Politics

De Blasio: FDNY should expect vaccination mandates in coming days

FDNY Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro expressed support for the mandate

Los Angeles OKs one of strictest U.S. vaccination mandates

"I don't want to bury another city employee, police officer, firefighter," Mayor Eric Garcetti said of the decision to require proof of vaccination in certain businesses

Where to find products purpose-built for wildland and WUI firefighting

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TheFirestore.com

Look for nozzles, hose appliances and tools designed for interoperability during multi-agency fire suppression operations

Ind. city firefighters push back against chief's raise

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The local union president says members are disheartened by getting lower pay increases than their boss and the police

Fla. senator files bill to toughen penalties for firefighter-murderers

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Sen. Ed Hooper’s proposed legislation would make the murder of a firefighter punishable by life in prison without the possibility of parole

Ore. fire, EMS personnel swamped by calls for routine care from senior homes

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Crews argue they’re being taken advantage of and potentially taken out of action when a real disaster strikes; political battle begins

Push and pull: Some firefighters accept the vaccine but not the mandate

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Firefighters explain their reasons for vaccine resistance, why some ultimately decided to get vaccinated and the ongoing contentiousness of it all

Austin to vote on increased police spending at the expense of FD

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City leaders who have said if the proposition passes the firefighters could lose hundreds of jobs and be forced to sacrifice tens of millions of dollars to the police department

Lawmakers request internal investigation into death of N.Y. firefighter

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State Sen. Ritchie and Assemblyman Walczyk push for more details in the death of FF Peyton L.S. Morse, who died during training at the state fire academy

'These fires are blinking code red for our nation': Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild

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On his first presidential visit out West, Biden calls year-round fires a climate change reality the nation can no longer ignore

Why all fire and EMS personnel should watch ‘Events at the U.S. Capitol, as told by DC FEMS’

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The chief officers, firefighters, EMTs and paramedics who responded to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol describe responding to the ill and injured

Presidents, dignitaries, victims' families mark 20-year anniversary of 9/11

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Joe Biden, plus former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, took part in today's ceremony at Sept. 11 memorial plaza in New York

9/11 first responders would receive $2.9B under House proposal

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The money would shore up the 9/11 World Trade Center Health Program, which was permanently extended, along with the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

S.C. city passes COVID hazard pay for first responders, sets date for vaccine mandate

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Columbia's frontline workers will get a $2,500 stipend, and all city workers who get the vaccine will receive a $500 bonus if they are vaccinated by Nov. 1