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Art Callaham: Full accounting would benefit fire and rescue
The firefighters and emergency service folks have been taking it on the chin lately, so maybe it’s time to remind everyone of the valuable service that is rendered by this dedicated group of first responders. There are few better feelings than...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Politics, Gaming, Entertainment, Annual Reports
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Trust is nice, but not where money is concerned
Lest we forget — and a lot of people have — the 1995 law that now governs, sort of, fire and rescue gambling funds really had little to do with the Washington County Fire and Rescue Association when it was initially passed. The legislation...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Laws, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Maryland General Assembly
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Mail Call - Oct. 25
“In reference to the fire companies raising most of the money for gaming funds: fire companies keep all their tip-jar money and do not contribute any of the funds to it, as other clubs and other organizations have to do. They have to contribute a...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Wages and Pensions, Diseases and Illnesses, Occupy Wall Street, Republican Party
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Local system of physicals for volunteer firefighters could become casualty of costs
arnoldp@herald-mail.comDavid Fraley always hated going to the doctor, but because of what was discovered in the physical examination he underwent last year as a volunteer firefighter, he now knows checkups are crucial. Fraley, chief of Funkstown Volunteer Fire Co., and other...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Local Government, Finance, Netherlands, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Fire and rescue association to propose financial reporting standards
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association is hoping to keep control of fire and rescue companies’ share of the county gaming fund — and keep government out of it. In a meeting Thursday night with county government...Tags: Lawyers, Laws, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Local Government
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Md. lawmakers say county fire, rescue association should slim down
heather.keels@herald-mail.comSlamming the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association for excessive overhead expenses and hoarded cash, state legislators Tuesday asked the county's volunteer fire and rescue companies to consider ways to streamline the association, leaving...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Annapolis, Advanced Training, Howard County
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Art Callaham: 'Failure to communicate' is the issue
Firefighters and emergency services personnel have been the subject of many Herald-Mail stories in recent weeks. I’d like to take this space to recognize the valuable service that is rendered by this dedicated group of first responders. There are...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Safety of Citizens, Companies and Corporations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Details to be ironed out for fire funding fix
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThough a meeting last week left state lawmakers and fire and rescue association officials on the same page about some issues related to the association's use of public gaming money, officials left the meeting with many details still to be negotiated....Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Judges, Lawyers, Laws, Annapolis
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Officials: Keep fire funding fix local
heather.keels@herald-mail.comIn a largely cordial meeting Thursday night, state, county, and fire and rescue association officials agreed that, while minor changes to state law may be needed, an agreement governing the distribution of gaming funds to fire companies should be worked...Tags: Lawyers, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Gaming, Entertainment
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Fire and rescue association elects officers, debates funding split
andrews@herald-mail.comBefore electing new officers Thursday, the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association debated whether to hold onto money for a training center or divide it among the member companies. The issue was tabled and is expected to come back for...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Elections, Elections, Advanced Training
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Fire and Rescue Association explains finances amid questions
davem@herald-mail.comDozens of members from fire departments across the county turned out Wednesday night as the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, under fire for excessive overhead expenses and hoarded cash, explained its finances. The association...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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