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.
After federal agents detained two workers at the Bear Gulch wildfire, Commissioner Wayne Fournier advances an ordinance to bar uncoordinated arrests and safeguard first responders on fire lines
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City officials approved $200,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding to help the Sunbury Fire Department replace aging air packs
Most of the estimated $1.5 million in annual revenue would be earmarked for firefighter training programs, while some would go to the state fire marshal’s office
Judge Julio Mendez gave the state the OK to use layoffs to cut the fire department from 195 to his court-ordered minimum of 180, but not before giving 60 days notice
The package includes an estimated $1 billion added by the House Appropriations Committee to address California’s ongoing wildfire disasters
The issue was whether department retirees can keep their existing doctors or be forced out of network and pay more
Chief Sam Pena said HFD must double its spending on engines, ladders and ambulances, and must ramp up its purchases of water rescue apparatus and the training
The bill would provide medical coverage for volunteer firefighters who develop cancer from the job
More than 60,000 kits of the drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose will be available for two years with $5 million in state funding
The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that provides gap coverage for volunteer firefighters with cancer
Attorney General Tom Miller said the deal makes public agencies eligible for a $6-per-dose rebate on naloxone purchases
The Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department’s former chiefs are each accused of misspending money collected from property owners
The state’s high court denied the borough’s appeal of a decision that declared the firefighters employees because the borough pays them an hourly wage
The new agreement creates a faster training pipeline for new hires and vacation hour restructuring
“Our dedicated emergency services folks should be available at all times to respond to threats to public health and safety,” Rep. Russ Diamond said
Gov. Gina Raimondo said the legislation would have cost municipalities millions of dollars annually in new pension obligations
HHS, CDC commit opioid funding grant money to public health based models for combating the crisis
The bill would give any firefighter with a heart condition the same disability pension as a firefighter injured on duty
The combined tab from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is expected to hit $200 billion or more
The city said it needs to make up an anticipated increase in the 2018 budget caused by the firefighters who are being paid for by a SAFER grant
In 2016, an estimated 11.8 million people misused opioids, including prescription pain relievers and heroin
The fires have stretched firefighting resources, destroyed more than 500 homes and triggered health alerts as choking smoke drifted into major Western cities
The Raleigh Fire Department said the city cut vacation time, holiday pay and made sick day rules stricter
Collins’ bill, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act, would authorize $2 million in federal funding a year for five years to develop the registry
The responders will now be eligible for unlimited paid sick leave with full salary coverage
After firefighter Luke Jones was killed by a strip club bouncer, his wife called for stricter regulations and training with “Luke’s Law”
The funds will be used to strengthen prevention efforts and better track opioid-related overdoses
At the time of the request, 269 residences were threatened by the fire, which was 15 percent contained
With 58 million acres of national forest lands at severe risk, officials seek a solution that addresses both wildfire budgeting and forest management
The governor said the destruction wrought by Harvey far exceeds both Superstorm Sandy and Katrina
City commissioners passed a panhandling ordinance in July that restricts panhandling from vehicles and on the roadways
Officials vowed to pass legislation in a special session this year to fix the pension system, which is at least $33 billion short
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