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.
House Bill 1597 creates a misdemeanor for bystanders who fail to back off at least 25 feet when ordered to do so by a first responder performing their duty
Kalamazoo Township has started construction on the $11 million Eastwood Fire Station, funded by a $1M state grant and a township-wide special assessment, featuring three extended truck bays, updated crew quarters and a community room
Former Cornersville Chief Matt Fox and his crew stepped down, citing administrative strain, burnout and funding challenges
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
The Youngstown Fire Department will eliminate three fire captain and three lieutenant positions in an effort to alleviate financial troubles
Fire Chief Darryl Jones, who is seeking the upgrade, estimated that 430 buildings that are six stories or higher would be required to have the sprinklers
A bipartisan group is asking their counterparts in Congress to permanently fund the program designed to help responders and other victims of the attacks
The Montana State Firemen’s Association is pushing to get a health and safety bill passed that would give firefighters financial coverage if they get cancer
“This expenditure results in a zero gain of safety for the citizens,” retired Wilkes-Barre Chief Jacob Lisman said
The AFG Notice of Funding Opportunity has been released for fiscal year 2018
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