COVID-19

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March 24, 2025
Jurors decided Baker City officials failed to make reasonable accommodations for the firefighter who contracted COVID while treating a patient.
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Dallas firefighter claim the city has failed to make overtime payments due to them from December 2021 and January 2022.
May 9, 2022
Dallas firefighters claim the city has failed to make overtime payments that are due to them from December 2021 and January 2022.
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April 22, 2022
The Spokane Fire department is looking for new hires to make up for losses during the pandemic.
Barry Furey
April 18, 2022
Barry Furey tells why the effect of COVID-19 on dispatchers shouldn't be overlooked.
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Firefighters conduct a controlled burn on Hwy. 50 in Strawberry, CA during the 2021 Caldor fire.
March 21, 2022
Between 2019 and 2021, the U.S. Forest Service lost almost 1,000 firefighters in California, citing burnout, the pandemic and the cost of living.
Peter Matthews
March 14, 2022
Peter Matthews suggests to chiefs and officers that engaging senior members during crew meetings might provide a desperately needed morale boost as the pandemic continues to wreak...