Call to Action – Urge Code Council to Require Residential Sprinklers in Townhouses

The New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council’s mandatory public comment period is now open. Join your fire service colleagues from across New York state and lend your support.
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Proposed Change to NYSAFC Constitution & By-Laws

Constitution & By-Laws Committee Report.
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Driving with Mobile Devices: "Hands-Free" or Not?

Is there a place for these devices when driving emergency vehicles?
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Zadroga Act Reauthorization Passes Through Congress

Health care program extended 75 years for 9/11 first responders.
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Cuomo OKs Bill Banning Sale of Smoke Detectors with Removable Batteries

2016 is the last year you’ll be able to buy smoke detectors with removable batteries.
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View: Hartsdale Fires Show Lifesaving Value of Working Smoke Alarms

By Chief Ed Rush, vice chairman of the NYSAFC Government Affairs Committee.
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New Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United States

Annual report from the United States Fire Administration.
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Rank and File: Getting the Attitude Right from the Start

The level of experience and knowledge within the fire service is as big of a range as the personalities, but there is not always enough of an emphasis on sharing knowledge.
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FDNY Firefighters File Lawsuit: Loud Sirens are Making Us Deaf

Nearly 1,500 FDNY firefighters and retirees joined with other smoke-eaters to file a mass lawsuit claiming years of exposure to loud sirens are making them deaf.
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Feds: KC Firefighters Shouldn't Have Been in Collapse Zone

There is no written protocol at the Kansas City Fire Department dealing with collapse zones; NIOSH officials said no building is worth a firefighter's life.
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How U.S. Firefighters Could Harness the Power of Military Drones

What happens when a terrorist hunting drone and a resupply helicopter drone join forces? Fires get stopped.
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EMS News Briefs from Mike McEvoy

EMS assault upgraded to felony; EMS authorized to transport police K9s.
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Ulster County Firefighter Fatality

Captain Jack Rose of the Mount Marion Fire Department was lost in the line of duty battling a blaze on December 19, 2015.
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NYSAFC Offers New Recruitment & Retention Skills Training

NYSAFC 2016 Recruitment & Retention Skills Training: Media Relations & Human Resources Skills training will help with volunteer recruitment and retention. The free 8-hour training will be held at six sites throughout New York state from February through May.
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NYSAFC Partners with Plattsburgh Fire District 3 Fire Department for Sprinkler Demo

Home sprinkler demonstration showed how quickly and effectively these life saving devices can control a fire.
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NYSAFC Smoke Alarm Project Seeks Additional Sites

Project will provide smoke alarms to older adults aged 65-plus.
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Fireground Responsibilities of the Incident Commander

January 8-10, 2016 – Hammondsport, NY
January 29-31, 2016 – Rochester, NY
February 26-28, 2016 – Alplaus, NY
February 26-28, 2016 – New Hampton, NY
February 26-28, 2016 – Solvay, NY
April 22-24, 2016 – Barneveld, NY
April 22-24, 2016 – Plattsburgh, NY
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Company Officers Leadership Training (COLT)

February 5-6, 2016 – Latham, NY
April 8-9, 2016 – East Syracuse, NY
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2016 Recruitment & Retention Skills Training: Media Relations & Human Resources Skills

February 20, 2016 – Poughkeepsie, NY
March 12, 2016 – Mayville, NY
March 19, 2016 – Cooperstown, NY
April 16, 2016 – Hilton, NY
April 23, 2016 – Clifton Park, NY
May 14, 2016 – Plattsburgh, NY
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Combined Board/Committee & General Membership Meeting

April 2, 2016 - Castleton, NY
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43rd Annual Fire & Life Safety Educators’ Conference

April 29 – May 1, 2016 – Montour Falls, NY
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Fire Service Government Affairs Day

May 4, 2016 – Albany, NY
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FIRE 2016 (Fire Industry, Rescue, & EMS Expo)

NYSAFC 110th Annual Conference – June 15-18, 2016 – Verona, NY
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