Two months after taking over emergency services for an area that had been served by the West I-10 Volunteer Fire Department for 36 years, Harris County Emergency Service District 48 has had to figure out how to operate efficiently without ample resources while the West I-10 department continues to question the district's decision to end the two parties' longtime partnership.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle

On the heels of a historically safe Angels' Night weekend, the Detroit City Council today confirmed Mayor Mike Duggan's choice for executive fire commissioner, Eric Jones. The council voted 8-1 to confirm Jones' appointment. Council President Brenda Jones voted no, she said, because Eric Jones lacks experience as a firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: detroit free press

Four firefighter positions were restored in Green Bay’s 2016 budget by the city’s joint personnel and finance committee on Tuesday. The four-person committee opted to keep the positions and instead reorganize fire department administration, slash overtime pay for public works staff and shave off a number of other small expenses to make up for a projected $819,300 revenue loss.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

The foundation for a successful grant application begins by reading the program guidelines. In layman's terms, these are the instructions for the grant process. FEMA now calls this document the Funding Opportunity Announcement, or FOA. This document provides all of the information concerning grant eligibility, program priorities, filing deadlines and application assistance.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1

Los Angeles County supervisors today unanimously approved a 10 percent pay raise for firefighters, deputy sheriffs, criminalists, correction officers, coroner investigators, probation officers, supervising child support officers and deputy district attorneys. The raise will be spread out over three years, according to labor pacts the county reached with unions representing those workers.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: los angeles daily news