Dues Are Due

Keep your eye out for your Individual and Fire Department dues invoices, which are being mailed in October.

NYSAFC is proud to recognize the support of all of our members and thank them for their time and dedication to the association. Your dues are just one small way that members lend support to the association.

Here are a few of the benefits of Individual membership for your $35 dues payment:

• Discounted registration to top-notch education programs and the NYSAFC Annual Conference & FIRE expo.
• Monthly subscription to FIREHOUSE magazine.
• Subscription to NYSAFC's quarterly magazine, SIZE UP.
• Discounts on books and training materials from Delmar Cengage Learning, Fire Engineering Books, IFSTA, and Jones & Bartlett Learning through the NYSAFC Book Store.
  
• Subscription to The NYSAFC Bugle, NYSAFC's monthly e-newsletter, and The Daily Dispatch e-newsletter provided in conjunction with the IAFC Eastern Division.
• Apply for a scholarship to help fund higher education.
• Sprint/Nextel discounts.
• Receive a discount on the development and maintenance of a custom designed website for your fire department through the Website Subsidy Program offered in partnership with 911Webs.com.
• Get updates on government affairs issues and join with colleagues from the career and volunteer emergency services in NYSAFC, which provides legislative representation for all first responders in Albany and Washington, D.C.
• Contact NYSAFC for technical support to deal with any emergency services issue, from OSHA to public education to building codes to administration.
• Access to the "Members’ Only" section of the NYSAFC website, where you’ll have free access to New York state fire service laws through the West Law library.
  

And here are some of the benefits and services your fire department/agency can enjoy through NYSAFC's Department Membership ($150):

• One complimentary Conference Full Term Registration for the FIRE 2012 – NYSAFC 106th Annual Conference & Expo, June 13-16, 2012, at the Turning Stone Resort.
• $35 gift certificate that can be applied toward registration for any NYSAFC program.
• Discounted registration rates for the Spring and Fall Seminar Series, Company Officers Leadership Training (COLT) program, and Emergency Services Leadership Symposium for your department's members.
• Discounts up to $1,000 for online training through TargetSafety.com.
• Discounts on books and training materials from Delmar Cengage Learning, Fire Engineering Books, IFSTA, and Jones & Bartlett Learning through the NYSAFC Book Store 
• Receive a discount on the development and maintenance of a custom designed website for your fire department through the Website Subsidy Program offered in partnership with 911Webs.com.
• Subscription to NYSAFC's quarterly magazine, SIZE UP.
• Access to the "Members’ Only" section of the NYSAFC website, where you’ll have free access to New York state fire service laws through the West Law library. You'll also find references to the New York State Attorney General and Comptroller opinions, plus access to NYSAFC's "Grant Resource Clearinghouse" that includes links and downloads to help you in preparing grant applications.
• Contact NYSAFC for technical support to deal with any emergency services issue, from OSHA to public education to building codes to administration.
• Your support allows NYSAFC to continue to fight for and strengthen the fire service.
• And more benefits to be announced for 2012!
  

It is also important that we reach out to non-members and reacquaint them with all these valuable benefits and services the association provides. If you are interested in learning more about member benefits or  joining NYSAFC click here to visit our website and download copies of our membership applications. Remember, you don’t have to be a chief officer to join!

For further information, click here to e-mail NYSAFC Conferences Coordinator Sue Revoir.

New York State Association of Fire Chiefs