Recent Gov1 News

• N.Y. city may pay $242K settlement to firefighter-EMT fired over medical marijuana use

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  Scott Martin, an Air Force veteran who worked at the Buffalo Fire Department for 12 years, said he uses cannabis to treat PTSD and pain

• San Diego ready to take drastic action against Falck to solve staffing, response time problems

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  The city could add a second EMS agency or could merge the service with the city's fire-rescue department

• N.J. city council to reject $2.4M SAFER grant

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  A Hackensack spokesman said the application mistakenly called for funding for 12 firefighters, not the five positions the city council approved

• Panel recommends $76M annual infusion to help Maine's EMS system

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  Agencies have been struggling with declining staffing levels, poor Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and high operating costs

• Pittsburgh to use $400K designated for public safety training facility on road work

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  Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jake Pawlak blames the delay on inflation, high material costs and the worsening condition of on-site buildings

• 2022 K-12 education grants: three funding opportunities

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  Learn about education grant-funding opportunities to keep students safe and healthy now and in the coming years

• Volunteer chiefs dispute Conn. city's automatic-aid agreement

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  The agreement calls for automatic aid between the paid and volunteer departments to structure fires and serious incidents

• Pittsburgh may use $400K earmarked for public safety training facility on road work instead

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  Officials said it's unclear when work on the site might begin but said costs were rising and additional grant money would be needed

• Mo. fire truck driver, victims’ families sue Kansas City to pay $32M for deadly crash

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  The lawsuit says the city violated its collective bargaining agreement with the union by withdrawing representation for the firefighter after initially providing it

• Plan to return control of St. Louis FF pensions to FF-dominated board gets initial OK

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  Local 73 is pushing for a system that is expected to be more responsive to firefighter concerns

• Conn. town voters approve of $15.1M to build addition to public safety complex

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  The current EMS building has an “all-function room” that houses crew quarters, patient documentation, training and space for meals

• After discrimination case ruling, Mass. cancels upcoming fire civil-service exam

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  The state also announced that it will not score the September police promotional exam

• New Orleans ambulance service has 40% turnover, officials say

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  Local EMS leaders said that a recent pay increase may help, but they cited burnout, attacks and industry-wide staffing struggles

• 30+ healthcare groups urge President Biden to convene summit on ED delays

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  Advocacy, public health and medical specialty organizations signed a nine-page joint letter describing the ambulance bed crisis in a series of stories

• Report faults Calif. firefighters for not entering acute care center to treat dying patient in 2021

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  A Rialto captain, an FF-medic and an engineer are contesting disciplinary actions taken against them

• Ohio township considers ending civil service testing for prospective police officers

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  Officials say that civil service testing has become a hindrance in attempts to recruit and hire officers in a timely manner

• St. Louis sheriff requests upgraded equipment after deputy carjacked at gunpoint

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  Sheriff Vernon Betts wants $2 million in funding for police take-home radios that would replace current outdated equipment

• Omaha city council OK’s new armored vehicle for police department

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  “This is not a tank. This is a replacement vehicle,” one councilman said after receiving public criticism regarding the purchase

• New protocols recommend Mich. EMS providers carry emergency contraception

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  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the plan, which also includes training for EMS providers on helping sexual assault survivors

• N.H. EMS startup a key issue in county commissioner race

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  The Republican challenger questions whether Cheshire EMS can be self-sustaining after it is launched with federal funds

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