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• Ind. city council votes to reverse controversial firefighter shift changes

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  The city's mayor still may veto the decision and seek to enforce the eight-hour shift schedule that union members say is detrimental

• Wis. municipalities still waiting after 22 years for fire-EMS district

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  Heated disagreements between fire and municipal officials have left a proposed consolidation plan in limbo

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• How fire departments can gain community support at the ballot box

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  Many departments need community support for financial or organizational requests – and this requires a different type of preplanning and action

• A firefighter’s guide to fire service politics

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  Learn to employ smart political tactics while working toward the greater good

• Photos of Calif. council candidate in firefighting gear prompts investigation

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  In a campaign ad, Jackson Hinkle posted photos of him wearing Orange County Fire Authority gear and posing in front of a fire truck

• Ohio city female FFs: 'We're not being harassed'

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  Toledo female firefighters are speaking out after several complaints and legal issues have surfaced over the years concerning gender and racial discrimination

• Ill. Fire Pension Board votes to seize $2.3M owed by city

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  The East St. Louis Fire Pension Board voted unanimously to recover nearly $2.3 million in mandated payments from the city through an “intercept procedure"

• Texas FF union: Beto's debate comment on shooting response unfair to first responders

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  O'Rourke's campaign said the candidate shared the story not to criticize the first responders, but to criticize the weapons used in the killing

• ‘Rogue’ photo supporting embattled Ohio chief posted to union’s social media account

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  The image comes on the heels of an accused culture of gender and racial discrimination at the fire department under Chief Brian Byrd’s reign

• Pa. FD accepts FF resignation amidst far-right group controversy

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  The Bon Fire Company has officially reopened, and officials agreed to reshape its leadership board, institute sensitivity training and revise its bylaws

• September 11 Remembrance Day signed into law for New York

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  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the legislation, which is meant to ensure future generations understand the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their place in history

• Ohio Supreme Court to help with fire union’s complaint against chief

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  The union filed a complaint alleging that Chief Angelo Calvillo had committed a misdemeanor crime by violating provisions in the city’s charter

• Pa. FD defends FF who tried to join far-right group

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  Haverford Township officials shut down the Bon Air Fire Company after it refused to part ways with a firefighter with ties to Proud Boys group

• NY fire district being criticized for raising taxes after overestimating its expenditures

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  A state auditor's report revealed that Mount Sinai Fire District officials raised taxes more than 4% after overestimating expenditures by more than $300,000

• Fire union sues city of Cleveland, demands dismissal of fire chief

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  Fire Chief Angelo Calvillo allegedly participated in political activity by helping to circulate candidate nominating petitions for the 2017 mayor re-election campaign

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