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.
Funding gaps, rising costs and blocked attempts to exit urban renewal districts have left Ada County first responders struggling to meet response-time goals
The plan includes expanding timber harvesting, integrating federal firefighting forces and boosting local emergency authority
President Donald Trump said the federal government will begin shifting disaster funding and responsibilities to state governors after this hurricane season
Fire departments can expect more financial hard times as we move from one fiscal crisis to the next in Washington
The city needs to cut approximately $250,000 from the budget; one firefighter and two police officers will be laid off
Union President Brandon Walls declined to discuss the terms of the agreement but said he was glad no one would be laid off
Babbitt Fire Chief Ryan Scharber resigned on his own last December when city officials were told a federal investigation was underway
The motorist is claiming the Shelby, Iowa firefighter was under the influence of drugs
He is alleged to have asked a woman in his department to quit because he was attracted to her and it was distracting to him
The legislative committee is charged with figured out how to pay survivor benefits to part-time Prescott firefighters killed in June
If firefighters can’t strike because we’re so vital to public safety, why can a bank repossess apparatus?
“The objective of the Venom Response Team is not only to save lives, but also to save limbs and tissue,” said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Michelle Fayed
When it comes to your grants, here’s what to expect and what to do during the federal government shutdown
They’re protesting against budget cuts and want to keep their early retirement age at 58
As uncomfortable as government intrusion is, taking toy-like lighters off the market is a good move
Two firefighters were killed and three other firefighters were injured in a wind-whipped fire that ignited 8 structures
The suit alleges the Dexter firefighter was driving an “outdated and uninspected” 1970 fire truck, and didn’t stop at a stop sign
She says her voice is one of many wives, husbands and children’s helpless calls after the federal government left them with nowhere to turn to for help
Five justices will determine if the firefighter was reckless for doing 80 in 40 mph zone in his personal vehicle when he collided with another motorist
Officials are expected to decide within two weeks whether the firefighter driving the truck that ran over the young girl will face any charges
The bill bans the sale and distribution of lighters that are disguised and can look like toys to children
Jurors cleared the driver of the fire truck, Posey Dillon, of any negligence in the crash that killed him and another firefighter
She was one of the first baby’s surrendered at their fire house under the protection of the Safe Surrender law
Some argue releasing the tapes could jeopardize the investigation, subject witnesses to harassment and violate survivors from the school
The issue goes back to the spring of this year when the firefighters’ union approached the city about granting automatic promotions
Two volunteer firefighters, William Altice, 67, and Posey Dillon, 59, were thrown from the fire truck and killed
A state advisory panel has questioned the effectiveness of the fire systems and a convenience store association challenges the need for the costly devices
The system would be similar to what exists in Japan and Mexico
He argued the test was racially biased after he placed 24th out of the 77 firefighters who took the exam
Since the woman’s boyfriend called 911, the city can’t be held liable because it wasn’t made by the injured person or an immediate family member
A firefighter injured in the line of duty should not have to rely on the charity of others to pay medical expenses
The trio pleaded not guilty to paying a prostitute to have sex with one of the victims and peeping through a window to watch the sex act
Despite several studies detailing the need to reform and modernize the department, the tradition-bound institution has stubbornly resisted big change