Chapter 2

My Community Partner is the fire department.  They way they rose from a local need is because they are needed when there are fires.  They are here to serve and save the community from harm.  

On May 2, 2013 there was an article released  saying: 

how the federal government programs that affect the fire and emergency service are affected:

• The U.S. Fire Administration will be cut by $2 million.
• DHS State and Local Programs (including the FIRE and SAFER grant programs) will be cut by a total of $117 million.
• The U.S. Forest Service’s wildland-fire management account will be cut by $125 million.
• The U.S. Department of Interior’s wildland-fire management account will be cut by $38 million.
• The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's Hazardous Materials Safety Account will be cut by $2 million and the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants will be cut by $1 million.
• Medicare will reduce reimbursements to providers by 2% starting on April 1, and there may be a delay in receiving reimbursements.