Posts Categorized: News/funding Staffing
Detroit Suburb Votes to Eliminate Police and Fire Departments
One of the nation's most inept city councils voted last night (Tuesday) to balance their budget by completely eliminating both the police and fire departments.
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Let’s Pretend We Have a Rescue Squad
WHEN THE PENCIL-PUSHERS IN THE WILMINGTON, Delaware, Fire Department decided to lay off 17 firefighters, they worked out a plan that looked oh, so good on paper.
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Looney Trustee Update
FOLLOWING THE FIREGEEZER REPORT on Sunday about the loose cannon Trustee of St. Joseph Township in Indiana, we all were wondering how this man was legally able to do the things he did.
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Virginia’s Middleburg VFD says treasurer & radio personality who committed suicide embezzled a half million dollars from department. Criminal investigation ongoing.
Money missing is from donations and funds from town and Loudoun County.
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Looney Trustee Starts Selling Off Fire Department Equipment
The trustee is selling off equipment without telling anybody first.
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Ads On Fire Engines?
If the advertiser can promise a percentage of profits gained from the campaign back to the city - designated directly back to the fire department as well as the money from the ads then why not?
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Why Background Checks Are Necessary
Always, Always....
THERE WAS NATIONWIDE COVERAGE this week given to the tragic event in New Hampshire where a police chief was killed and four other officers wounded in a botched attempt to serve a search warrant. The raid was aimed at ridding t…
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Perfect Alignment
Deep down inside, we might say to ourselves, "That could never happen here." Or we feel it coming up and we suppress it, because we know, if we were ever to actually verbalize that, it WOULD happen.
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Morning Lineup – April 12
Why Does The Ambulance Have a Credit Card Reader?
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Damn it, Jim!
Starting a story with a misquotation is likely a serious faux pas, but alas, I did it. Get over it.
We were called to Jim's house by a 3rd party. Actually a fourth party. Jim had missed a lot of work so his boss called his next of kin--and estranged …
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Job Opportunities – Firefighter I/II
Closing date April 20
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Baltimore City announces closing of Trucks 10 & 15 & Squad 11. Other companies moving. End of rotating closures.
Union president on potential delays: "Hold a match to your backside for two extra minutes and let me know how that feels."
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What Constitutes Retired – Disabled?
Cliff Stabner, a 55-year-old city firefighter who retired in 2003 with a three-quarter disability pension of $95,000 annually, has surfaced as a member of the fire rescue team responding to crashes at Dover International Speedway in Delaware
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2-Alarm Marina Fire Destroys 20 Boats, Kills 2 Less Than a Year After City Saves Money by Getting Rid of Their Only Fireboat
Husband and Wife Believed to Have Perished on Their Houseboat
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Kansas City Council Votes to Slash FD Budget
The city manager and mayor have been insisting that it will be achieved by laying off 105 firefighters, preferably by reducing the minimum staffing of every engine from four to three.
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Please Help: The Gore VFD Needs a New Tanker after LODD Wreck
The Gore VFD needs help. They need a tanker. You can help by sharing on Facebook and Twitter. Either share this post, or share the original post on VAFireNews.com that already has 226+ "likes" on Facebook! Bloggers can help by posting this on their blogs too!
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Firefighter Job Openings
The City of Lexington, Virginia,is currently accepting applications for Firefighter/Medic.
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EMS On The Hill Day wrap-up
Wednesday night wrap-up of 2012 EMS On The Hill Day
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Attack on pricey yacht fire falls way short in many ways but gives some Aussies a laugh. Still, fighting fire in this fishbowl clearly illustrates a significant lack of waterfront resources for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.
Firefighters' union had been sounding the alarm about the lack of a fireboat for large harbor.
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Ms. Medic goes to Washington
Third EMS On The Hill event is gathering for tomorrow.
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Video: Responding & fighting fires driver only in Security, Colorado.
TV station on the scene when one man band arrives to fight house fire.
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Delay, Defer and Reduce
The recession means keeping apparatus well beyond their "Economic Life."
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VES Class Wrap Up
This past weekend, we were fortunate to be able to teach our "Ventilation, Entry & Search Techniques" class at the South Carolina Fire Academy's annual Southeastern Fire School. We had a great weekend both teaching (& learning), spending time with old friends and making new ones. Here are some of the highlights...
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California County Warned About Possibility of 20% Reduction in Fire Protection
Plummeting Tax Revenue the Culprit
THE EAST-BAY REGION CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, California, is facing the possibility of a severe cutback in fire protection service unless a special "per parcel" tax is approved by the voters this Novembe…
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LAFD Woes Continue