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**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 […]

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

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

Please read and responds appropriately related to the deadlines for the Cancer Benefit Program from OFPC. 2021 VFECDB Letter final

OSHA has proposed a revision to 1910.156 Fire Brigade Standard Attached) that would have significant impacts on how we do business as NYS Fire Districts. This is not a new

New York State Volunteer Firefighter Cancer Benefit Program by The Hartford Cancer Protection Designed by Firefighters for Firefighters Thank you for your membership in the New York State Volunteer Firefighter

Contributed by Tony Hill A bill that allows a LOSAP sponsor to change the department responses category of its point system was signed by Governor Hochul as Chapter 462 of

Blaize Levitan One of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done is junior firefighting, both as a participant and later as an advisor. I can’t imagine my youth without the

Do you have a completed Code of Ethics on file with your Board?  If you undergo an audit by OSC you will be asked for a copy.  If you haven’t

Are your firefighters taking their annual OSHA/PESH training, and if not, who do you think is going to answer for the lack of training if something unfortunate happens to one