Recent Gov1 News

• Md. county won't support IAFF local as exclusive union for firefighters, EMS

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  Sen. Justin Ready said the delegation has no plans to introduce the legislation while Carroll County is forming the new Department of Fire and EMS

• Calif. city officials apologize for delayed recognition for mass shooting response

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  "Our guys felt like they didn't exist," said Chief Matt Hallock. "I have several paramedics who aren't back to work, and I don't know if they will come back"

• Chicago city council to vote on proposed new category of crime for assaulting EMS providers

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  A convicted offender could face up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000

• Texas city disputes 'inaccuracies' about its new EMS provider

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  McAllen's contract with San Antonio-based Lone Star Ambulance takes effect on Feb. 23 after it could not reach a deal with Med-Care

• Non-profit offers scholarships to assist families of fallen or disabled first responders

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  The Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded yearly to the spouse and/or dependents of a responder who has fallen or been catastrophically wounded

• Texas city ends decades-long relationship with ambulance company

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  Med-Care EMS asked McAllen leaders to choose one of four subsidy options because of cost increases

• Lawmakers in 4 states introduce firefighter cancer compensation bills

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  Virginia, Nebraska, Connecticut and Mississippi could change how the benefits are paid or which diagnoses are covered

• Va. FD to create policy for notifying families of firefighters' injuries

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  Rebecca Knick, wife of Hampton Fire Lt. Eric Knick, raised the issue after an incident where he sustained burns and was treated, but she was not notified

• Senators ask Biden administration to examine housing challenges for wildland firefighters

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  The bipartisan group is asking for information about federal housing in the hopes of bolstering the ranks

• Wash. firefighter-paramedic remains on paid leave during his child molestation trial

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  The state health department suspended the Walla Walla man's paramedic license, making him ineligible for paid leave, a city spokesperson said

• Mich. city devising incentives for volunteer firefighters after IRS rejected old plan

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  Troy uses incentives to help with retention and tries to compensate the unpaid firefighters, said Mayor Ethan Baker

• U.S. directs $930M to curb Western wildfires

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  The effort to clear trees and underbrush from national forests in 10 states may be undermined by a worker shortage, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said

• After NOPD officers 'vent' over Mardi Gras pay, city promises to pay higher wage

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  The city will now pay most NOPD officers at least the same $50 per hour wage that they had offered to the auxiliary officers

• Mo. city to pay $1.3M+ to families of fire truck crash victims

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  Each family will receive funds from Kansas City plus money from the private auto insurance provider for the firefighter who was driving

• Legal challenges begin over Illinois' new firearms ban

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  More than 90 out of 102 county sheriffs have publicly stated that they won't aggressively enforce the law

• After 2022 wildfires, N.M. governor proposes elite firefighter corp

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  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also aims to create a $75 million fund to address the causes of water scarcity and climate change

• The impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on local government

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  Recently passed legislation promises local government leaders with new funding opportunities in the coming months … and the coming years

• W.Va. Senate panel OKs bill to let medical professionals with SWAT teams carry firearms

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  EMTs and others would be protected from civil and criminal liability while performing their duties with law enforcement

• 'I will not let laws strip ... citizens of their constitutional rights and not take a stance': Ill. sheriff won't arrest over banned firearms

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  Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen expects the weapons ban to be challenged in court, but until then he says that he is going to follow his "morals and beliefs"

• Conn. volunteer FFs form PAC to oppose rule on automatic aid between paid, volunteer FDs

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  Since Norwich volunteer firefighters filed a petition, a special election on the ordinance will be held

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