Applications and Nominations Now Being Accepted for NYSAFC’s Scholarship and Award Programs

Note earlier deadline: January 4, 2014.
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Haz-Mat Identification Changes

Information from the U.S. Labor Department: Modification of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform with the United Nations' (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).
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What Makes a Good Firefighter?

Take the time to learn and teach to ensure that we are a mix of intelligent and aggressive.
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Company Officers Must Fight Complacency

To end preventable LODDs, the fire service needs company officers who are willing to speak up.
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Lawyer: Firefighters Knew Girl Was on San Francisco Runway

Lawyer charges that the 16-year-old victim who was killed by a fire truck was "left unattended and not properly protected, tended to or properly cared for."
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Forestry Official Criticizes Arizona Hotshot Leader, Fire Chief Furious

Chief Dan Fraijo said Eric Marsh was "one of the most intelligent and hardest working people and would follow him anywhere."
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Is a LODD Always a LODD?

When is a line of duty death not a line of duty death?
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New Pediatric EMS Resource

Pediatric Protocol Resource Took Kit and other resources now available.
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EMTs and Medics Needed for Study

Study on evidence based practice in prehospital care.
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The ‘Rig’ is Up for Bravest: Judge Orders 10-Year-Old Fire Trucks Out of Fleet

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice ruled that the FDNY can no longer use trucks that are more than 10 years old — even for non-fire emergencies.
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OFPC to Host 39th Annual Arson Seminar

November 6-8 2013, at the New York State Academy of Fire Science.
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Water Rescue Conference

September 14-15, 2013 – Buffalo, NY
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Fire Prevention Week

October 6-12, 2013
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New York State Fallen Firefighters Ceremony

October 8, 2013 – Albany, NY
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Company Officers Leadership Training (COLT)

December 6-7, 2013 – Rye Brook, NY
February 7-8, 2014 – Albany, NY
April 4-5, 2014 – Rochester, NY
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FIRE 2014 (Fire Industry, Rescue, & EMS Expo)

NYSAFC 108th Annual Conference – June 11-14, 2014 – Turning Stone Resort
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