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Clermont says a city-run ambulance service is needed to reduce long response times, but Lake County argues the plan is too costly
New York DEC is now accepting applications for Volunteer Fire Capacity grants, for mostly volunteer rural departments to buy wildland firefighting gear
A new contribution will add up to $750 in tuition support for each EMT student who commits to working for a Washington County ambulance service
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The “Katrina Declaration and Petition to Congress” calls out reductions to CERT, the National Fire Academy and hazard grants as weakening national disaster readiness
The annual grant program awards $20 million across more than 600 public libraries in Illinois
Launched in 2022, Life EMS Ambulance’s Behavioral Health Transport program transfers 12–15 patients a day from Midwest hospitals to treatment facilities
Launched from rooftops, Huntington Beach PD’s drones can be overhead in two minutes or less, improving situational awareness and reducing unnecessary officer deployments
FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program helps fund lighting, surveillance and training to safeguard congregants and community members from targeted violence
Using his own income, Savannah State University Officer Armani Phaire helps cover bills and expenses for residents to foster goodwill
Programs cut include those supporting police officer wellness, corrections reentry, victim services, mental health and crime reduction
Bitterroot Health will use funds from the Opioid Abatement Trust to provide tuition assistance for EMTs pursuing paramedic school
The grant will provide funding for police and sheriff’s departments to offer 24/7 virtual crisis care calls
Paid over three years, the $10K bonus aims to fill 11 vacancies in Kent County amid “bonus hopping” concerns