Firefighter Appreciation Day

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Firefighter Appreciation Day

By admin on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 | Comments Off

A message of support and thanks from our partners at California Casualty on International Firefighters Day, May 4, 2021

CSFA Legislative Update – 4/26/2021

By admin on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 | Comments Off

The 2021 CGA session continues to move forward albeit slowly. The Capitol Complex continues to be closed to normal usage. Meetings are still held via a ZOOM format. That in itself slows the process. Per the rules, committee votes that are by a roll call requires that the individual legislators must be seen as well […]

Take Free Online Training from the Federal Highway Administration

By admin on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 | Comments Off

As life returns to normal—including traffic, whether we like it or not—traffic crashes will also increase on our nation’s roadways. Along with this, expect to see an increase in struck-by fatalities of roadway responders. The Federal Highway Administration is encouraging first responders to use this time to take free online training in traffic incident management. […]

CSFA Legislative Update – 4/19/2021

By admin on Monday, April 19th, 2021 | Comments Off

Session activity has slowed down now that most committees are closed to new bills. There were few committee meetings last week except Judiciary, Finance, & Appropriations. Judicial reached it’s JF day on Friday. Finance and Appropriations are still meeting but will each reach their JF day by weeks end. Many bills that had been JFd […]

CSFA Legislative Update – 4/12/2021

By admin on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 | Comments Off

At this time all committees except Appropriations and Finance have passed their JF date. That should mean that no new bills will be forth coming. The last bills out TO LCO are: H.B. #5653, #6386, S.B. #926 & #1083. Within the past 2 weeks you may note that many bills that were moved out of […]

CSFA Legislative Update – 4/5/2021

By admin on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 | Comments Off

After last week, activity is starting to slow down. If you remember last week’s information showed many bills being JF’d out of committee. Some are starting to come out of the legal office (LCO) after being written. From there they go onto the calendars of their respective chambers. Bills placed on the calendar this week were […]

Seventeenth Annual Hall of Fame Dinner Thursday, April 3, 20256-7 Open Bar, 7pm DinnerAqua TurfMulberry Street, Southington Cost is $55 per person To purchase tickets, contact the following:Bill Davin (203) 650-4432/wdavin@monroect.orgorLew Clark (860) 567-8522/lrclark@optimum.net ALL TICKETS MUST BE PAID FOR BY MARCH 20, 2025NO DOOR SALES! The Class of 2025 Inductees Richard Baron – Muddy […]

NVFC Membership Update

Membership and support enables the NVFC to represent volunteers like you on a national level and, at the local level, allows us to help you be your best for your community. Beginning January 2, 2025, there will be a slight increase in the cost of membership. We work to keep our dues as low as […]

Governor Lamont Signs Executive Order Extending Deadline for Volunteer Fire Departments to Apply for Compensation in Response To Recent Fire Weather Conditions

Emergency Declaration Will Be Terminated on Monday, December 2 Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the extensive nature of the critical fire weather conditions that Connecticut experienced over the last several weeks, he has signed an executive order (Executive Order No. 24-3) extending the deadline required under state law for volunteer fire departments […]

Statement from Botsford Fire Rescue on the passing of Assistant Chief Peter Joseph Blomberg

It is with deep sadness that Botsford Fire Rescue announces the passing of our long-time 1st Assistant Fire Chief Peter Joseph Blomberg. Chief Blomberg was en route to the annual Newtown Board of Fire Commissioners meeting in Sandy Hook when he was tragically struck by a vehicle and succumbed to his injuries. Pete was a […]

Fallen Firefighters Memorial Honors Dinner

The annual fundraiser dinner to support the CT Fallen Firefighters Memorial will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, CT. The event begins at 6:00 PM with a cash bar, program starts promptly at 7:00 PM with dinner to follow at 7:30PM. Guest Speaker: Mike Lombardo MIKE LOMBARDO […]

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