Turnout Gear Service Life Guidelines Questioned
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 […]
Am I Lobbying, An Overview of the NYS Lobbying Act
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
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Why Do Volunteers Stop Volunteering
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
STATE ARCHIVES LGS-1 FOR FIRE DISTRICTS – DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY
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
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Some of the Challenges that Your Fire Company Members are Dealing with!!
6 Steps To Safe, Effective Solar Panel, ESS Fire Attack Richard Burt [With more of energy storage systems appearing in your district, your firefighters need to be aware of how
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Powers and Duties of a Fire Commissioner
[NOTE: In many instances the cited section may not be printed in its entirety and to gain complete understanding of the permissions and limitations the entire section of the law needs to be read
Running a Productive Meeting – Good Read!
**Running a Productive Fire District Meeting Linda Willing Ask any commissioner what their favorite part of the job is, and never – and I stress never – will they say, “Going to
New First Responder Tool for Reporting Transportation Struck-By Incidents
The Emergency Responder Safety Institute (ERSI) has just launched a new nationwide platform that collects detailed information directly from first responders about incidents on the roadway where responders or their
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Why Would A Fire Union Try to Extinguish Volunteers? (good read)
By Frank Ricci Volunteer firefighters are critical to many of America’s communities, donating time and labor worth billions of dollars each year, but the country’s biggest firefighters union apparently is
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Cancer Benefit Program State Reporting Requirements
Please read and responds appropriately related to the deadlines for the Cancer Benefit Program from OFPC. 2021 VFECDB Letter final
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