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Posted: Jan 17, 2018

Ex‑Volunteer Firefighter Suspected In Hopland Fire Truck Vandalism

Outside, a woman with an aluminum bat was whacking two vehicles in the parking lot, smashing windows, mirrors and lights, and puncturing all the tires.

Battalion Chief Ron Roysum, who watched a video of the incident, said the woman then got into her vehicle, drove to the front of the station and shattered two windows of the station’s training room before fleeing.

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Posted: Jan 17, 2018

New Scottsbluff fire truck now in service

Custom making the truck allowed the department to have input into the process.

“The biggest things is that we were combining two trucks into one truck,” Houstoun said. “We were consolidating the two trucks and we wanted to make sure that we could carry everything we needed.”

The trucks placed out of service were purchased in 1989 and 1999, respectively. Houstoun said the two trucks were spending a lot of time in the shop, needing repairs, and maintenance costs were increasing.

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Posted: Jan 17, 2018

Proposed Florida law would grant first responders worker's comp for PTSD

Break a leg on the job and workers compensation will pay the medical bills and cover lost wages. But suffer emotional or psychological trauma after a failed attempt to revive an infant or hours processing dead bodies in the wake of a mass shooting and you're out of luck. Families of first responders and a bi-partisan group of lawmakers are behind a proposal to include post traumatic stress disorder in workers comp coverage.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tallahassee Democrat & Tallahassee.com
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Posted: Jan 17, 2018

Texas firefighters aim to make state senator pay political price for union bill

A Houston Republican is starting to pay a hefty price as she runs for re-election for running afoul with police and firefighter unions in Texas. In the last to Legislature sessions, State Sen. Joan Huffman has sponsored legislation to make it harder for many public worker unions to collect membership dues.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle
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Posted: Jan 17, 2018

New York attorney warns firefighter minimum manning dispute could last much longer than hoped

The bitter contract dispute between the city and the firefighters’ union could last much longer than the year deadline that City Council members hope. Syracuse attorney Nathaniel Lambright, who is representing the Watertown Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 191, warned on Tuesday that the labor dispute may not be resolved for another two to 2½ years while it continues through the lengthy appeal process.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times
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