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• Chicago revises mental health response plan to include responder teams without police

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  The city will go forward with both a pilot program that excludes police and a separate co-responder plan that includes police officers, paramedics and mental health professionals

• Mich. FD anticipates service improvements with new ambulance purchase

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  The rig will replace an older one that suffered dependability issues, forcing the department to use a rental

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• Pittsburgh may cut 200 cops, 150 FFs, 60 medics

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  City leaders said they will need to make the cuts by July 1, 2021 if more federal pandemic relief is not received

• Biden talks COVID-19, layoffs, mental health in roundtable with FF-medic, healthcare workers

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  The president-elect stated he would ensure first responders have enough PPE and sick leave, and work to prevent layoffs

• New Orleans fire and EMS officials detail budget cuts going into 2021

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  City employees will continue to see a 10% pay cut and mandatory furloughs, with an overall 8% budget cut for the fire department and 18% for the EMS department

• Rural Wis. towns vote to fund shared full-service fire/EMS

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  The six municipalities will sign an intergovernmental agreement and then the three departments that cover those areas will work on an operational plan

• 6 questions to ask when purchasing disposable airway management tools

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  From up-front and maintenance costs, to supply chain and accessory required changes, these questions will smooth the transition to a new disposable product

• Mo. county voters approve 911 funding measure

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  The county says approval of the tax addresses the funding deficit from dwindling landline fees and gives the county the money for the next 911 upgrades

• Pa. township votes for referendum to raise taxes for ambulance service

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  The referendum was passed after Scott Twp. supervisors learned in August that Justus Volunteer Fire Company's EMS and ambulance service was running a deficit of roughly $10,000

• Del. county hazard pay program at a standstill

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  The original proposal for the program would have awarded $10,000 in “bonus” payments to full-time county first responders

• Wis. FD proposes ambulance fee increase, including fivefold increase in cost per mile

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  The South Shore Fire Department is seeking a $100 fee increase for residents and a $150 increase for non-residents, plus a $25 per mile fee

• Challenges for the road ahead, no matter the state of pandemic and politics

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  Fiscal, retention and operational considerations for election week and the EMS purse and pay

• Texas FD to get nearly $1M in new vehicles, including ambulance, brush truck

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  A new ambulance and pumper truck will replace older apparatus the department is looking to retire, and a new brush truck will assist crews in responding during grassfire seasons

• Wash. city ballot measure would raise funds for fire/EMS stations, personnel, PPE

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  Voters will decide whether to approve a levy that would raise $7.3 million per year for the Kirkland Fire Department

• SC county officials: 24% pay raise hasn't kept all EMS stations open

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  Aiken County officials concluded they must "pay what the market demands" in order to recruit and retain enough staff to keep all 10 stations running

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