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• Ind. firefighters land first union contract in 53 years

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  The 35-page agreement sets the daily staffing goal of no fewer than 14 firefighters assigned to duty each day

• Ohio counties awarded $3.7M in federal grants to boost staffing

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  The hiring grants pay for 75% of the salaries and benefits for new hires for the first two years and 35% in the third year

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• Consolidating Ind. county 911 dispatch center proves difficult amidst increased operational costs

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  Since the county went from four 911 centers to one, costs have increased, staff have unionized and technology is blamed for dispatch delays

• 2 NJ fire departments awarded $8.85M in federal grants

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  Jersey City Fire Chief Steve McGill said it’s the first time in department history that three grants were awarded in the same year

• Arbitrator: NY city needs to return to nine-member firefighter shifts

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  The former mayor dropped the FD's ambulance service amid the city's financial distress and cut the department's minimum staffing levels to six members per shift

• Baltimore fire chief adjusts recruiting practices amidst staffing shortages

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  Chief Niles Ford said the city will recruit firefighter-EMTs, eliminating separate recruitment tracks

• Report: Fire agencies in Calif. counties face crisis fueled by funding, labor shortfalls

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  A recent government study of 15 agencies found they struggle with too few firefighters, not enough money and ambulance services that are stretched thin

• Minn. city fire chief resigns three months into the job

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  In his resignation letter, Savage Fire Chief Andrain Roach criticized the on-call model and recommended transitioning toward a full-time duty crew

• Pa. area has third-fewest occupational firefighters of metro regions in the country

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  Pennsylvania has more fire companies that any other state, but they are comprised primarily of volunteers

• Ill. state labor board sides with firefighters in lawsuit

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  The Illinois Labor Relations Board upheld a decision that found City Hall didn't respond in time to the union's unfair labor practice accusations

• Ohio firefighters plan drill to show staffing concerns

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  The goal is to illustrate how a 16-person crew allows firefighters to simultaneously attack the fire and start a rescue operation

• Calif. set to hire 393 firefighters for upcoming wildfire season

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  Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order authorizing more seasonal firefighters to boost staffing on one-third of CAL FIRE’s 340 engines

• Off-duty firefighters disrupt vacation to help put out NH fire

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  The off-duty firefighters vacationing at Hampton Beach sprang into action to help two understaffed engines responding to the scene

• FDNY docks pay of 12 FFs for fist fight after year-long probe

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  Seven out of the 12 firefighters were also reassigned to other commands, including five FDNY members from the elite Rescue 3 in the Bronx’s Claremont section

• Ambulance crew returns to Md. fire station after bed bug infestation

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  Volunteers cleaned the station, brought in an exterminator and treated the area with high temperatures to get rid of the bed bugs

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