Award through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program will fund fire safety programs on smoke alarm installation and home fire sprinkler awareness.

Project will provide smoke alarms to older adults aged 65-plus and the deaf or hearing impaired.

Popular free training to be held in eight locations from January through March 2018.

Convenient online registration is available for this free training!

Members of the fire service are urged to call on Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the Cancer Presumption Legislation for volunteer firefighters.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation that expands unlimited paid sick leave benefits for 9/11 first responders.

32 people were added to the FDNY’s memorial wall commemorating members of the department who died from 9/11-related illnesses, nearly double the number of people added last year.

New York City deployed dozens of NYPD, FDNY, and Office of Emergency Management officials to Puerto Rico following back-to-back hurricanes that ravaged the island.

New York first responders and the National Guard have recently provided assistance in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

There is always the chance that something will happen that we have no control over; it's those fears that keep us up at night.

The fire service is beginning to pay attention to the emotional and psychological health of its members. It’s about time. Firefighters have always been at increased risk of physical and emotional stress, and not just because of the bad calls they sometimes go on.

DOH to sunset EMT-CC; Bureau of EMS survey

Is your department ready? This year’s theme is "Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!" Free resources are available from the U.S. Fire Administration, including social media cards and videos, handouts, and stock photos.

An effective training approach helps fire departments meet standards.

Report will be released in late October 2017.

By President Tom Rinaldi, Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York

Stephen Medici of the Halesite Fire Department has authored the book "Wellington Redemption."