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UL’s Fire Safety Research Organization and NFPA’s Fire Protection Research Foundation flag potential explosion hazard
Local, regional and Tribal governments can apply by June 26 for planning, demonstration and implementation funds aimed at eliminating roadway deaths
New Milford Police Department will use grant to make firearms range house ADA compliant
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva has refused to fire noncompliant deputies, calling mandates an “imminent threat” to staffing
“It’s time we really take a hard look at trying to integrate EMS and the Fire Department,” said Aaron Mischler, New Orleans Fire Fighters Association president
The move comes after an ‘unusually high’ number of Birmingham police officers called out sick last week
Union leaders condemned the decision as selective enforcement and a “double standard”
The county has set up free vending machines and sent medical teams with naloxone out to encampments
Adams, a former cop, entertained the idea after meeting with Chicago’s mayor, who just dropped a similar requirement
About 200 fire departments out of over 800 have already joined the effort and ID’d more than 50,000 gallons of PFAS-containing foam that will be disposed of
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief Brady Hansen said that a county error would have put firefighter, EMT and paramedic salaries “very much on the low end”
“We’re not doing mass firings today,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot after declaring Sunday the last day to comply with the mandate
Officials intend to push forward with the project, saying that any trespassers will be arrested