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Ohio police, teachers and local officials join forces to push back on property tax abolishment
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 65 groups of local elected officials, libraries, businesses and trade groups, and unions representing first responders and teachers have united against a… Read More
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Athens City Council has rejected the expansion of a drone program for first responders
By: Charlie Ihlenfeld
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens will not support an expanded drone program for first responders after a 5-2 City Council vote rejected the measure. The council chamber was packed with residents opposed to the proposal,… Read More
Ohio troopers warn drivers to move over for flashing lights or risk getting a ticket
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio state troopers are reminding drivers that when they see flashing lights on the side of the road, they’re required to move over one lane… Read More
Mounting problems: Ohio’s volunteer firefighters often face bigger fires with less training
ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — At 83, David Lemponen was in his sixth decade of responding to calls as a volunteer firefighter in Austinburg, a Northeast Ohio township… Read More
A tale of 2 volunteer fire departments: What money means when lives are on the line
By: Kendall Crawford I Statehouse News Bureau
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BELLE VALLEY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The smell of sausage and pancakes fills the Belle Valley Volunteer Fire Department every fall. But the breakfast isn’t for the firefighters. With… Read More
First responders see a lot of trauma. A new Ohio center hopes to help them heal
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Police officers, firefighters and paramedics face higher rates of depression and PTSD than the general population. They’re more likely to die by suicide… Read More
A rural veteran firefighter provides insight into Ohio’s volunteer shortage
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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LAKEVIEW, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Ohio has nearly 400 vacant volunteer firefighter positions, according to job listings compiled by Make Me A Firefighter. Governor Mike DeWine announced last week… Read More
Ohio officials again call attention to volunteer firefighter shortages
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine and other officials are again highlighting the statewide shortage of volunteer firefighters, and with more than two-thirds of jurisdictions’ fire departments… Read More
Ohio is building a training facility to help first responders with real-world rescues
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state of Ohio is building a new training facility for firefighters – to prepare them for the kinds of real-life situations they get… Read More
New Ohio bill aims to stop active shooter hoaxes and fake emergency reports
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio lawmakers have said they want to prevent fake reports of emergencies that cause panic — such as the active shooting hoaxes that took… Read More
Ohio House Passes PTSD Workers’ Comp for First Responders
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The state is one step closer to granting workers’ compensation to first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder. The policy change would base benefits off of the mental health condition rather… Read More