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.
Areas of focus included preparing for wildfire and WUI events, managing lithium battery fires, and new approaches to firefighter health and wellness
The Los Angeles City Council’s committee voted to cut 42 Emergency Incident Technician positions from the fire department, a move opposed by interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva
Virginia Beach’s new budget includes pay increases, boosts for public safety salaries, and funding for new firefighters and fire apparatus to ease staffing shortages and burnout
The defense says the state has not shown evidence that he meant to kill anyone in the fire
Research found as many as six firefighters might have inappropriately used sick leave in connection with secondary employment
Firefighter Chris Brown was killed when he was hit by a semi driver in March 2013; he left behind a wife and two young sons
The department’s reasons for suspending the two assistant chiefs were not immediately known
County Supervisor Marco Antonio Reyes says the women’s experiences should serve as a lesson for residents of unincorporated areas
Andrew Gruenberg, 26, is charged in the death of 32-year-old Forest Service hotshot Michael Kelly
The department is seeking enough $15 donations to put high-visibility flags on all 300 hydrants
Caribou Chief Roy Woods got a month behind bars for sexually assaulting two women
The cost of the sick days is up 40 percent in the fire department, compared to 12 percent across the rest of city government
The project is $1 billion over budget and years behind schedule; officials ordered a 60-day suspension to find out why
The lawsuit seeks to compel Gander Mountain to take steps to guard against straw purchases and also asks for unspecified damages
They’re adding four aircraft to its firefighting fleet ahead of what’s expected to be another hot, dry summer in the West
Deputy Mayor Andy Kopplin said the judgment will be devastating to the city’s budget and could potentially lead to cutting critical city services
The plan calls for funding to equal 70 percent of the estimated 10-year average firefighting cost; his plan also calls for an additional $954 million disaster funding pool
Dawn Nguyen was sentenced to up to four years for lying on forms when she bought guns used by a man to kill two volunteer firefighters
Firefighter Chris Brown was killed when he was hit by a semi driver in March 2013; he left behind a wife and two young sons
They approved a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged discrimination against African-American and Hispanic firefighter job hopefuls
Despite a 2008 voter-approved bond, ground has never been broken for the new fire station
Opponents say it will strain budgets and invite fraudulent claims
Chuck Dai failed to make court-ordered repairs to the abandoned structure before it collapsed in a fire, killing two firefighters in 2010
Officials will meet with West residents to present the findings of their line-of-duty report examining the deaths of the responders who were killed in the blast
The county has more than $1 million banked from casino contributions and none has gone to the fire department
Retired police officers and firefighters have a better deal that trims only cost-of-living payments
The charges come about 10 months after more than 60 of the tankers carrying oil from North Dakota came loose in the middle of the night, sped downhill and derailed