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.
Federal services are disrupted, flights face delays and hundreds of thousands of workers go unpaid as negotiations remain deadlocked
Proceeds from Francis and Annola Schweitzberger’s donated farm helped build a modern facility with upgraded apparatus and safety features
Following the defeat of Measure S, Santee funded a $2M interim station to boost coverage while officials seek money for a $21M permanent station
Volunteer fire and emergency services personnel are exposed to the same dangers as members of paid companies, and they certainly deserve the same protections under the law
The bills were signed in honor of firefighter Victor Breeden, who lost his battle with cancer that he got from inhaling dangerous toxins
A priority for the fire departments is getting new self-containing breathing apparatuses that provide fire crews with fresh air while firefighting
The Centers for Disease Control will track cancer rates among firefighters for the next five years
The Robertson Fire Protection District said Hazelwood’s contract cancellation was illegal and that the city owed the district at least $3.2 million
The department may stop assigning a fifth firefighter to 15 companies in an effort to cover increasing medical leave costs
The New York State Financial Restructuring Board recommended the Potsdam Fire Department cut all of its paid fire truck drivers to save money
The Tulsa Fire Department said at least 16 fire truck air conditioning systems are currently not functioning
The Kern County Fire Department said its wildland firefighters’ proximity to soil while creating fuel breaks makes them more susceptible to valley fever
“I am glad that the committee heard this community’s concerns and acted to keep the World Trade Center Health Program working as is,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney said
The bill would fine people convicted of flying unauthorized drones and possibly send them to jail for a year
Officials are considering charging the county to house their ambulances in city buildings in an effort to raise money for new fire stations
“This is just a token of our appreciation and how much we value you and your service to our town,” First Selectman Mark Nickerson said
The legislation calls for the creation of an anonymous, voluntary registry for firefighters that includes medical history and career details
Senate Bill 6145, which took effect in June, gives legal permanent residents the right to apply to be first responders
Officials said the proposal calls for the city of Muskegon to dismantle its fire department and contract fire service from Muskegon Heights
The quarterly grants offer fire departments a way to fund smaller projects and needs outside of the larger federal funding opportunities
Around 150 firefighters went to Raleigh to ask legislators to pass a bill they say is currently being blocked by a senator
Officials, citing the need for action after last fall’s catastrophic and deadly October fires, also agreed to spend $800,000 to recruit and retain firefighters
More than 2,000 people have paid the $25 membership fee to be part of the Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department’s club launched to help fund operations
Instead of formally logging the hours, employees struck agreements with their supervisors, privately keeping track of “pocket time” in the fire department
Some city officials and cycling activists questioned the proposed use of the money for overtime rather than to make streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians
Greensboro firefighters currently start at $13 an hour and get 13 hours of overtime a month despite working 56 hours a week
Marion County voted to approve an amended contract with the county’s fire rescue union to increase the pay of paramedics and firefighter/paramedics
“Dispatchers are now answering approximately 1,000 more calls per day. That’s about 1,000 more calls from seven years ago,” Mayor Mark Farrell said
The 600-member Buffalo Fire Department has been operating without a commissioner or deputy commissioner since the beginning of May
Should the controversial merger go forward, the grant funds will help ease the cost of moving Grand Rapids dispatchers into the county dispatch center
In an effort to reduce the risk of firefighter cancer, the Senate voted to spend $420,000 to help departments buy extractors that will help remove carcinogens
A judge ordered that the teen must make payments towards a restitution of $36,618,330.24 for 10 years, after which he can stop if he complies
The bill makes death benefits retroactively effective Jan. 1 to help the families of firefighters who died while responding to a fatal crash
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