Posts Tagged: Legislation
The State of the Fire Service – Pension Attacks and Union Busting
So many firefighters have been fighting for collective bargaining for years...and now that fight has swayed to keep collective bargaining for the ones who already have it.
Now our pensions are under attack. Our pensions, and our salaries are being scapegoated as the reason for budget deficits. We are the problem according to some.
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Mississippi SB 2079: Attack on Residential Sprinklers
Another state selling out public safety: bill will essentially not allow local jurisdictions and municipalities to adopt residential sprinkler ordinances.
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Truss and Engineered Systems Placards
The Aldridge-Benge Firefighter Safety Act of 2008 became law on December 13, 2009 after unanimously passing the Florida House and Senate in 2008. The new law is named in honor of two Orange County, Florida Firefighters, Todd Aldridge and Mark Benge, wh…
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First In – B.E.T. Show Featuring Compton's Bravest
Black Entertainment Television (B.E.T. or BET) is introducing a new show on October 2nd at 10pm titled "First In". The show is all about Compton's Bravest.
Narrated by entertainment mogul Tyrese Gibson, this 10-episode half-hour original series delves …
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Some House Fire Videos For You
I must admit, I am a youtube groupie. I love checking out youtube daily. My must see searches are for "House Fire" and "Firefighter". Once I get to the search results all I have to do is select the newest videos. These searches usually offer some great v…
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Puff, Puff, Pass Cannibas Goes up in Smoke
The youtube video below states: House fire in cannabis factory Sutton Surrey
The title of the video is "Drugs up in smoke"
Do they make a parachute big enough to fit over a house? If so, you could sell tickets for a couple minutes under the parachute a…
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