It’s not too late to attend FIRE 2012 (Fire Industry, Rescue, and EMS Expo), the NYSAFC 106th Annual Conference & Expo, June 13-16, 2012, at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y. On-site registration available for exhibits and Education Programs! This event is the largest emergency services trade show in the Northeast.
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Award recipients are the 20 fire departments that participated in the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs 2011 Smoke Alarm Project.
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NYSAFC President Skip Sylvester addresses fire service leaders from across New York state at the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs' Government Affairs Day, which was held on May 15, 2012, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Chiefs and officers discussed issues concerning emergency responders with state government leaders throughout the day.
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Mayor John Ramundo of the village of West Haverstraw (center) with Training Officer Jerry Knapp and Captain Kenny Patterson, West Haverstraw Fire Department. Knapp and Patterson were honored for their heroic response to a life threatening gas leak and ensuing explosion in January 2012.
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A message from NYSAFC President Skip Sylvester and a request to urge Governor Cuomo to support ICC proposal for residential fire sprinkler systems in all new single and two-family homes.
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NYSAFC reprsentatives were among the New York delegation that joined other fire service leaders in the nation’s capital for this year's Congressional Fire Services Institute Dinner & Seminars Program. Pictured L to R: 1st Vice President Tom Herlihy (AFDSNY), Chairman Lee Shurtleff (NYSAFC Government Affairs Committee), President Skip Sylvester (NYSAFC), Ed Rush (NYSAFC Government Affairs Committee), President Dave Jacobowitz (FASNY), 1st Vice President Jim Burns (FASNY), Past President Al Varlaro and 2nd Vice President John Tighe (NYSAFC).
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Senator Betty Little is the 2012 recipient of the International Code Council’s "Raising the Profile" Award. She was nominated by the New York State Building Officials Conference.
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Proper staffing is key to engine company ops, but do NFPA 1710 and NIST provide appropriate guidelines?
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One-third of people who went to emergency rooms in Newark and Long Branch did not have serious enough health problems to be there, according to a recent study.
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What are the factors in rollovers, and how can we mitigate them so we arrive at every emergency safely? Knowledge of roads, vehicles, drivers are critical.
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An informative 48-minute presentation on fires in modular home construction and the lessons learned by members of the Acushnet (MA) Fire Department. Covers a variety of concerns on the reaction of fires in this type of construction. Investigation by Chief Kevin Gallagher reveals several new thoughts on fire progression in modular constructed homes.
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A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue captain, whose Facebook comment about the Trayvon Martin shooting spurred an investigation, was demoted to firefighter.
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With the recent spate of demotions, terminations, and litigation related to the use of social media, John K. Murphy takes another look at firefighters' assumptions about use of these products.
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Two workshops for fire, EMS, and law enforcement personnel to be hosted in June.
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Important information from the NYS DOH Bureau of EMS.
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Ceremony held on May 23, 2012, at the New York State EMS Memorial in Albany honored EMS providers from across the state who have died in the line of duty.
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State fire service leaders met during the New York State Association of Fire Chaplains, Inc. 46th Annual Training Conference, held April 29 - May 2, in Little Falls, N.Y.
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39th Annual Public Fire Safety Educators’ Conference was co-hosted by NYSAFC and OFPC from May 4-6, 2012, at the New York State Academy of Fire Science.
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 Association will launch new member drive during FIRE 2012 at the Turning Stone this June. Join NYSAFC during the association's Annual Conference & Expo to enter daily prize drawings!
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Check out the NYSAFC Book Store for the new "Firefighter’s Handbook New York Edition" and many other titles from our Education Program speakers while at the FIRE 2012 Conference & Expo. Visit Exhibit Space #3133 and get your free NYSAFC "go green" bookmark while supplies last! And with any purchase, you'll receive a cool NYSAFC book light!
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NYSAFC 106th Annual Conference – June 13-16, 2012 – Turning Stone Resort
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November 30 - December 1, 2012 – White Plains April 12-13, 2013 – Rochester
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