Although no date has been set to reopen La Verne Fire Department's Station No. 3, two new hires mean operations can resume for the first time since January 2020. Javier Rojas Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif. Apr 28th, 2021 After closing Fire Station No. 3 more than a … [Read more...]

By City News Service | news@socalnews.com | April 14, 2021 LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an agreement Wednesday with the union representing Los Angeles Fire Department personnel to avoid station closures amid the city’s economic downturn … [Read more...]

The adjustment comes ahead of upcoming budget discussions By Annie Sciacca | Bay Area News Group April 14, 2021 OAKLAND — After months of debate over how to stem a multi-million budget shortfall, the City Council agreed Tuesday to use an infusion of cash from Coliseum … [Read more...]

Apr 12, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire Bureau Station 22 takes in a lot of acreage. It covers a wide area that’s not necessarily heavily populated. The work paramedics and firefighters do there is very relevant to Scappoose, Highway 30, Forest Park and Marine Drive. … [Read more...]

Posted by Brooke Gilmore | Apr 10, 2021 The Salida Fire Department has recently increased the number of firefighters working per shift which the city believes makes Salida a safer place to live, work and recreate. The department splits time between three different 48-hour … [Read more...]

By Phil Reed March 11, 2021 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - When the pandemic was surging in November, staffing became a problem across many industries in Iowa. TV-9 now knows that even the Cedar Rapids Fire Department struggled to fill shifts, and some fire stations closed … [Read more...]

by Renee Beninate Thursday, March 4th 2021 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — An Escambia County draft document about fire station 'brownouts' or periodic shutdowns has raised some concerns after being leaked online. The document isn't something imminent. Commissioners call this good, … [Read more...]

All Candidates for Village Trustee Speak Out, Urge Caution Jesse Gallagher Updated 3/2/2021 Glenview, Illinois: The union representing firefighters and paramedics in Glenview is teaming up with the public to stop the closing of Fire Station 13 at Lake and Wagner in … [Read more...]

Open and operational was not the status of an Albany fire station over the weekend. by Kerri Copello Friday, February 19th 2021 Albany Fire Department Chief Cedric Scott says that between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, Station 6 off of Meredyth Drive was closed due to … [Read more...]

By ALANA MELANSON Lowell Sun February 15, 2021 LOWELL — Following recent fatal fires during which the closest fire engines were temporarily shut down, the City Council will hold a special meeting by Zoom Tuesday to address fire station brownouts. “Basically, it’s come to a … [Read more...]