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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
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
Commissioner’s vs. Chiefs, Doesn’t Have to be a Contest
Greg Serio, Legal Counsel CAFDA As a fire district counsel and as a long-time fire chief I have witnessed just about every possible manifestation of the relationship between a board
Financial Training for Fire District Officials
Financial Training for Fire District Officials Thursday February 29th and Friday March 1st 2024 Halfmoon-Waterford Fire District #1 315 Middletown Road, Waterford, NY Click on This Link for all the
Salute to Bill Young
At our Annual Workshop on November 4th at Verdoy Fire Department, the Officers and Directors of the Capital Area Association paid tribute to Bill Young for his years of service
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
PESH Annual FF Refresher Training Which Districts are Responsible for
FIREFIGHTER ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING GUIDANCE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PERTINENT OSHA STANDARDS AS REQUIRED IN THE NYS PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT ANNUAL FIREFIGHTER TRAINING INTENT: The intent of this
College Tuition Assistant by FASNY
In most areas of New York State, it is citizen volunteers who respond to emergency situations. Due to a variety of factors, New York’s volunteer fire departments are currently experiencing
LGS-1 From State Archives for Fire District Records Updated for 2022
Here is the LINK which will take you to the document LGS-1 Records Common in Fire Districts (updated 2022) https://www.archives.nysed.gov/sites/archives/files/lgs-1-2022-firedistricts.pdf
PESH vs. NFPA Presentation Documents
The following are LINKs to the presentation documents and slides from Jen Puerner from the NYS Department of Labor: Click on the Links to open and download the documents Firefighter