Memphis City Council set to vote on city workers’ pay raises (Channel 3)
Union leaders hope council members will approve raises
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Fire fighters overworked, overwhelmed in University City
Firefighters in University City say manpower shortages within the department are putting the public at risk.
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  • David Rossetti Those consultants so that about every fire dept. Their just hired guns for the city
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  • David Rossetti Funny thing is the money the city spent on that study they could have used to hire more firefighters
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General President Harold Schaitberger with IAFF members Roy Reed and Ed Redmon at the Kansas City State Council of Fire Fighters (KSCFF) Convention earlier this month in Hutchinson, Kansas. Reed started with Kansas City Local 64 in 1953 and currently holds the position of Special Assistant to the President for the KSCFF. Redmon started with Topeka Local 83 in 1954 and currently is a lobbyist for the KSCFF, a position he has held since the mid-1960s.
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  • Matthew Sahr Thank you for the long service to your locals, state association, and the IAFF!
  • John Beresky Oh that's so wonderful! Did he answer ANY questions from the members? Or was it a photo op?
Firefighters working to fix pensions
The recent coverage of Casa Grande’s public safety retirement debt did an admirable job of telling half the story. The June 9 story headlined “City retirement: Fire, police funds are in the red for $35.7M” mentioned the bad investments and market downturns that have gouged the state’s Public Safety…
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  • Sandi Charos What a joke! When is he going to realize he is a laughing stock to the entire nation?
Unpredictable Alaska wildfire keeps crews guessing as disaster is declared
After the Sockeye fire near Willow ripped through thousands of acres in mere hours Sunday, the blaze...
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Firefighters used to clean up human waste; union says city crossed a line
Friday morning, the city conducted a thorough cleaning under the Pontchartrain Expressway.
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  • Robert Chase Human waste by definition is a Bio-hazard and must be cleaned by a licensed Hazardous Material cleanup company.
  • Jeff Vaughan Different states different rules. We in IL mitigate the hazard for a Haz Mat response. We don't clean it up. Normally it's a spiller pay and if the city wanted it cleaned up they should have used the proper company and footed the bill.
Get Ready to Feel The Heat! NCSL 2015 Attendees should sign up Fire Ops on Monday, August 3 at the Bellevue Public Safety Training Center in Bellevue, WA.
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)Bellevue, Washington Fire Fighters Local 1604 Bellevue Fire DepartmentNational Conference of State LegislaturesClick here to reserve your spot at Fire Ops 101 on Monday, August 3,...
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Coventry ‪#‎firefighters‬ agree to $350,000 in concessions to save jobs
PROVIDENCEJOURNAL.COM|BY PATRICK ANDERSON JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
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The Delta Fire Department will be one of the first in t ...
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