NYSAFC has announced the rescheduled dates for the 2020 Seminar Series programs that were postponed in the spring. The new dates for "Hoarder House Fires: Our Worst Nightmare" with Lieutenant Tim Klett (FDNY) in the following counties are: Chautauqua (October 12), Clinton (September 29), Fulton (October 1), Rensselaer (November 30), and Wyoming (October 7). Seminars are also scheduled for Chemung (October 15), Erie (October 6), Nassau (September 24), Oneida (September 28), Onondaga (October 20), Otsego (September 23), Rockland (October 19), and St. Lawrence/Franklin (September 3) Counties.

Registration is open for the FREE three-hour workshop, "Fire/EMS Behavioral Health: The Price We Pay," presented by Past Chief Mike Healy (Central Nyack Fire Department) and Chief Jared Meeker (Lake Shore Fire District). The workshop series, offered by NYSAFC in partnership with PERMA, was set to debut in the spring but was postponed due to COVID-19. Workshops are scheduled for Chautauqua (September 30), Clinton (September 14), Fulton (November 10), Monroe (September 15), Nassau (September 21), and Westchester (November 5) Counties. Rescheduled dates for the workshops in Herkimer and Schenectady Counties are forthcoming.

Fire Behavior on the Inside is coming to Oneida County on August 22-23. This intense program, featuring eight hours of live fire training, is also scheduled for Ulster County on October 24-25. Flashover programs in Erie (September 26-27) and Ulster (March 20-21, 2021) Counties have been added to the NYSAFC training schedule. Other sites for Flashover include Franklin (September 12-13), Rensselaer (October 17-18), Saratoga (October 10-11), and Wayne (September 19-20) Counties. A rescheduled date for Orleans County is forthcoming.

Volunteer fire departments across New York state will benefit from the newly signed legislation that will protect the Length Of Service Award Program.

Last year was also the first year since 1977 with no multiple-fatality incidents, according to the NFPA's recently released report.

Flagpole at 9/11 memorial for fallen firefighters was cut down in Washingtonville.

A message from the chairman of the NFFF board of directors, Troy Markel.

The state is cracking down on illegal fireworks as local police departments across New York say they've seen an increase in calls and complaints from concerned neighbors.

Firefighter Jim Brooks suffered a tear in his aorta while responding to an early morning fire in Dresden on May 2. He has been transferred to a rehabilitation hospital.

Brian Sweeney is a native of upstate New York, where he spent the four-month coronavirus quarantine working as a volunteer firefighter with the West Crescent Fire Department in Halfmoon, N.Y.

EMS education during COVID-19 pandemic; Free CME at virtual Pulse Check EMS conference.

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