Firefighter's Support Alliance
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Blog posts cover Ballot Measures, Firefighter Health Series, Funding, Legislative, and Op-Ed. Firefighter's Support Alliance is a project of the Firefighters & EMS Fund. We engage the public around legislation that will benefit firefighters.
Firefighter's Support Alliance
1M ago
Firefighters are the unsung heroes of our communities, bravely putting their lives on the line to protect us from the ravages of fire and other emergencies. Yet, while they are often celebrated for their courage and selflessness, the toll their demanding profession takes on their mental and physical health is often overlooked. As we step ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
1y ago
First responders know they may risk their health when entering the profession. However, they also have the reasonable expectation of seeing their departments stand beside them in the event of a disaster. Over the past few years, public health officials have become increasingly aware of the real occupational dangers firefighters face. Many of these go ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
1y ago
Some dangers of firefighting are easy to see. There are the flames, the unstable structures, the explosions, the perilous heights. Other dangers of the job are not so easy to see. Once firefighters leave an incident scene, they’re not in the clear. The toxins from the flames and fumes they inhale can slowly break down ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
2y ago
When an individual with health insurance goes to the hospital, they typically expect most, if not all, of the costs of their treatment to be covered by insurance. When people receive a bill from the ambulance service that transported them to the hospital, they’re often shocked. Insurance paid for the rest of their treatment, so ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
2y ago
In August 2021, residents in the town of Napavine, in southern Washington State, were asked to approve an increase in property taxes of $0.66 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Napavine and the surrounding area has been growing. Funds were needed so that Lewis County Fire District 5 could continue to protect all of its ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
2y ago
The federal government has made it clear for years now that it views climate change and its effects on our nation to be a worsening national security threat. One of the most dangerous results of the climate crisis has been prolonged and ever intensifying wildfire seasons in the western United States. While we must deal ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
2y ago
Each summer, Wildfire Season works like cruel clockwork on the residents of the American West. And each year, as the climate continues to change, American wildfires continue to get more intense, and the season unfortunately for those living in the affected areas and for the tireless wildland firefighters battling them, continues to get longer. Wildfire ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
2y ago
At the beginning of this year, the United States government began the rollout of its vaccination program using emergency authorized vaccines created by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson. The three vaccines were fast tracked under the Trump Administration’s Operation Warp Speed. The vaccinations were made available in earnest to those considered most vulnerable, with ... Read more ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
2y ago
Nobody likes medical bills, especially surprise medical bills. And nobody likes paying surprise medical bills. But for many EMS services, the question of who will pay these medical bills has turned into an existential threat to their services. And last year, legislation considered in Pennsylvania under House Bill 1862, would have likely made matters worse ..read more
Firefighter's Support Alliance
3y ago
On March 13, 2020, then-President Donald Trump and his administration declared a national emergency concerning the Covid-19 virus. It was the beginning of pandemic life in America. However, the effects of what would go on to be an ongoing emergency were not felt evenly across American society. For many, work in pandemic America meant leaving ..read more