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FEMA’s new acting chief, a former Marine, warned staff not to resist upcoming changes and signaled a shift of more responsibility to states during a blunt first meeting
Grant funds will flow to every state, six territories and nearly 300 tribes, with additional funding for caregiver-support projects
To thank the first responders who battled January’s devastating wildfires, Disneyland held a Heroes Salute Cavalcade on Main Street U.S.A. and kicked off a free ticket offer in their honor
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Oakland is among other liberal cities having to change course amid an increase in violent crime
Watertown suit will aim to recover about $178,000 in expenses incurred by the city for the firefighter’s medical emergency and death
City employees who are not in compliance after Wednesday’s deadline will receive an advanced notice of termination
The company hired many of the paramedics and EMTs who had been working for AMR
The request for more funding comes after the City Council cut $150 million from the LAPD in 2020
The state has also created a special task force that works to crack down on retail crimes
Ultimately, the cuts are far less severe than calls to defund the police by 50% in 2020
“Volunteers are hard to come by": Assistant Fire Chief Travis Buhnerkempe said the definition of a health care worker and rules for them create a staffing concern
More than 25,000 city workers have until mid-January to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs
The sum, which was disclosed by three anonymous sources familiar with the matter, would be the largest police-related settlement in Colorado history