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• $300M in hazard pay made available for Mich. first responders

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  Two new grant programs were announced by the state treasurer on Wednesday

• Ill. village cuts ambulance service

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  A village trustee said the decision to completely defund the ambulance service was "simply economics"

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• Seattle lawmaker proposes diverting police funds to EMS crisis team

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  The proposal would create a program to dispatch medics and crisis workers to mental health calls

• New Colo. law expands workers' compensation for 911 dispatchers

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  The law signed by Gov. Jared Polis this week allows dispatchers to receive compensation for PTSD brought on by hearing traumatic incidents

• EMS 2050: Only those who know how to adapt will survive

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  Has the disruption of COVID-19 knocked our journey to the EMS Agenda 2050 off its trajectory or boosted it into warp drive?

• Lawmakers request expansion of fire, EMS reimbursements

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  The bipartisan group of House representatives is calling for agencies to receive reimbursements for treatment-in-place responses and telehealth use

• Fla. governor signs law requiring silent panic alarms in schools

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  "Alyssa's Law," named after a Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, seeks to establish real-time coordination between schools and first responders

• FEMA announces grant options for civil unrest expenses

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  Two programs allow for state and local governments to apply for funding related to emergency response in protection of the country

• Calif. lawmakers propose $250M PPE stockpile for next pandemic

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  The proposal would require a 90-day supply of PPE to be readily available through the state Department of Public Health in case of another outbreak

• $880M Mich. COVID-19 bill includes hazard pay, public safety funding

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  Under the supplemental funding bill, $200 million will go toward public safety and health costs and $100 million toward first responder hazard pay premiums

• Video: Webinar outlines how to apply for FEMA COVID-19 assistance

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  Municipal services, non-profits and for-profits that partner with municipalities can apply through the FEMA Public Assistance Program

• Portland to shift $4.8M from police budget to FD-supported response team

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  The city is poised to direct the funds toward the Portland Street Response program that would dispatch paramedics and behavioral health experts on some calls

• Quick take: Keep up the external political pressure for the good of EMS

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  Funding, COVID-19, civil unrest: Resources from the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS Meeting for the challenges facing EMS

• IAFC president calls on Congress to be 'heroes' in support of fire, EMS during pandemic

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  Chief Gary Ludwig testified before a House committee, detailing how legislative efforts have helped fire and EMS personnel – and where shortcomings remain

• Ala. EMS head says service needs new support to stay afloat

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  Oxford EMS interim Director Tom Dixon says the agency could struggle to provide services in the future if action is not taken to fund it

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