CAPITAL AREA FIRE DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION (CAFDA) SAVE THE DATES FOR 2025 CAFDA has been busy, and 2025 is shaping up to be a great year! COMMISSIONER CAFDA TRAINING SITES: AVERILL […]
Resources
Discharging Discipline: Officer’s Guide to Employee Counseling-recommended read
Trevor Frodge [THIS IS A MUST READ AND TAKE NOTES ARTICLE] Every fire officer wants to lead that perfect crew – the crew that always does the right thing, never
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What is NYCLASS?
GENERAL INFORMATION New York Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (NYCLASS) is a short-term, highly liquid investment fund, designed specifically for the public sector. NYCLASS provides the opportunity to invest funds
Message from Deputy State Fire Administrator Luci Labriola-Cuffe on the NYS Stipend Program
I am very pleased to announce the NYS Stipend Regulation is now final and the program information is now live on our website. OFPC is now accepting applications for the
Updated Guidance for Becoming or Consolidating a Fire District
This is an updated version of this guidance document for 2024, it adds guidance for when a village and fire district wish to consolidate. Here is a link to this
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Never too Late to Start Thinking About the NYS Volunteer FF Cancer Benefit Program
Reminder that EOSB-210.5 is due each January 1st. it is the VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER ENHANCED CANCER DISABILITY BENEFITS PROGRAM ATTESTATION / PROOF OF BENEFITS. Attests that your department has an insurance
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Unappropriated Unreserved Fund Balance & Year To Year Carry Over Of Operating Funds
Compliments of Fire District Affairs The State Association’s Counsel answers many inquiries on the Unappropriated Unreserved Fund Balance which in simple terms is the money that remains in the operating
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1st Responder Guide to Li-Ion Battery Energy Storage System Incidents
Guide Located at this Link: Guide to Li-Ion Incidents
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Fire District Election Tasks
Fire District Election Tasks Compliments of AFD-NYS Fire District Affairs Once again, it’s that time of year we prepare for the Annual Fire District Election. In preparation for the Annual
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NYS Volunteer FF Cancer Benefit Program Required by 205-cc General Municipal Law
There are two (2) components of coverage required by General Municipal Law (GML) 205-CC 1) Lump Sum Cancer Benefit and Death Benefit 2) Long-Term Disability (Income Replacement) Advantages of NYS
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