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No headline - GRAND_JURY - Record-Searchlight

by @ Tuesday, June 29th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

No headline - GRAND_JURY
Record-Searchlight
In May 2009, a group of frustrated firefighters and office staff ignored the chief's threats and voiced their concerns to a board member in a secret session

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Arlington interviewing five candidates to be new fire chief - Fort Worth Star Telegram

by @ Monday, June 28th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

Arlington interviewing five candidates to be new fire chief
Fort Worth Star Telegram
ARLINGTON — Five candidates are vying to be Arlington's next fire chief, including two internal candidates and top firefighters from

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Firefighters Concerned About Benefits Cut - WDEF News 12

by @ Monday, June 28th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

Firefighters Concerned About Benefits Cut
WDEF News 12
That insurance proposal if approved by council would make it necessary for retired city employees to buy supplemental health insurance to back up medicare

Stop picking on public pensions - Baltimore Sun

by @ Monday, June 28th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

Stop picking on public pensions
Baltimore Sun
When I was a 12 year-old Sunpapers delivery boy (65 years ago), the Sunpapers were against firefighters getting a raise, and, in my own way, I opposed this

Rolling Back Pension Costs: How Far Will It Go? - PublicCEO.com (blog)

by @ Monday, June 28th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

Rolling Back Pension Costs: How Far Will It Go?
PublicCEO.com (blog)
The Highway Patrol union that negotiated the most generous pension formula a decade ago, a trendsetter for police and firefighters statewide,

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Lightning strikes spark house fires in Indianapolis - WTHR

by @ Monday, June 28th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

WISH

Lightning strikes spark house fires in Indianapolis
WTHR
Indianapolis - Firefighters responded to 13 different locations Sunday evening to investigate lightning strikes during heavy thunderstorms.
13 WTHRHomeowners cleaning up from Sunday stormsWTHR
Lightning Strikes Cause Several Fires In Indy93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
Storm pushes June rainfall near top of listIndianapolis Star

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The State Of The Police Department - The Chattanoogan

by @ Sunday, June 27th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

The State Of The Police Department
The Chattanoogan
Firefighters and Police Officers can start their careers as early as 21 years of age and retire after 25 years, which would make them 46 years of age.

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State pensions are inflated as workers boost salaries - Buffalo News

by @ Sunday, June 27th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

Buffalo News

State pensions are inflated as workers boost salaries
Buffalo News
The percentage of newly retired police and firefighters with six-figure pensions rose from less than 2 percent of those who retired in 2000 to 13 percent of
Retired, then rehired: How college workers use loophole to boost paySeattle Times

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Restoration work under way for firehouse museum - Colorado Springs Gazette

by @ Saturday, June 26th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

Restoration work under way for firehouse museum
Colorado Springs Gazette
Century-old horsehair buried under layers of plaster still attracts flies by the drove, a constant reminder of history for a group of retired firefighters

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City, fire union reach deal to lower staffing, divide pensions into two tiers - Gilroy Dispatch

by @ Friday, June 25th, 2010. Filed under Uncategorized

Gilroy Dispatch

City, fire union reach deal to lower staffing, divide pensions into two tiers
Gilroy Dispatch
Under the new system, retired firefighters will receive yearly 2 percent of their highest annual salary for each year they worked.

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