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Officers with children under 5 can receive up to $400 monthly through Atlanta Police Foundation-backed subsidy
A proposed federal budget would eliminate funding for over half of FEMA’s emergency and homeland security grant programs, for training, equipment and readiness efforts
With ambulances and fire trucks breaking down and outdated vehicles straining city services, new legislation would require an annual fleet report to assess the scope of the problem and guide future investments
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“Our high-fidelity program is designed to look very realistic,” said Dr. Nicholas Kman, professor of emergency medicine at Ohio State College of Medicine
Comptroller Susana Mendoza accused the city of setting impossible standards for cops to receive benefits
The Atlanta Police Foundation, with help from the Atlanta Apartment Association, will oversee the $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds
The program is designed to help attract and retain first responders and to help them afford homes near their workplaces
Neil Carlberg was a Bellingham firefighter for 33 years, retired in 2011 and died of esophageal cancer in 2018
Under the alliance business model, Falck and other private providers will still own and staff the ambulances
The Municipal Emergency Services Authority in Lancaster County will set fees as it aims to address industry challenges
“The goal of lowering the BAC is to hopefully make people think twice about driving when they’ve been drinking at all,” Sgt. Wes Rasmussen said
The abuse happened in at least two Perth Amboy firehouses
Local police and sheriff’s deputies can now refer a substance misuse suspect to a case worker and get that person immediate and long-term help