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• Chiefs, don’t forget: YOU are a politician!

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  It’s time to find your platform, build your fire chief political agenda, and lead your people and your organization through the maze

• Ala. 911 board approves $4.35 per call response fee

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  The board voted 4-0 to authorize Chairwoman Virginia Alexander to send out contract notices detailing the increase from $3.98 to $4.35 per call

• Senators: Bill on 9/11 victims fund to be voted on next week

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  Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer reached an agreement with Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul to bring up the bill with two amendments

• GOP Sen. Rand Paul slows bill to boost 9/11 victims fund

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  Sen. Rand Paul questioned the bill's 70-year time frame and said any new spending should be offset by corresponding cuts

• Ohio residents voice concern about trustees' handling of FD's investigation results

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  Residents are claiming officials are not taking the investigation of a firefighter accused of sexual assault seriously

• New emergency service district proposed in Texas county

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  Texas officials plan to create Emergency Services District No. 3, which will cover rural communities, to keep pace with rising costs for emergency services

• CAL FIRE launches TV ads pressuring officials to hire more firefighters

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  The 30- and 60-second spots are meant to be informative, but Cal Fire Local 2881 President Tim Edwards said more aggressive commercials could follow if fire conditions worsen

• Mass. town apologizes to former firefighter almost 10 years after racial incident

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  Brookline Select Board Member Raul Fernandez said of "Mr. Alston, I'm sorry that we let you down. I'm sorry that our actions brought you pain and damaged your reputation"

• IAFF endorsement of Biden draws ire

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  The IAFF became the first union to endorse Biden, announcing it last Monday at the candidate’s first campaign stop in Pittsburgh

• IAFF formally endorses Joe Biden ahead of Pittsburgh rally

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  The union, one of the nation’s largest, represents about 316,000 firefighters in the United States and Canada

• IAFF expected to endorse Biden for 2020

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  The board of the International Association of Fire Fighters will meet this week to vote on the endorsement

• Wash. firefighter, mayor candidate reprimanded for conducting campaign activities on duty

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  Shawn Poole was reprimanded by the city last fall for using images of city property in campaign materials, posting information he learned through his work as a firefighter online and campaigning while on duty

• Community resiliency: Are you ready for the effects of climate change?

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  Preparing infrastructure and resources, engage with policy makers and understand the risks of wildfire, flooding and extreme weather events

• How your agency can succeed on purpose, together

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  Don’t rely on trinkets in a pool of piranhas to build a successful fire department

• The impact of a government shutdown on public safety

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  Here's a breakdown of who is considered "essential" and "nonessential" during a federal government shutdown

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