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.
To save $1M a year, the Folsom Fire Department will pull the engine at Station 38 and reassign crews, leaving an ambulance to operate from the station
How the various agency types differ across culture, budget and the mission to serve
Salisbury’s new firehouse replaces the 1956 station with three double bays, an engine and ladder company, and five integrated operations
FEMA has tweaked parts of AFG application process regarding turndown letters and funds monitoring upon award
The bill introduced by Rep. Chris Collins would create a national registry of firefighters who get cancer
The department was cited after two firefighters entered a structure to save a man’s life, breaking the state code that says three firefighters need to be on scene
Eligible volunteers can receive a tax credit of up to $250 on their earned income tax levied by the township
Fire Chief Chris Tubbs is representing the county in a statewide coalition calling for funds that would help pre-position resources in high risk areas
The current system in California could leave PG&E on the hook for as much as $15 billion for the fires last year
The Austin-Travis County EMS Employee Association and Lake Travis Fire Fighters Association are asking Travis County to reverse the funding cuts for ambulances
The State Assembly approved a bill that would replace “fireman” and “policeman” with “firefighter” and “police officer”
Legislators added several rules to a newly-approved tax break, including one that says the responder must have been employed in the state at the time of injury
City Secretary Anna Russell has one week to finish verifying a petition firefighters submitted last summer seeking pay parity or risk being hauled into court
El Pomar Foundation and Anschutz Foundation each pledged $250,000, which will be given to the Colorado Springs Fire Department and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
Carol Colby, 86, donated $60,000 to four emergency response agencies, but her family wants to use the money to pay off her debts and cover funeral expenses
Officials said 911 centers are suffering because the New York government is diverting the monthly funds collected from the $1.20 fee into the state’s general fund
Mayor Joseph Butler Jr. insisted he will press on with his views about how the city can save money by changing the contract with the firefighters’ union
The Mattoon Fire Department will now be able to hire more firefighters after a judge said the city broke a contract by cutting down on their employees
The grant could be used to rehire laid-off firefighters, retain firefighters facing layoffs, fill positions vacated through attrition or hire new firefighters
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recovered $80,814 for the Coal Township Volunteer Firemen’s Relief Association that was sitting unclaimed with the treasury
Fire Chief Gary Brunoli proposed funding be cut for a volunteer department instead of laying off a paid firefighter
The bill would give volunteer fire departments the ability to make up the extensive costs of ambulance services by billing insurance companies
The Volunteer Fire Assistance Program provides assistance to organize, train and equip fire departments in rural areas
A chronic shortage of firefighters motivated selectmen to consider eliminating the town’s fire service, but officials voted to keep the department
SB 541 would have used a surcharge on insurance policies to fund benefits for firefighters presumed to have gotten cancer from their work
Aodhan O’Ferrell is cycling “from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean” to raise awareness about “move over” laws after being hit on the highway five years ago
Sen. Terrence Murphy said the bill is meant to help responders who were sickened by their efforts at Ground Zero get the help they need
The Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act would help children whose first responder parents have died by increasing grant funding
The bill would increase firefighter safety by requiring GPS locations to be provided for wildfire crews and allowing drones to scout wildfires in real-time
Officials said the debt is largely due to a change in assumptions the plan uses to project how much money it will need
FEMA opens the SAFER grant application period for career, combination and volunteer firefighter recruitment assistance
The purchase comes six months after Hurricane Harvey’s flooding, which exposed glaring inadequacies in the Houston Fire Department’s high-water rescue fleet
The bill, which was recently passed by county council, replaced all references of “fireman” to “firefighter” in the code
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