Retired Chief Ralph E. DeBolt of the Geneva Fire Department passed away on March 10, 2019. He served on the NYSAFC board of directors from 2000-2002.

The full lineup of fire and EMS classroom education programs to be held at the 113th Annual Conference & FIRE 2019 Expo in Syracuse is now available! Programs are open to Full Term Registrants only (unless noted) from Wednesday, June 12 through Saturday, June 15. Certified EMS providers can earn CEUs for designated EMS programs.

This event, co-hosted by OFPC and NYSAFC, will be held at the New York State Academy of Fire Science from May 3-5. It will feature workshops, hands-on training sessions, and networking activities for public fire and life safety educators. The 2019 theme is “Pitching the Message of Fire Safety.”

Congratulations to John Sudnik, who was named chief of department, and to longtime NYSAFC member Thomas J. Richardson, who was appointed the new chief of fire operations.

Congratulations to NYSAFC committee member Brian McQueen, past chief of the Whitesboro Fire Department, who has been named the 2019 recipient of the National Volunteer Fire Council James P. Seavey Sr. Health and Wellness Leadership Award.

Join fire service leaders from across New York state on May 20 and learn more about the legislative issues impacting the emergency services. Take this opportunity to meet with your legislative representatives and make your voice heard. All members of the fire service are welcome to attend.

An 8-year-old Queens boy died when the illegally converted attic apartment were he lived was engulfed in a massive blaze, which also injured six others.

City of Albany cooperating with ongoing investigation.

NYSAFC Public Education Committee Chairman Rick Nemier talks about the importance of properly maintaining smoke alarms.

Another local ambulance company, Johnstown Area Volunteer Ambulance Corp, is suspending service.

A new fire district will be created.

As Beth Cousins looks back at her career as a Syracuse firefighter, she has nothing but gratitude for the job that gave her so much. For her, firefighting is a family affair.

EMS scholarships available; EMT minimum age lowered.

Excursion to the Beak & Skiff Apple Hill Campus and 1911 Tasting Room is open to partners of NYSAFC 113th Annual Conference & FIRE 2019 Expo registrants. $35 per person. Limited to 36 registrants.

The goal of the campaign is to increase awareness of the official Stop the Bleed program run by the Department of Homeland Security and the American College of Surgeons.