Tioga County Fire Coordinator John V. Scott was lost in the line of duty on July 20, 2016. He was a past chief and 46-year member of the Campville Fire Department. Scott served NYSAFC as a committee member and chairman for 17 years.
Visit NYSAFC’s Flickr photostream for highlights from the 110th Annual Conference & FIRE 2016 Expo, which was held in June. Thanks to our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, instructors, and volunteers for your participation. FIRE 2017 will be held June 14-17. Register early!
Since the 2008 financial crisis, private equity firms have increasingly taken over public services like emergency care and firefighting, often with dire effects.
In the spring of 2012, U.S. homebuilders were celebrating a string of victories. In more than a dozen state capitals, they had managed to block plans to require fire sprinklers in new homes.
New Jersey firefighter who may lose his job for being a registered medical marijuana patient cannot proceed with a lawsuit against the city until he undergoes a departmental hearing, a state judge has ruled.
Transportation officials and railroad representatives have touted the rules as a key piece of their efforts to stave off future disasters following a string of fiery derailments and major spills.
