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 weeks of training, Rocky Mount firefighters will place two Pierce Enforcers in service
Funding is on hold until states certify population data minus those deported under U.S. immigration laws
Despite long-standing scrutiny, FEMA has delivered transformative support to the fire service through programs like NFA, AFG, US&R and NERIS
The bill would implement a statewide policy requiring jurisdictions to allow responders to carry while on duty
The bill would make first responders a protected class under a law that applies to crimes motivated by race, religion, sexual orientation or national origin
Capt. Jeff Atkinson was diagnosed with testicular cancer, but was denied worker’s compensation
The registry would enable researchers to study the relationship between firefighters’ exposure to dangerous fumes and harmful toxins
The House voted to triple penalties for committing violence against firefighters, police and other responders
Fire station staff levels will drop from 17 to 14; it has not been that low since the 1990s
Crews are pushing for a revised version of a bill, which limits eligibility to cancer-stricken firefighters living tobacco-free for five years prior to diagnosis
The bill would offer a cash-balance retirement plan to newly hired officers and firefighters, rather than a traditional pension
As part of an elderly woman’s will, a check for $83,000 was meant to be sent to the Gold Ridge Fire Department to thank them for frequently responding to her 911 calls
The exemption also allows the U.S. Forest Service to hire employees necessary to “meet national security responsibilities” or “public safety responsibilities”
The bill requires that firefighters working for at least a year with a department receive a lump payment if diagnosed with certain cancers
Critics say the state should not intervene in local labor contracts and describe the push as an attack on firefighters
In 2017, expect substance abuse, mental illness, innovative technology and collaborative solutions to be top trends in EMS grant funding
Families of volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance workers who are killed in the line of duty would receive payment of death benefits
The expansion now requires motorists to pull over for emergency vehicles with flashing blue or green lights
Any crime committed against emergency personnel would be considered a hate crime
Firehouse Subs will fund more than $1 million in public safety equipment, disaster relief and more through quarterly grants
The proposal would allow a one-time payment of $50,000 to a spouse, child or other designated person starting next year
Any crime committed against emergency personnel would be considered a hate crime
The legislation increased the benefits some volunteer firefighters receive, but it also changed the qualifications for the program
SAFER grant applicants’ success will be partly determined by how well they match up with this list of priorities
After leaving the fire service, firefighters could receive up to five years of coverage for an illness
The fire service doesn’t come free and now is the time to remind newly elected or re-elected officials of that fact
The state currently covers seven types of cancer it assumes firefighters get from their job
Over the next five years, the department wants to replace vehicles, equipment and to repair and rebuild aging fire stations
Although there are limitations to the law, it offers coverage to those who are diagnosed with cancer due to their profession
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s order directed federal resources for the first time to fight massive blazes in open sagebrush steppe
Officials said the grant is a great way to be able to provide smoke detectors to those who need them most and promote fire safety
Under current state law, killing a non-law enforcement first responder only exposes suspects to murder charges and not the death penalty
Clandestine events can be announced with a fleeting Facebook post or text message and, in many cases, vanish after the music stops
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- Ohio city officials accept $155K grant for fire department equipment
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- $3M secured for new Calif. public safety training facility
- $300M in hazard pay made available for Mich. first responders