The NYSAFC annual award recipients were acknowledged during the 115th Annual Conference & FIRE 2021 Expo General Session on July 15 in Syracuse, NY. Lieutenant Jessica Canary of the East Aurora Fire Department (pictured at FIRE 2021) is one of the two inaugural recipients of the Chief Neil McNeight Hands-On Training Award.

The Port Byron Fire Department was in the middle of a community celebration of its 150th anniversary. Then, as it has for a century and a half, duty called.

Faced with a declining volunteer base, limited funding, and long response times, Chenango County has adopted a countywide EMS service.

The city of Auburn is now hiring for its new ambulance service and is on track to launch in the fall as planned, the city manager said. The city-run emergency medical service was approved by the Auburn City Council in June.

The city must fork over more than $17 million dollars to FDNY paramedics and EMTs who consistently worked 30 minutes of unpaid overtime during their shifts, a judge ruled.

A common cause links the recent destruction of an Adirondack house in the town of Webb, a fatal home explosion in Berne, and a near-mass casualty event in Jefferson – propane.

Richard Lyman, a 44-plus year veteran of the City of White Plains Department of Public Safety, retired as fire chief in July. Lyman is also a member of the NYSAFC board of directors.

Adam Howard was appointed in August following the retirement of Chief Shane Laws.

Tim Marshall is now overseeing both the emergency services and 911 departments, which have been combined under a single director.

For the first time in the 130-year history of the department, a woman has been sworn in as a firefighter.

Body-worn cameras for EMS; Red lights and siren (RLS) responses.

The "Never Forget Walk" will culminate on September 11 at Engine 10/Ladder 10 in lower Manhattan, near the World Trade Center. Siller's firefighter-brother, Stephen, died on September 11, 2001.

This year, we will mark 20 years since the September 11 terror attacks. For one retired firefighter, the tragedy and a firefighter’s helmet called him home to New York to help.

Chief Jason Hull saved the life of a woman who was choking at a restaurant in the Thousand Islands.

All-day event featured drill, parade, and block party.

 View the NYSAFC calendar of events.