As we all know, cancer prevention in the fire service is more important now than ever. Studies have shown that our firefighters have a greater risk of being diagnosed with cancer that […]
NYS-Volunteer Firefighter Cancer Disability Benefit Program Reporting Dates!! Read More »
Only $85.00 per person for the State Mandated Commissioner Training, 3 sessions available in the Capital Region. Attendees outside of the 7 county region are invited to attend any one of the sessions
Commissioner Training in the Capital Area for 2023 Read More »
VFIS University and other resources from VFIS for your entire department. 2022 VFISU-Flyer 2022 VFISU Course Catalog 2022 ETC-Resource-Catalog-VFIS 2022 VFIS-Responder Help Flyer NY – Flyer EVDT-EMSVO-I Depew Nov 5-6,
VFIS Training Opportunities – A Wealth of Information Read More »
The Consolidation of Fire Protection Services in New York State A Primer September 2022 By: Lisa K. Parshall The Rockefeller Institute of Government READ THE FILL REPORT HERE: Fire-Protection-Services-Report
The Consolidation of Fire Protection Services in New York State Sept 2022 Read More »
Turnout Gear Service Life: Will We Ever Have Clear ‘Keep Or Retire’ Guidelines? Jeffery O. & Grace G. Stull There has been an ongoing debate ever since the original requirement
Turnout Gear Service Life Guidelines Questioned Read More »
The fire service organizations have issued information in the form of FAQs as well as included the final legislation that took effect on July 8th and note that it sunsets
EMS Cost Recovery FAQs Read More »
Open the link to the Election Schedule HERE: 2022 Election Schedule
Election Schedule for 2022 Read More »
WHAT IS LOBBYING? Lobbying is an attempt to influence a specific list of governmental decisions or actions. “Lobbying” and “Lobbying Activities” are collectively defined in the Lobbying Act, and include
Am I Lobbying, An Overview of the NYS Lobbying Act Read More »
Why do volunteer firefighters quit? According to research published by the National Volunteer Fire Council in September 2020, the top 3 reasons volunteer firefighters stop volunteering is: because of leadership/failures
Why Do Volunteers Stop Volunteering Read More »
LGS-1 Records Common in Fire Districts (updated 2022) The LGS-1 Retention and Disposition Schedule must be adopted prior to records disposition. In addition, prior to disposition, staff should consult the
STATE ARCHIVES LGS-1 FOR FIRE DISTRICTS – DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY Read More »