From The Northern Virginia Daily By Ryan Fitzmaurice April 9, 2025 Shenandoah County, Va. – The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to pursue a federal grant that could fund 27 full-time firefighter positions for three years — a day after residents pleaded for action following delayed EMS responses, particularly in Fort Valley. The…
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City of Ukiah and UVFA seek community input for strategic plan
From The Ukiah Daily Journal 2:07 PST, March 15, 2025 UKIAH, Calif. – The city of Ukiah invites residents and stakeholders to a Community Stakeholder Meeting on Tuesday, March 18, at 5:30 p.m. at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center, 200 S. School St., to help shape the future of local fire services. As part of…
Kalispell announces new fire chief
From MTN News 1:04 PM, Mar 14, 2025 KALISPELL — The City of Kalispell has announced the appointment of a new fire chief. Jay Hagen will take over as the Fire Chief of the Kalispell Fire Department, beginning May 5. Hagen is coming to Kalispell from the Bellevue, Washington Fire Department, where he has served…
Ulster (NY) Lawmaker Proposes Giving Towns Money for Ambulance Services
From Daily Freeman March 12, 2025 By Patricia R. Doxsey KINGSTON, N.Y. — A proposal by Ulster County Legislator Jason Kovacs to give money to towns for emergency medical services failed to gain any traction with the Legislature’s Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee. After the proposal was panned by Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger’s…
Alabaster now accepting applications for next police chief
From Shelby County Reporter March 6, 2025, 10:26 a.m. By Noah Wortham ALABASTER – The city of Alabaster is now accepting applications for its next police chief who will succeed Curtis Rigney. After serving the city of Alabaster for more than 30 years, the city’s current chief of police, Rigney, announced that he will be…
Emergency Responder Levy Showing Returns, Say Fire, Police Officials in Kalispell (MT)
From Daily Inter Lake February 27, 2025 By Jack Underhill KALISPELL – Just shy of a year since voters approved a levy to boost Kalispell’s emergency services, the city’s Police and Fire departments are beginning to ramp up. The mill levy, which went into effect on July 1, 2024 — the start of fiscal year…
Shenandoah County study identifies gaps in EMS and fire service
From The Northern Virginia Daily February 26, 2025 By Ryan Fitzmaurice Shenandoah County must move toward a more unified emergency response system to meet growing demand, according to findings presented by Chief Joe Pozzo of the Center for Public Safety Management. The study, commissioned by the county in September, outlines service gaps, staffing shortages and…
Pittsburgh wants more police officers. What will it take?
From 90.5 WESA February 7, 2025, 5:32 a.m. By Julia Maruca PITTSBURGH — As any public official, mayoral hopeful, or pundit will tell you, Pittsburgh is struggling with police staffing. As of Wednesday, the department had 759 officers among its ranks — a number that includes command staff, recent police academy grads and current academy…
Canandaigua City Council OKs study of emergency services
From Democrat & Chronicle By Mike Murphy 3:01 p.m. ET on Jan 10, 2025 CANANDAIGUA, NY — The year 2024 closed out with a heated battle over staffing in the Canandaigua Fire Department. The year 2025 opens with approval of a study of emergency services in the city of Canandaigua that could lead to determining the proper…
Minot Fire Department seeks additions to staff in ’25
From KFYR TV By Kyona Rivera 2:38 PST, December 18, 2024 MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – The Minot Fire Department is eyeing changes and additions to its staffing pattern in the next five to six years. The Minot City Council approved the department to apply for a grant to expand its staff. This week, fire chief…