Ann Arbor firefighters are getting retroactive raises going back more than two years. The City Council voted 9-1 to OK a three-year contract with the firefighters union Tuesday night, Jan. 22. The last negotiated collective bargaining agreement expired at the end of 2016. The new one runs Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive.com

Despite pushback from the firefighters’ union, the Orlando Fire Department on Friday inducted 23 civilian paramedics, a response to the city’s growing population and demand for emergency medical services, the department said. Among the 23 hires are 14 women, a record number for an OFD graduating class, according to the release.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel

VIDEO: When two firefighters clocked into work Monday, they didn't realize they'd be making history. In a first for Spokane County Fire District 8, an all-female firefighting team ran the paramedic unit. But Meg Williams and Jennifer Raudebaugh say despite Monday's milestone, it felt like any other day on the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY.com

VIDEO: Flagging, communication and detours were the main sticking points discussed at a meeting on how to better handle accidents on Interstate 78. Firefighters, fire police, PSP troopers, EMS members, PEMA officials, PennDOT officials and others gathered at the PEMA Eastern Area Office on Tuesday night to improve handling traffic and managing the scene when an accident forces I-78 to be shut down.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 News

Firefighters, EMS personnel, or any member of the Virginia National Guard Armed Forces Reserves may soon be able to carry a concealed weapon without a permit thanks to legislation passed by Virginia’s Senate Tuesday. SB 1012, introduced by Sen. Amanda Chase (R – Amelia County, Colonial Heights), would allow specific firefighters and EMS providers to carry concealed weapons without a permit “provided that such firefighter or person employed as emergency medical services personnel has been approved to carry a concealed handgun by his fire chief or emergency medical services chief.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6