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Pennsylvania’s emergency director urged FEMA to reconsider policy changes that could raise aid thresholds and cost shares, risking future disaster relief for the state
Taylor officials, firefighters and community leaders gathered to mark the rededication of Station No. 2, part of a major renovation project enhancing living and working conditions for first responders
Under the new Public Safety Retention and Recruitment Act, Missouri firefighters, EMTs, police, and other first responders with six years of service can now receive full in-state tuition for degree programs related to public safety
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Troy uses incentives to help with retention and tries to compensate the unpaid firefighters, said Mayor Ethan Baker
The city will now pay most NOPD officers at least the same $50 per hour wage that they had offered to the auxiliary officers
More than 90 out of 102 county sheriffs have publicly stated that they won’t aggressively enforce the law
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also aims to create a $75 million fund to address the causes of water scarcity and climate change
EMTs and others would be protected from civil and criminal liability while performing their duties with law enforcement
Since Norwich volunteer firefighters filed a petition, a special election on the ordinance will be held
Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen expects the weapons ban to be challenged in court, but until then he says that he is going to follow his “morals and beliefs”
“This is where the future goes,” said Gov. Tim Walz, who rode in the Rosenbauer vehicle
The hackers posted over 120K files from BART’s PD, including the names of child abuse victims, driver’s license numbers and mental health info
The district is slated for dissolution on June 1 under a Florida law DeSantis signed last year