The Oregon Legislature this week passed the EMS Modernization Act of 2024 (HB 4081), a policy framework more than 20 years in the making that begins to address inefficiencies in Oregon’s emergency medical system, after years of ranking near the bottom in national surveys…
Oregon Legislature adopts bill to modernize state’s EMS system, improve coordination Read More »
 The city of Salem will no longer contest the benefits’ claim by the widow of a Salem firefighter, City Manager Keith Stahley announced during a City Council meeting Monday night…
City of Salem to no longer challenge benefits to firefighter’s widow Read More »
Democratic Rep. Dacia Grayber and her husband were camping near Mount Ashland, just north of the wildfire…
Oregon lawmaker escapes deadly McKinney Fire in Northern California Read More »
House Bill 4113, which expands cancer coverage for firefighters, has been signed into law by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. The law expands the list of cancers under state law considered an occupational disease for firefighters; it will now include bladder and gynecologic cancers…
Bill expanding cancer coverage for Oregon firefighters signed into law Read More »
On Wednesday, the Senate unanimously approved House Bill 4113, a measure that adds bladder and female reproductive cancers as occupational diseases for firefighters under Oregon’s workers’ compensation law…
Bill expanding Oregon firefighter cancer protections heads to governor’s desk Read More »
For years, in the course of their duties protecting people and property across the state, Oregon’s firefighters have been exposed to toxic smoke and chemicals that can cause cancer…
Lawmakers Back Protections for Firefighters with Cancer Read More »
As she joined hundreds of her fellow firefighters in paying respects to Capt. Rick Ilg on Nov. 5, Dacia Grayber felt “shattered,” she later said on Twitter…
Tigard State Rep on Front Lines for Firefighter Cancer Prevention Read More »
Oregon state Rep. Dacia Grayber, a Democrat who represents portions of Multnomah and Washington counties, was 10 years old when she turned to her volunteer firefighter dad and told him she wanted to follow in his footsteps. A captain standing nearby scoffed…
‘Girls Aren’t Firefighters’: How Women are Making Firefighting More Inclusive Read More »
Only 9% of firefighters are women nationwide. Some of Oregon’s female firefighters are trying to help close that gender diversity gap at the Portland Metro Fire Camp, a three-day all-female fire camp that gives young women the opportunity to learn firefighting skills…
Portland Metro Fire Camp Returns, Encourages More Women to Join the Fire Service Read More »
