WMBD-TV Jul 28th, 2021 Peoria’s fire chief and the head of the firefighters union are urging city leaders to use federal funds to restore positions following injuries to firefighters during calls over the weekend. Fire officials are urging an Illinois city to restore staffing to the department after recent injuries to firefighters. Three Peoria firefighters...Read More
by: Matt Paddock WPRI Jul 26, 2021 FREETOWN, Mass. (WPRI) ─ Freetown Fire Chief Gary Silvia wasn’t expecting to extinguish a massive fire by himself this past weekend, but that’s exactly what happened after he realized his crews were completely tied up with other calls. Silvia said the call came in Saturday afternoon, and after...Read More
By Jessica Anderson 8/20/2021 BALTIMORE — Leaders of the Baltimore police and fire unions say they are disappointed by a Court of Appeals ruling upholding changes to the city’s pension plan that required first responders to serve an additional five years before being eligible for retirement benefits. In a ruling this week, Maryland’s highest court...Read More
The Michigan Association of Ambulance Services and the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs are calling on state leaders to increase funding for ambulance services. Aug 19th, 2021 By Kara Vensel Source Monroe News, Mich. The state of Michigan is experiencing a staffing crisis among EMS workers and agencies are struggling to cover shifts, which is...Read More
With Polk County Fire Rescue seeing a 42% increase in calls, medics are being pushed to the limit, working extended mandatory overtime and coping with exhaustion and stress. Aug 18th, 2021 By Dustin Wyatt Source The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla. A burly man with an oxygen tube wrapped around his face was wheeled out of an...Read More
The Greater Naples Fire Rescue District had opened its new station earlier this year, but it currently doesn’t have enough members to staff it. Aug 18th, 2021 WBBH-TV, Naples Daily News A new Florida fire station is without firefighters because of a string of retirements and COVID-19. The Greater Naples Fire Rescue District had opened...Read More
