City employees will continue to see a 10% pay cut and mandatory furloughs, with an overall 8% budget cut for the fire department and 18% for the EMS department Jeff Adelson The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate November 17, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans fire and … [Read more...]
WITH MEASURE F PASSING, ARCATA FIRE DISTRICT SAYS REOPENING THIRD STATION WILL TAKE A WHILE
The latest Humboldt County election report is in and it looks like Measure F — a special tax proposal to fund the Arcata Fire District — has passed with over 75 percent of the vote. After the special tax proposal by way of Measure R failed in the last election, the district was … [Read more...]
OGDENSBURG FIREFIGHTERS VOTE NO CONFIDENCE, CITY MANAGER CALLS IT A STUNT
By TOM GRASER tgraser@wdt.net Nov 14, 2020 Updated Nov 15, 2020 OGDENSBURG — Jason Bouchard, president of Ogdensburg Firefighters Local 1799, sent a letter to media Friday announcing city firefighters voted unanimously “no confidence” in City Manager Stephen P. Jellie. Mr. … [Read more...]
ALREADY SWAMPED WITH CALLS, TACOMA FIRE FACES CUTS TO ENGINE SERVICE LEVELS NEXT YEAR
Tacoma Fire Department faces loss of engine service and increased response times next year due to proposed cuts for the 2021-22 city budget. By Alison Needles, The News Tribune KIRO 7 Seattle TACOMA, Wash. — The city of Tacoma may see a reduction in fire engine service … [Read more...]
PEORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT RESTORES ENGINE 4 IN SHUFFLE
By Joe Deacon • Nov 10, 2020 Kristin McHugh / WCBU The Peoria Fire Department will reopen Station 4 and instead close Station 8 after finding increased response times were higher than anticipated. A South Peoria fire station shuttered by budgetary cuts will reopen, but … [Read more...]
LACK OF STAFFING AND VOLUNTEERS BECOMES A MAJOR ISSUE FOR FIRE STATIONS IN LANE COUNTY
by Angelina Dixson and KVAL.com Staff Wednesday, November 11th 2020 LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A lack of staff and volunteers may be the issue for the future of our rural fire stations in Lane County. There are hundreds, if not thousands of people who live in rural areas, and to … [Read more...]
FUTURE OF STRONGSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNCERTAIN AFTER FAILURE OF TAX INCREASE
Strongsville voters have rejected Issue 49, a new tax that would have helped pay for additional firefighters and firefighting equipment. By Bob Sandrick, special to cleveland.com Updated Nov 10, 2020; Posted Nov 10, 2020 STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- The city is evaluating its … [Read more...]
NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS ALREADY FEELING IMPACT OF FURLOUGHS: ‘IT’S GOING TO GET WORSE’
Firefighters said three trucks were out of service on Sunday due to the city's new rules requiring all firefighters to take at least six unpaid days off by the end of the year Jeff Adelson And Emily Woodruff The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Oct 13, 2020 NEW … [Read more...]
INDIANA FIRE CHIEF: 12 FIREFIGHTERS MISSED MORE THAN 1,000 SHIFTS, COST CITY $923K
Gary Fire Chief Sean O'Donnell accused firefighters of abusing sick time, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime to cover their missed shifts Lauren Cross The Times, Munster, Ind. Oct 7, 2020 GARY, Ind. — Since 2018, 12 Gary firefighters alone have … [Read more...]
RESIDENTS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT HOBART FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING SHORTAGE
Steve Euvino Oct 17, 2020 Updated Nov 1, 2020 HOBART — Plenty of questions with few answers at this point. That’s how residents responded at a public meeting on Hobart Fire Department staffing shortage Saturday at a blustery Revelli Bandshell in Festival Park. Hobart … [Read more...]