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Maryland Safety Unions May Win Right to Arbitration

The Baltimore County Council appears poised to grant binding arbitration rights to county police and fire unions, a move some fear could strip elected officials of their authority to keep government spending in check.

News • July 29th, 2003

Louisiana Cadets Learn the Ropes of Firefighting

If the lengths of blue nylon rope are not hung from their belts, they are stuffed into the deep pockets of navy blue slacks.

News • July 29th, 2003

National Hunt of for New Rhode Island Fire Chief

Providence is initiating a nationwide search for a fire chief, Mayor David N. Cicilline announced yesterday.

News • July 25th, 2003

Three Generations Serve Kansas Fire Department

A father's encouragement leads to three generations on Topeka Fire Department.

News • July 25th, 2003

Missouri Fire Marshal Brings Female Presence To Firefighters' Ranks

It's a bit of a hop into Trish Brant's red Jeep Cherokee. But the 5 foot 2 fire marshall isn't intimidated

News • July 23rd, 2003

California Explorer Realizes Dream, Becomes Paid Firefighter

He's the local boy who has ended up fighting fires for his hometown.

News • July 16th, 2003

Laid-off Minneapolis Firefighters Expected to be Applicants for St. Paul Jobs

A plan by the St. Paul Fire Department to hire up to 15 trained firefighters by year's end is attracting wide interest from laid-off Minneapolis firefighters, and it could save St. Paul as much as $500,000.

News • July 16th, 2003

New York Firefighters Get New Mobile Classroom

The Onondaga County Volunteer Firemen's Association dedicated its new Fire and Life Safety Trailer during a brief ceremony Tuesday at the Fairmount Fire Department.

News • June 26th, 2003

Women Account For Fraction Of Urbana, Illinois-Area Workforce Of Firefighters

In April, Urbana firefighter Cheryl Horvath met with about 500 other female firefighters at the 10th International Conference of Fire Service Women in Denver

News • June 19th, 2003

Cops, Firefighters and Teachers Offered Affordable Housing

Because wages are not keeping pace with housing costs, counties and cities are offering free rent, special loans and other incentives so police officers, firefighters and teachers can better afford to live where they work.

News • June 12th, 2003

$3B Firefighter Staffing Package Hinges on Senate-House Compromise

Thursday, the Senate adopted an amendment to the defense authorization bill that will establish a program to assist local governments in hiring additional fire fighters.

News • May 25th, 2003

Thousands Try for Shot at DCFD

Thousands of young men and women lined the sidewalks in front of several DC firehouses for the opportunity to apply to become firefighters.

News • March 30th, 2003

Court Rules Boston FD Can Eliminate Racial Quotas

The city no longer must follow a nearly 30-year-old policy of hiring one minority firefighter for every white because the department has achieved racial balance, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

News • March 28th, 2003

EEOC $250M Settlement Backs Police, Firefighters

California's state retirement system has agreed to pay a record $250 million to firefighters, police and other law enforcement officers to settle allegations they were shortchanged on disability benefits because of their age.

News • January 30th, 2003

Foster Takes GA Fire, Rescue Post

David Foster will take charge of DeKalb's Fire and Rescue Services Department today.

News • January 2nd, 2003

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