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• Building a fire department COOP: A guiding light in an operational storm

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  2020 proved the importance of building – and updating – thorough continuity of operations plans for fire departments

• Calif. city's plan to temporarily deactivate engines, shutter stations draws backlash

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  Oakland union representatives and officials from neighboring cities said the brownouts will have a "cascading effect" on local fire and EMS response

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• LAFD union agrees to delay raises in a bid to avoid layoffs

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  The raises, originally scheduled to begin this summer, will be delayed for 18 months to put a hold on proposed layoffs as the city faces a $675 million budget shortfall

• NY union sued by city over efforts to reinstate laid-off FFs

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  The city of Ogdensburg is seeking to stop the union from going to an arbitrator over a minimum staffing clause included in its contract

• Ohio FD uses SAFER grant funds to hire 6 new cadets

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  The new hires will help the Parma Fire Department restore staffing numbers after several retirements

• Worcester FD to forgo this year's recruit class, focus on officer/command training

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  The decision was driven by several factors, including the loss of a grant funding the academy and a hiccup in the timing of last year's civil service exam

• New Orleans ends furloughs for firefighters, police, but warns of possible future layoffs

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  The city tapped into a line of credit in order to exempt public safety workers from the cutbacks, but said additional funding will be needed to prevent future cuts

• The probie path: Finding, then connecting new firefighters with the right team

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  Putting new members on a course that fits their skills and goals helps recruitment and retention efforts

• How public safety agencies can combat the financial impact of COVID-19

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  Leaders can act now to proactively address staffing, equipment and other financial impacts of the pandemic

• 1 N.Y. firefighter has expressed interest in city's $25K retirement incentive offer

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  The offer to Ogdensburg firefighters was first set at $20K but was upped to $25K on Christmas Eve as an 'offering of good faith and reconciliation' following a month-long debate about staffing

• More Mass. firefighters are in coronavirus quarantine than ever before

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  With 637 FF union members in quarantine, the union president is pressing the state for more information about when vaccines will be available to first responders

• Firefighter 3: Learn the ‘firefighter life’ skills that go beyond FF 1 and 2

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  Everything you wish someone had told you before starting your first day on the job

• NY FFs turn down $20K retirement offer

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  Firefighters expressed distrust in the validity of the offer, which had not been put in writing

• What does COVID-19 Phase 2 mean for fire chiefs?

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  Fire agencies should encourage members to get vaccinated, prepare their response plans for vaccine distribution, and remain vigilant

• 3 Maine deputy fire chiefs disciplined for not enforcing mask mandates

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  Portland Fire Chief Keith Gautreau said that 11 firefighters called out sick due to COVID-19 exposure after going maskless at the fire station

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