Dr. David Griffin of the Charleston (SC) Fire Department will deliver the Keynote Address “In Honor of the Charleston 9: A Study of Change Following Tragedy” at the 114th Annual Conference & FIRE 2020 Expo on Thursday, June 11 in Syracuse, NY.

No one knows how many firefighters have been diagnosed with cancer in the country, let alone the state or Dutchess County. In the past five years, officials have recognized the prevalence of the cancer risk that career and volunteer firefighters face. And different organizations are taking steps to quantify the problem.

A new bill recently signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo will increase incentives for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers.

Governor Andrew Cuomo approved legislation allowing Shaun Donovan to join the city’s fire department as part of a package of bills he signed commemorating the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day.

Chief Daryll Rollins of the North Amityville Fire Company, a member of NYSAFC, passed away on November 20, 2019.

Former chief Irving Isenberg was a member of the fire company for 29 years. He assisted in the statewide mutual aid deployment to Ground Zero following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

The Newburgh City Council recently approved a fiscal plan that will lay off 15 uniformed police officers and 14 firefighters next year.

After five years, city hall has apparently dropped its demand that it control how many firefighters are on duty in Watertown at any one time.

In December 1999, a fire in an abandoned warehouse in Worcester, MA killed six firefighters and sent a shock wave through the country's fire service. 20 years later, the reverberations are still being felt.

The city’s mental health crisis is taking a physical toll on first responders, who are being attacked on the job more frequently by increasingly volatile patients.

FDNY Chief of Department Peter Ganci was killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, and earlier this month, his son, Peter Ganci III, was promoted to captain.

Police say officers are investigating a pattern that involves more than 24,200 911 calls since June 2019 and 200 calls on the day of the arrest.

The four-alarm blaze that killed Worcester (MA) Fire Department Lieutenant Jason Menard is prompting a fire safety organization to renew its call for installing more sprinkler systems in residences.

New York state EMS system explained; Ambulance cost reporting schedule released.

NYSAFC is sharing this request from the First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries and Deaths, Inc.

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