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Flagler Firefighters Have Current Contract For 1st Time in 4 Years, With Some Pay Hikes

June 2, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The firefighters’ union’s first contract since 2011 gives firefighters with more experience more money. For nine years, firefighters were hired at the same rate of pay as existing firefighters with many more years of service.

The Palm Coast City Council as Labor Tribunal: Firefighters Union and Administration Face Off

August 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

It's been like hosing in the wind: the Palm Coast firefighters union and the city administration reached an impasse after more than three years of negotiations over a contract. (© FlaglerLive)

Palm Coast firefighters and the city administration reached an impasse in December after more than three years of negotiations over a contract, leaving it to the city council on Friday to settle the dispute in an unusual hearing.

PAL and Flagler County’s Firefighters’ Union Donate $1,000 to Grace Community Food Pantry

June 28, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

The Flagler County Sheriffs Office PAL and the Flagler County Professional Firefighters’ Association teamed up to donate $1,000 to Pastor Charles Silano’s Grace Community Food Pantry.

Flagler County Adds a 7th Ambulance Unit But Reduces Staffing on Some Fire Engines, Triggering Concerns

May 29, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

How many firefighters on each engine? The question has raised concerns and fears among some in the county, but the fears are misplaced, the county administration says. (© FlaglerLive)

Staring May 20, Flagler County Fire Rescue reduced fire engine staffing from three firefighters to two at two of the county’s three fire stations to make possible the addition of a seventh ambulance unit, reducing response time or the need for aide from neighboring counties. But the shift has triggered opposition from the firefighters’ union, on safety grounds, and fears among residents.

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