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Ga. Firefighter's Tweet Draws National Attention, Controversy

An Augusta firefighter questioned the citizenship of a young girl who was singing the national anthem at the NBA finals, saying she looked like an 'illegal immigrant.'

News • June 13th, 2013

Ind. Legislation Allows FDs Purchasing Flexibility

Fire districts may purchase firefighting equipment with an installment conditional sale or mortgage contract of no more than 15 years, instead of the former six year time span.

News • June 8th, 2013

Maine City May End Fire Dept. Ambulance Contract

City officials in Hallowell are thinking they can save money by contracting with a private ambulance service rather than using Augusta Fire Department for medical calls.

News • June 7th, 2013

'Disgraced' Calif. Firefighter in Bar Fight Rehired

A San Luis Obispo fire engineer and paramedic, who is accused of fighting with another man and causing 17 facial fractures has been rehired despite objections.

News • June 7th, 2013

Massachusetts Community Restructures Fire Dept.

The Truro board of selectmen plan to appoint a new advisory committee of citizen who will determine the future of the department and its leadership.

News • June 7th, 2013

Discrepancies in N.J. Firefighter Pay Account Probed

Galloway Township officials say fire departments have allegedly misreported how long they have served in an attempt to get more stipend pay.

News • June 7th, 2013

Fla. Firefighter Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

A firefighter with Monroe County says his superiors would call him 'MoJo' and 'Oye,' which are slang terms for Hispanic people and was ultimately fired because of race.

News • June 7th, 2013

Ex-Fire Marshal Accused of Inappropriate Photos in N.C. Station

Timothy Scott Swaim is accused of taking nude pictures of a 15-year-old girl at the Kernersville Fire Department in and on one of the fire trucks.

News • June 1st, 2013

Fla. Firefighter Terminated for Theft of Equipment

Hernando County Firefighter Bradford Kufner was arrested after stealing a saw and trying to sell it to a pawn broker.

News • June 1st, 2013

N.Y. City Faulted in Code Enforcement Hiring

A state arbitrator says the city of Albany violated its firefighters' union contract when it hired without negotiations civilian code enforcement officers last year.

News • May 31st, 2013

Plan Calls For Miss. Volunteers to Pick Up Slack

Natchez officials are planning to shift some call volume in Adams County to volunteers because of budget constraints.

News • May 26th, 2013

Pa. Depts. Struggle With More Calls, Fewer Volunteers

Lack of volunteer fire department members is hurting nearly every fire department in York County as call volume continues to increase.

News • May 26th, 2013

Man Accused of Killing Pa. Fire Chief Goes to Trial

A man accused of having a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit faces murder charges in the death of the Logansville fire chief who was hit at a crash scene.

News • May 25th, 2013

Decline in N.C. Volunteers Means Budget Increase

New Bern Fire Department relies on volunteers to fill in the gaps when full-time staff levels are low, but fewer volunteers means higher overtime costs.

News • May 25th, 2013

Ohio Official Says It's Time to Stop Attacking Fire Dept.

The vice mayor of Middletown says its time for the discussions about cuts to the fire department to end as there have been no feasible cost-saving measures developed.

News • May 23rd, 2013

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