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.
The Enhancing First Response Act would recognize dispatchers’ lifesaving role and improve emergency communications infrastructure
After reporting on smoke-linked illnesses and pressure from lawmakers, the agency will stock and provide N95s for light use, while still barring masks during arduous work
NYC’s pause on $850K Stabilization Fund payments has unions covering medical benefits for widows and children of 9/11 first responders
Officials said expenses in recruiting and training newer employees will likely offset the decrease in pay scale expenses due to newer employees being paid less
The city of Salisbury is seeking the return of property and money after the firefighters separated from the Salisbury Fire Department
“What if you have a call and the ambulance has to try and find your house ... for an emergency reason, a heart attack or something?” Councilman Dino Loprieto said
Sen. Bill Nelson introduced legislation to modernize 911 systems by accelerating federal efforts to upgrade that crucial public safety infrastructure
City officials reinstated the company’s monthly funding and returned the seized fire company equipment paid for by the city
Commissioners said they would limit the fire department’s funding until it removes the flag, paying only for fuel and maintenance
The National Institute on Money in State Politics said homebuilders have spent $24 million since 2014 to block sprinkler laws
A new state law limits the amount of time police and firefighters can continue to receive credit in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan
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The department was shut down because the city did not have the money to replace the old equipment and the aging fire station
The union posted a message on Facebook, saying “there has not been transparency or community involvement”
Gov. Matt Bevin said the pensions don’t have enough money to make required payments to retirees into the future
Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers asked for $7.4 billion to rebuild after fires tore through the heart of wine country, killing more than 40 people
The measure allows the retirees who were not part of Social Security in their government employment to deduct more of their pension income from being taxed
Proposition 6 would provide tax breaks for spouses of responders killed in the line of duty, but it only applies if they are not remarried
Climbing the ranks of the fire service often fails to prepare new chiefs to discuss financial issues with local elected and appointed officials
The House voted 232-188 to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning projects on federal lands
FEMA Administrator Brock Long said recovering from the recent spate of disasters will be tremendously expensive
Union leaders said cutting a fire truck and 11 firefighters would compromise the safety of both residents and firefighters
Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order to create a statewide 911 agency after it was revealed they had no group to oversee the services
Seattle Firefighters Union wrote a letter to the council and said that restricting the city from addressing unauthorized camps poses a hazard for firefighters
The decision leaves intact the Arizona Court of Appeals’ ruling that the state doesn’t have a legal duty to protect property from naturally caused wildfires
The President’s declaration of a “National Public Health Emergency” falls well short of tackling the scourge of opioid overdose deaths
Fire captain Robert Wing said hearing Mayor Mark Holland make public statements about cutting the fire department is what led the firefighters to demonstrate
David Badillo refused an invitation to a reception hosted by Theresa May because he has to work a second job due to pay cuts
Among the types of cancers covered under the law are lung, prostate, breast, urinary and melanoma if the firefighter meets certain eligibility requirements
The bill would authorize hundreds of millions in new spending to help at-risk communities prevent wildfires and create a pilot program to cut down trees
The federal government’s Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance helps users identify federal assistance programs and improves coordination
The measure would allow the retirees to deduct more of their pension income from being taxed if they were born after 1952 and were retired as of Jan. 1, 2013
The federal government spent more than $2.7 billion on firefighting in the last budget year, a record that surpassed the previous high point of $2.1 billion
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