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  Judge: Ill. city violated contract by cutting fire dept. staff

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  The Mattoon Fire Department will now be able to hire more firefighters after a judge said the city broke a contract by cutting down on their employees

• NY town may consider grant to hire more firefighters

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  The grant could be used to rehire laid-off firefighters, retain firefighters facing layoffs, fill positions vacated through attrition or hire new firefighters

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  Fire chief: Volunteer dept. showed up to blaze with no water

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  Fire Chief Gary Brunoli proposed funding be cut for a volunteer department instead of laying off a paid firefighter

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  Fire department union threatens legal action over battalion chief job

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  Union president Daniel Daugherty said he plans to file an improper labor practice against the city after they suggested abolishing a battalion chief position

• NY firefighters' jobs could be saved by FEMA

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  The Federal Emergency Management Agency could be open to helping save 12 Newburgh firefighters from layoffs this summer if the city shares in the costs

• Tenn. fire dept. wants to add 67 more staff members

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  Nashville Fire Department officials voiced their concerns and said they “actually deal with having shortfalls” due to low staff numbers

• Wash. union disputes with fire department over staffing policy

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  The union said that fire engine crews are made up of two people, when state law requires at least three to act when responding to a fire

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  Conn. dive team in jeopardy due to budget woes

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  Though funding for the dive team is still intact in the latest fire department budget proposal, the dive team could be on the chopping block

• Mo. city proposes incentive to recruit firefighters, cops

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  The Public Safety Recruiting and Retention Initiative would “help to make Columbia a destination city” for first responders

• Union: Staff cuts partly to blame for fatal Ill. fire

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  Elgin fire Chief David Schmidt said that firefighters at the scene were without water for 77 seconds while trying to extinguish the blaze

• NY town lawmakers reject expanding sick time policy

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  Mayor Butler wanted to expand the policy to prohibit firefighters from being called in to work if their coworkers are on vacation, have time off or are on leave

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  NY town officials: Use extra tax revenue to save 12 firefighters

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  Newburgh City Manager Michael Ciaravino said he would ask the City Council to consider using more than $500,000 to temporarily save the jobs of 12 firefighters

• SC county first responders leaving due to low pay, too much overtime

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  Officials said the turnover rate for Horry County Fire Department is high due to firefighters and paramedics leaving for departments with better pay

• Miss. fire chief pleads for help in firefighter recruitment

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  Natchez Fire Chief Aaron Wesley pleaded for the city and community members to help support his recruiting efforts

• Nearly half of Ariz. city reserve firefighters resign in protest

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  Twenty-two South Tucson firefighters said they are walking out because the new plan of staffing three firefighters to an engine is unsafe

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