivery to four years, and forced older engines past NFPA lifespans
Community members raised around $400,000 for the Victor Fire Department, giving them more than enough to pay off their $200,000 loan
Susquehanna Township EMS Chief Matthew Baily wrote a letter in response to a Senate commission report and said responders are “woefully underfunded”
After two years of research, a team of experts has determined that it will cost between $9.5 and $12.7 billion over the next ten years to expand NG911
Voters in the Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District will have final say on whether or not the last volunteer fire agency in the county will remain independent
A SAFER Grant will pay for 75 percent of the newly-hired firefighters’ and EMS providers’ salaries for the next two years
New Orleans firefighters will receive a 10 percent pay bump as part of a nearly $702 million spending plan approved by city officials
The Demarest Volunteer Fire Department purchased 12 portable radios, which means all 33 volunteers now have their own equipment
According to a report, Pennsylvania needs to provide funding and take other action to fight a “public safety crisis” due to a decline in volunteer firefighters
Fairfield City Council rejected a fact finder’s recommendation on proposed wage increases for two years of the firefighter union’s three-year contract
The Peoria City Council voted 8-3 Tuesday to approve eliminating 22 firefighter and 16 police positions as part of a move to close a $6 million budget hole
More than 2,500 municipal governments will receive 2018 state tax-generated funds to distribute to volunteer firefighters relief associations
SAFER, The Fire Prevention & Safety Grant and AFG 2019 are all on the horizon, start the application process today
The improvements come after Oneida County experienced several issues, such as when mice chewed through phone lines, causing Verizon customers not to be able to contact 911
Mayor Sylvester Turner said the ballot initiative’s passage would force him to downsize the department, cause response times to rise and endanger public safety
Proposition B, which gives Houston firefighters pay that matches that of police officers of equal ranks, was passed by voters
Fire Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with U.S. Fire Administrator G. Keith Bryant at Fire-Rescue International about the six-year reauthorization of the AFG and SAFER grant programs approved by President Trump
After a lot of comments, complaints and dire warnings, Peoria officials voted in a nonbinding, advisory vote to approve cuts to the fire and police departments
Around 500 first responders in Philadelphia will be working on Election Day, and are not eligible for absentee ballots
Chief Alan Guitreau’s wife, Melissa, was arrested and accused of embezzling $225,000 after her husband reported her confession to him
Union president Ryan Brady said lives will be at risk if the city cuts two fire trucks and 22 firefighters as a proposed budget suggests
Around 20 to 25 firefighters were asked to cover their generic fire department shirts while voting, despite a lack of election law violation
If approved, Issue 39 would generate about $1.93 million annually to help fund the township’s part of the Miami Valley Fire District
The bill would include psychological injury as a condition that must be covered by Idaho’s Workers’ Compensation law for first responders
Reading Fire Department Chief William Stoudt said a lot of the costs are associated with an inability to recruit and keep paramedics
Individuals who want to become a paid firefighter with the Glasgow Fire Department may soon be able to apply when they are 18 years old
Joplin firefighters will see an average of a 2 to 4 percent pay raise next year
Failing to comply with these five AFG funding requirements could cause you to lose your grant or be required to repay it
San Jose city council will vote on a tentative agreement that would increase base pay each year for the next five years by at least 3 percent
Project Leave Behind provides Orange County responders with naloxone kits to distribute to the families of those treated for overdoses
The report said nationwide Next Generation 911 implementation will cost between $9.5 billion and $12.7 billion over 10 years
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