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.
A $7.6M grant helps Syracuse reopen Fire Station 12 and increase firefighter staffing
Senate Bill 466, passed by the House, would allow job training credits to count toward Firefighter I Certification and grant EMS agencies a grace period for state reporting
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Former firefighter Joe Car, 29, is guilty of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his 22-year-old girlfriend
The grand jury is looking into whether any firefighters helped their colleague try to evade responsibility for the crash
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The Retired Firefighters Association contacted the city last year to report that the disabled firefighters did not receive the proper cost of living adjustment as required by law
The union calls the demotions and bans from teaching at the academy excessive
“He just leaned up against the fire engine with his arms folded the entire time. I can’t get that image out of my head,” said Marie Mills, whose father died.
The stiffer penalties will apply to those convicted of setting fires knowing that someone is in the structure
It would have made the charge a felony, and the driver’s license would have been suspended for a year
Fire union officials called the grand jury ‘shameful’ for not charging building owners in a fire that killed 2 Philly firefighters
If implemented, the cuts will reduce the number of paramedics on duty in the overnight hours
“We will look high and low, near and far, to try to keep these guys as long as we can,” Mayor Jim Ireton said
It was not immediately apparent whether the truck was stolen overnight or this morning from the lot at the garage
The arraignment of Ray Abou-Arab on arson and murder charges evoked a strong emotion among the Toledo Fire Department
Lt. Robert Neary and Daniel Sweeney were killed fighting a mill fire in 2012
Arson fires needlessly place firefighters in harm’s way; reducing arson will reduce line of duty deaths
Ray Abou-Arab, 61, was arrested Friday on allegations that he started the fire that killed a veteran firefighter and a rookie who got trapped inside
A 20-year-old man who stole, wrecked and burned the fire department’s main apparatus has been sentence to a boot camp-type program
The district may increase the price of services to by 1.6 percent and charge $16 per mile
Coal fires can start spontaneously, by lighting or human causes and are very difficult to put out
Bryce Allen, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in the March 19, 2012 collision that killed Jacksonville Fire Department Capt. Donald Jones
The bill would amend the Fire Code by establishing new requirements for inventorying, inspecting, evaluating and marking abandoned and vacant buildings with placards
Any employee who is found to have failed to report prior infractions, particularly where a citation for DUI, DWI, or an arrest of any type has occurred, shall be subject to termination
Arbitrators say Fire Chief Gregory Paxton, who pulled a man out of a car at gunpoint last year, didn’t deserve suspension and should be paid $20,000 for lost overtime
The 25 named plaintiffs in the suit include retired public school teachers, firefighters, prison workers, and employees of various state agencies
Sgt. Terry McCoy said he saw firefighter Daniel Goldberg taking money and drug paraphernalia from a vehicle at a crash scene
Firefighter Elyse Duckett accused the department of “falsely” identifying her to the media as being responsible for killing a 16-year-old survivor
The case of firefighter-medic Marlise Munoz drew national debate about life support for the sake of a fetus
Budget projections show the department running out of money by fiscal year 2016-17
Attorneys argued that keeping the woman alive would set a dangerous precedent for future cases of pregnant, brain-dead women
Andy Pera was fired last year after his ex-wife used his health insurance after the divorce