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• Raises, bonuses approved for first responders in Va. county

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  Paramedics, EMTs, firefighters, deputies and dispatchers will receive a pay raise of up to 5% and bonuses of up to $4,000 as the county seeks to retain personnel

• Pa. official to conduct review of volunteer FF funding

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  The state’s auditor general said he wants to ensure volunteer agencies are receiving the maximum state aid

• Ohio agency doubling full-time firefighter-paramedics through SAFER grant

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  The $1 million grant will enable the agency to increase from six to 12 full-time firefighter-medics and rely less on volunteers

• Dispute with town officials settled, 18 FFs reinstated after mass resignation

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  The 18 firefighters had resigned at a meeting last week due to the town manager overturning the fire chief's decision on a personnel issue

• Cleveland officials question low minority staff levels at public safety departments

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  Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city

• Colo. fire-rescue adopts master plan focused on hiring more women

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  Boulder Fire-Rescue seeks to increase its number of female firefighters from 7% to 25% within the next 10 years

• Pa. borough gives tax break to volunteer firefighters

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  Both current and former volunteer firefighters are now eligible to offset 20% of their real estate tax bill in Southmont Borough

• Former power lifter helping to recruit more women at Minn. fire department

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  Officials say Firefighter Sarah Reasoner's athleticism and passion make her the perfect role model to inspire female recruits

• NY college students work as firefighters, EMTs in exchange for free firehouse lodging

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  The "bunk-in" program allows the students to stay in dorm-style housing at the fire department headquarters while actively volunteering

• Wash. fire department ends volunteer program after nearly 130 years

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  The program, founded in 1891 and in recent years offering 'support' services, will close due to difficulty recruiting volunteers

• Without grant money, Mass. town fire chief makes case for hiring more EMTs

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  The chief told a town board that the department has the funding to make the hires, which would help rebuild a depleted staff

• Conn. town offers quarterly payments to attract volunteer firefighters, EMTs

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  The town's Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Program will now pay volunteers every three months instead of paying a lump sum once a year

• Conn. city FD joins state consortium to streamline hiring

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  The Connecticut Firefighter Testing Consortium is designed to lower hiring costs and provide agencies with a wider pool of candidates

• Ind. community college offers free tuition for volunteer firefighters, EMS providers

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  The college and the state’s volunteer firefighters’ association created the scholarship to encourage volunteering

• Pa. city revamps junior firefighter program

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  The program that trains teens between the ages of 14 and 17 is accepting new members after a few years of dormancy

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