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 wave of new bills throughout the country would establish peer networks, crisis hotlines and insurance coverage for trauma-related conditions like PTSD
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The Dracut Fire Department received over $22,000 in grant funding to replace SCBA, part of a $3 million initiative to boost firefighter safety and emergency readiness
For $59 per year per resident, the department could add 9 full-time firefighter/medics
The law would protect Mich. vol. firefighters from losing some of their unemployment benefits
The Ariz. fire chief said the blaze was out of their coverage area
A plan to fold the city’s fire department and turn those duties over to the county met with strong resistance
The government’s financial crisis has crippled its ability to provide even the basic public services
Officials call the utility company’s public safety record ‘downright alarming’
Kilpatrick has 14 parole violations; in 2008 he was convicted of obstruction of justice
Scientist say wildland fire damage will escalate until we stop trying to fight them
The blaze was originally a small manageable fire in her basement, but spread to destroy her whole home
In 2005, there were 32 fire inspectors, now there are only 5
Opponents say the sprinklers would not improve the building’s safety
The former mayor who ran the city after Katrina is accused of accepting more than $160,000 in bribes and gifts
The money will be used to hire full- and part-time firefighters
The town board approved a five percent increase in fees charged to insurers
The bill has nearly been passed twice and is again up for consideration
These lessons will be in play as the cost-reimbursement gap widens in pre-hospital services in the near future
The six officials are accused of bilking the city out of millions, drawing salaries 20 times more than they were entitled to earn
The law allows for a $50 income tax credit for their work
The city has at least 30,000 empty homes, often the target of arson
City officials must approve the purchase first
Lawmakers are sitting on a $96 billion deficit for public employee pensions
Some state GOP leaders are urging more caution when it comes to promised tax cuts
The amendment was part of the defense bill that funded federal fire grant programs and the USFA
The fire service funding components were amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.
The bill protects Mich. vol. firefighters’ small compensation from being considered income
The move will same the Mich. township nearly a $1 million over six years
More than $500,000 will keep the department staffed
Chicago Fire Lt.: ‘You have a dysfunction in government that is hard to overcome’
Slow growth will delay recovery for tax-dependent fire and emergency services
The economy and other disasters hit firefighters hard last year, yet there is strong evidence of a shift in culture toward safety