The BUGLE

NYSAFC’s two-day leadership development program for current and aspiring company officers is scheduled for Fulton (January 17-18), Monroe (February 28 – March 1), and Erie (March 28-29) Counties. Lecturers include Deputy Assistant Chief (Ret.) John Norman (FDNY), Attorneys Terence Hannigan (Hannigan Law Firm) & Mark Butler (Law Offices of Mark Butler), and Captain Joe DiFabio (Syracuse F.D.) & Lieutenant/Chief Paul Haynes (Syracuse F.D./East Syracuse F.D.). Pre-registration is encouraged!

Join NYSAFC from June 4-7 at The Oncenter in Syracuse at the premier fire/EMS expo and educational event in the Northeast! Once again, FREE One Day Tickets for the expo will be available from vendors and FREE parking will be available at The Oncenter lot and garage. FIRE 2025 will include four days of classroom lectures, three days of exhibits, and 10 Hands-On Training programs. More program details are coming soon. Don't forget – next year's event is being held earlier in June!

On November 19, Round Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Berkshire Fire District hosted "Fire Behavior From the Outside," the latest Regional HOT program available from the association. This two-hour course includes a lecture and interactive demonstration using a 10-square-foot dollhouse prop. The unit provides a safe, inexpensive way to discuss fireground strategies/tactics to improve firefighter safety and victim survivability. This course can be delivered on any day of the week at any time and is ideal for a fire department drill.

During a board of directors meeting on November 8 at association headquarters, Director William K. Owen III (Stittville Fire Department) was sworn in as 2nd vice president, filling the position held by the late James Hare, who passed away in August. Owen has been serving on the board since 2017. In recognition of Jim Hare's dedication to the emergency services and to the association, at the Fall Combined Board and Committee Meeting held in September, the board passed a resolution and issued a proclamation appointing James E. Hare NYSAFC president emeritus.