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Gino Fanelli On a Tuesday afternoon in December, Charlie Ennis donned a Vietnam Veteran baseball cap and a flannel shirt and made the short jaunt from his home off Latta […]

Jeffrey and Grace Stull One of the more unpopular NFPA requirements related to PPE is the 10-year mandatory retirement for turnout clothing and equipment as found in NFPA 1851: Standard on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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