More details are available for this new educational and networking event, hosted by NYSAFC and the Islip Town Fire & EMS Museum from February 11-13, 2022, at Nassau Coliseum. Seminar lecturers include Thomas Richardson, John Norman, John Salka, and Mike Dugan of the FDNY, plus many more. Certified EMS providers can earn CEUs for attending designated seminars. Tickets can now be purchased in advance online through Ticketmaster (service fee applies). Tickets will also be available at the door. Pay by department voucher, check, credit card, or with cash on-site. Registration is $20 per person, per day. Parking is free. A vendor listing is also available!

Eight Hands-On Training courses will be delivered at the Syracuse Fire Department Training Center during the NYSAFC 116th Annual Conference & FIRE 2022 Expo. HOT registration also includes Annual Conference & FIRE Expo Full Term registration, which allows entry to classes and exhibits. Hands-On Training runs from Thursday, June 16 through Saturday, June 18. Courses include "Advanced Thermal Imaging Camera Ops," "Advanced Vehicle Extrication," "Aggressive Interior Fire Attack," "Fire Behavior On the Inside," "First-In Officers’ Responsibilities," "Hoarder Fires," "Truck Company Essentials: The Tasks That Must Get Done," and "Truck Company: Saw Work and Roof Ops."

The Chief Neil McNeight Hands-On Training Award, established by the Chautauqua County & Monroe County Fire Chiefs Hospitality Committee, funds the recipient's enrollment in Hands-On Training at the Annual Conference & FIRE Expo in Syracuse. The award includes hotel accommodations, a meal stipend, plus Full Term Registration for the conference allowing entry to classes and exhibits. The award program is open to NYSAFC Individual and Department Members.

12 Regional Hands-On Training programs are currently scheduled for 2022. Registration is open for "Beyond the Basics" in Erie, Fulton, Saratoga, and Ulster Counties; "Fire Behavior On the Inside" in Albany, Erie (two sites), and Orange Counties; and "Flashover" in Erie, Genesee, Oneida, and Onondaga Counties. New locations are added to the training calendar throughout the year. Agencies can use the Host Request Forms to schedule a course locally.

There’s a push to change the law in New York so that volunteer fire departments are allowed to bill patients for the emergency care they give to those patients on the way to the hospital.

The FDNY announced the death of Lieutenant Joseph Maiello, who was discovered unconscious and pronounced dead while on-duty at his firehouse, Engine Co. 163 and Ladder Co. 83, on Sunday.

Alvin Suriel is the 264th member of the New York City Fire Department to die of World Trade Center-related illness, officials announced.

After working as an EMT for four years, Vincent Malveaux enrolled at the FDNY training academy this fall. He suffered a medical episode at the academy and died the next day.

James Seymour, who began as a firefighter in Peekskill, will return to the city as chief, pending Common Council's approval. Seymour has served with the Village of Scarsdale Fire Department for 17 years.

Interim Chief Felipe Hernandez took over for former Fire Chief Will Jackson after he retired in February. Hernandez has been with the department for more than 20 years.

Teresa Everett will be the first Black woman to serve as executive deputy fire chief for the city. Everett served as the deputy chief of training for over five years.

Six-person minimum staffing levels at the Amsterdam Fire Department have been restored a month after the firefighter’s union called out manpower shortages.

Council members voted to reinstate the position after it had gone unfilled for the past two years.

Chemung is the 13th county in New York to achieve accreditation through the NYS Local Emergency Management Accreditation Program.

CDC Updates Infection Control Guidance; DOH Policy Statements Issued.

Association Individual Members and the spouse or children of those members pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education are eligible to apply.

Ex-Chief Thomas McCarthy of Valhalla and Ex-Chief John Tassiello of New Hyde Park were recognized for their dedicated service.

It’s the holiday season, which means many people are in a giving mood. People give money, and people give gifts. What about someone who gave a part of their own body to someone they’ve never even met?

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