As NYSAFC leaders continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and New York state directives, we will be making a determination about whether or not to proceed with the 114th Annual Conference & FIRE 2020 Expo no later than May 8. Please keep an eye on our website and social media channels for the most up-to-date information. Attendees can email questions to conference@nysfirechiefs.com and exhibitors should email fire@naylor.com. Thanks for your support and stay safe.

As “New York State on Pause” has been extended through mid-May, numerous programs have been postponed or canceled. The 47th Annual Fire & Life Safety Educators’ Conference, co-hosted by OFPC and NYSAFC, has been canceled for 2020. NYSAFC's spring training programs have all been postponed and will be rescheduled for later this year. These include the 2020 Seminar Series “Hoarder House Fires: Our Worst Nightmare” programs in Chautauqua, Clinton, Fulton, Rensselaer, and Wyoming Counties; the "Fire/EMS Behavioral Health: The Price We Pay" workshops in Fulton, Herkimer, Schenectady, and Westchester Counties; and Regional Hands-On Training – Flashover in Orleans and Ulster Counties. Registrants can receive a refund if they are unable to attend rescheduled programs. Email education@nysfirechiefs.com with questions.

NYSAFC is pleased to announce an additional site for the 2020 Company Officers Leadership Training (COLT) series – Nassau County! The two-day leadership development program for company officers of all ranks will be held on October 24-25 at the Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department. COLT includes lectures by Lieutenant Michael Ciampo (FDNY), Commissioner/Chief Michael Lombardo (Buffalo F.D.), and Lieutenant Robert Pressler (FDNY). Pre-registration required.

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of many active and retired fire and EMS personnel across the state of New York. We remember some of the lives lost.

Webinars, podcasts, and other tools and information are available for fire and EMS chiefs from the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

As New York firefighters respond to coronavirus emergency calls, an FDNY battalion chief and 9/11 survivor confronts the city’s latest mass tragedy.

For weeks, first responders have been racing across New York City to try to save lives in the national epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

Deputy Chief (Ret.) Peter Hosey (FDNY) recounts the Happy Land Social Club Fire in New York City, which claimed 87 lives on March 25, 1990.

Home Fire Sprinkler Week is May 17-23. Learn how you can get involved in this project of the NFPA Fire Sprinkler Initiative and Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition and help show the value of home fire sprinklers. Also, visit the NYSAFC website for sharable resources, including our sprinkler infographic and PSAs!

Rob Serra’s first call as a New York City firefighter was the 2001 terror attack. He’s not the kind of guy who likes to stand down. Yet, Serra’s 9/11 service left him with breathing problems and a weakened immune system – two factors that make him highly vulnerable to coronavirus.

Just one coronavirus infection from an emergency call is all it would take to knock the volunteer Stephentown Ambulance out of service, cutting off the quickest EMS response to residents in this rural eastern Rensselaer County town.

"Now we have a chance to make a good impact."

DOH extends EMS certifications; American Heart Association extends cards.

Take advantage of the special training opportunities available from NYSAFC at FIRE 2020 in Syracuse! Sessions include the two-day Codes Training program, plus two new free programs, Fire Investigation Training and the Industrial Chiefs Seminar & Luncheon. Special thanks to our Codes, Fire Investigation, and Industrial Chiefs Committees for their efforts in coordinating these sessions.

Congratulations to NYSAFC 1st Vice President Lee Shurtleff upon his retirement.

 View the NYSAFC calendar of events.