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 2026 plan includes a move to eliminate the EMS special fund, shifting $75M in revenue to the general fund.
Time and again, history has shown what happens when fire codes are ignored
The Emergency Management and Response — Information Sharing and Analysis Center will cease operations on June 1 amid cost reviews and federal restructuring directives
Carl Holmberg, 44, pleaded not guilty to charges including assault and battery on a child with injury
Now firefighters are required to work a 28-day, 212-hour work period before acquiring overtime pay
Kirk Bills, 28, entered his pleas to avoid trial next week on a total of 31 felonies in the Jan. 27 fire
Members said they found credible evidence to uphold the decision even though he testified saying he never had sex with the woman at the firehouse
Fire Marshal Brandon Bigos was placed on administrative leave after he shot the man in the left shoulder during the incident
The approved changes will bring firefighters in line with police officers’ pension benefits
A proposed bill would cover specific cancers that are likely caused by the toxins in the fires
The new regulation that takes affect later this year makes substantial changes to how fire departments can interact with vendors prior to buying equipment with AFG money
They wanted a pension deal that would’ve let them increase their own contributions to maintain their retirement benefits
Jason Baldwin, 28, admitted to the crime during questioning by investigators
Matthew Diehl’s trial is on Nov. 17 for third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, hit and run and underlying offenses
Orville Fleming has been held without bail since his capture in May after he hid out under dense foliage for 16 days following the slaying
Gloria Lee was accused of trying to collect a $3,500 insurance claim for losses from the Jan. 27 fire
The impasse centers on whether the local fire chief or county administrator can approve fire station uses for events
The city initially said they didn’t want to train firefighters and have them work elsewhere
Ray Abou-Arab, 61, is charged with two counts of aggravated murder, each with death penalty specifications
The chief said that if voters reject the levy, the department would lay off firefighters and possibly close one of its four fire stations
Fire equipment operator Todd Martinez, 49, was riding his bike when he was struck by a pickup truck
Joseph Powers, 42, was charged with arson and reckless burning
The city maintains Rep. Emily Kane is breaking city rules by holding an elected position and also being a firefighter
Toxicology tests revealed that his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit
Twenty-six employees were paid nearly double the cost of fighting a fire that consumed a single tree
Firefighters said the program violated the law by imposing the requirement
Jurors deadlocked 7 to 5 in favor of a guilty verdict on a battery charge and 6 to 6 on the assault
Melanie Stapper’s injuries from a fire caused her to be legally blind and in need of a full-time caregiver
She said she was unfairly disciplined for taking the sick days and was then forced to take an unpaid maternity leave
The suit claims his ex-girlfriend, also applying to become a firefighter and intimately involved with the chief, convinced the chief to block his appointment
The law, which funds treatment for workers sickened by the toxic fumes of Ground Zero, expires in 2016
The NAACP branch accused Patrick Egan of discrimination, violating federal health privacy laws and mishandling a personnel investigation
Firefighters said the woman refused to let them put out a fire on her property; no firefighters were injured in the shooting