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State lawmakers are pushing for pension parity for military firefighters to be included in New York’s next budget.

Assemblyman D. Billy Jones provides an update to proposed changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules regarding fire department and EMS training and equipment requirements, discusses prison closures and other issues.

New York state Assemblyman D. Billy Jones was at a fire station in Plattsburgh today to urge his constituents to speak out against a proposed federal rule change that he says will negatively impact fire and EMS services across the state and country.

The Vermont Senate has approved legislation to strengthen worker compensation and expand cancer compensation for all firefighters in the state.

Senator Bernie Sanders recently hosted a virtual town hall with Vermont firefighters and EMS personnel to discuss funding and staffing challenges facing rural departments in Vermont and across the country.

A New York state senator from the Hudson Valley has introduced a bill to close a loophole when it comes to benefits for family members of the police and…

The New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Fire Prevention and Control has begun a new statewide effort to reduce…

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer joined city officials Friday for the unveiling of a new mobile training trailer for the Albany Fire Department. During a July…

Fire departments across New York will open their doors this weekend for a statewide recruiting effort. The eighth annual RecruitNY weekend is a…

And now an update to a story we broadcast early last month: A federal grant that will enable the Albany Fire Department to purchase a state-of the art…