Archive for December, 2018


CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, December 28, 2018

Everyone, It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of the son of Representative Linda Orange, Matthew Orange, 41, of Colchester. Matt fought a tough battle against cancer and died December 21st, 2018. For more details, the following link will take you to the obituary provided by the Aurora-McCarthy Funeral […]

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Fire EMS Caucus Meeting – 12-12-2018

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, December 21, 2018

Everyone, Mark your calendars! Save the date! Fire Service Day during the upcoming legislative session will be held on May 29th, 2019 in the North Lobby on the first floor of the State Capitol Building. The co-chairs of the Fire/EMS Caucus have not yet set a date for their next meeting which I expect to […]

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, December 14, 2018

This week’s CSFA Legislative update from Leon Collins has a summary of the Fire/EMS Caucus meeting that was held earlier this week. Also attached is the full list of CSFA legislative priorities for the upcoming 2019 session of the Connecticut General Assembly.

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West Shore 100th Anniversary Committee donates leftover funds to the CSFA Memorial Committee

At the regular meeting of the Connecticut State Firefighters Association Memorial Committee, held November 28th at the Connecticut Fire Academy in Windsor Locks, Kevin McKeon, representing the West Shore 100th Anniversary Committee, presented a check to CFSA President John Carew in the amount of $856.98. This check will be well used as we prepare to […]

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National Volunteer Fire Council Resources Available

The NVFC is pleased to offer this monthly email to our state associations and other stakeholders to help you more effectively and easily communicate national fire and emergency service messages to your members. Here are resources and tools for December 2018. New Animated Videos: The NVFC has released two new animated videos as part of […]

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, December 7, 2018

Everyone, The first meeting of the Fire/EMS Caucus for the 2019 Legislative Session will be held on Wednesday December 12th, 2018 at the Legislative Office Building in Room 2B at 10:30AM. We ask all members of the Fire Service to attend Fire EMS Caucus Meetings at the LOB in Class A uniform when schedules permit. […]

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Statement regarding Fraudulent Phone Solicitation

During the past few months, there have been an increasing number of calls made to homes and businesses across the state in which telephone solicitors have been telling people they are raising money for the “Volunteer Firefighters Association” or organization name similar to that. The Connecticut State Firefighters Association represents 21,000 volunteers and 4,500 career […]

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, November 30, 2018

Everyone, Beginning with this update, I will resume the weekly publication of legislative information for the Fire Service in Connecticut. You can expect to find the update on the listserv distributed by the office of the State Fire Administrator every Friday until the end of the 2019 legislative session. If you would like to receive […]

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