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 Finance Committee advanced an $8M payout in the ambulance restraint death and $7.5M to the family of pastors killed during a police chase
The Highland Fire Protection District used an Assistance to Firefighters Grant to buy 33 sets of turnout gear, 10 sets of EMS gear, new helmets, boots and gloves, plus extrication and wildland equipment
Actions every chief can take to stay current with modern-era executive-level responsibilities
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
Health and wellness program software aims to improve firefighter health and protect their access to cancer presumption legislation
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to Texas to help recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey
Deborah Greenspan allegedly awarded millions of dollars in federal contracts to her own law firms from a fund meant to help those with 9/11 related illnesses
The Fourth Court of Appeals ruled that the clause that keeps nearly an entire contract valid for up to a decade after it expires is not unconstitutional
Act 172 allows communities to offer volunteers breaks on earned income taxes and up to a 20 percent reimbursement for property taxes
The clock ran out on the petitions citizens submitted backing the firefighters push for “parity” with police officers of corresponding rank
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