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.
Herrin officials, firefighters and residents gathered for a ribbon-cutting and open house at Herrin’s modern fire station, which replaces a 50-year-old facility
The Department of the Interior and the USDA Forest Service announced a new year-round mental health program for wildland firefighters and dispatchers
California lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban PFAS from firefighter turnout gear by 2027, citing cancer risks and the lasting environmental impact of the so-called “forever chemicals”
The IAFF wants scheduling to be bargained where firefighters are represented by labor unions
Republicans call it a bail out; Democrats say it allows them to make pension payments without tax hikes
The charges accused the 28-year-old of setting fires to three houses that were scheduled for demolition
Jeffrey Sanchez claims that the sexual relations were consensual and is being falsely accused
Edgardo Fournier pleaded guilty to lighting a marijuana growing site; he was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison
The state’s case questioned more than $325,000 in spending between 2007 and 2012; designer sunglasses and genital enlargement devise among the items
With the different financing options, it is important to know where the department wants to be at the end of the payment schedule
City officials voted 6-1 to contract fire services, which would save $7 to $10 million, to help the city’s bankruptcy exit plan survive
It would make it easier to attract and retain volunteers who might be discouraged from joining if they lived outside municipal limits
Andrew Gruenberg, 26, is charged in the death of 32-year-old Forest Service hotshot Michael Kelly
The ordinance includes a $300 fine and 30 days in jail for failing to comply with the run-card rule
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, stood with his hands folded upon learning his fate, decided after 14 hours of deliberations over three days
The employees sued the vehicle manufacturer after losing their jobs early last year; they settled the case for $671,000
It will ban four chemical fire retardants that some fear are responsible for a dramatic rise of cancer in firefighters
Justices unanimously decided to overturn an 18-month-old law saying it left the promise of pensions ‘diminished or impaired’
Tom Tidwell estimated that the agency’s cost of fighting wildfires this year would be in the range of $800 million to $1.7 billion
Citing the impacts of budget cuts, the union asked Ikea to forego an 11-year tax break the city used to lure the company
State lawmakers gave preliminary approval for stricter storage requirements for the highly flammable ammonium nitrate
The tougher standards to reduce fire and explosion won’t fully take effect until 2020
Judge Richard Gama said the state didn’t have a duty to protect private property owners
The county maintains that because some firefighters are paid, they are not volunteers
The frequent flyers were calling on average two times per month; that is down to 0.28 times per month
Local fire and EMS leaders are urging lawmakers not to adopt looser fireworks laws following a revised state law
A proposed law to regulate hayrides after a fatal crash last year has officials considering which agency is best trained to enforce it
Adam Siddle, 27, is accused of embezzling the money from the fire department between April 2009 and September 2014
The family of the deceased is suing the city and the defibrillator maker, claiming the man died because of the 14 minutes it took for the unit to deliver a shock
Both trucks being replaces are more than 30 years old; mayor objects to the purchase saying money is not available
Chief Glenn Gaines’ push for federally funded grants made the fire service safer and better; it is a mistake to take them for granted or forget how they came to be
The bill would remove a state law barring anyone older than 45 from becoming a volunteer firefighter; they would still be denied pension participation
The order makes mandatory a 40 mph train speed limit in high-risk urban areas for all trains carrying flammable liquids
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- Ala. bills would decrease cancer’s burden on firefighters
- San Francisco moves to build water system to fight fires when the worst hits
- Wash. considers ban on cancer-causing firefighting chemicals
- Bill to establish firefighter cancer registry is signed into law
- On a recent episode of the Side Alpha Podcast, Chief Bashoor called for a single federal parent organization over fire and EMS. Do you agree with his assessment?