Small Town Fire Chief Roundtable & Training II – March 10, 2018

Presented by the New England Volunteer Fire & Ems Coalition (NEVFEC) and its sponsors:
National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
You’re invited to the
Small Town Fire Chief Roundtable & Training II
Massachusetts Fire Academy, Springfield Campus
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Join your fellow chiefs and other leadership from small towns across New England to discuss and learn how to use NFPA Standards to benefit your department, how to increase and improve training, and how to recruit more volunteer firefighters.
Agenda
7:00 AM     Registration (coffee & donuts) 
 
8:00 AM     Welcoming Remarks
                       Speaker Chief Kevin Quinn 
                       Joining the NVFC
 
8:15 AM      Fire Chief Authority under NFPA Standards
                        Speakers Chief Joe Maruca & NFPA Representative
 
9:00 AM      Break (coffee & water) 
 
9:15 AM      UL Presentation – Science of Modern Fire Behavior
              Speaker TBA                    
 
10:30 AM    Five Ways NFPA Standards Help You take Care of your People, Equipment                                   and Apparatus
                        Speaker NFPA Representative  
 
11:15 AM   Recruitment (retention specifically excluded from this title) 
   Make Me A Firefighter Program and the NVFC Recruitment Portal
   Speaker NVFC staff or Chief Kevin Quinn 
 
12 Noon     Lunch (short mid-lunch presentation)
             Simple Steps for Cancer Prevention
             At least half of the lunch period will give chiefs an opportunity to network
 
1:00 PM      Recruiting & Retaining Women in the Volunteer Fire Service
   Speaker FF/EMT Lisa Evans 
 
1:45 PM      Break (coffee, soft drinks & water)
 
2:00 PM      Training Program Management for the Volunteer/Combo FD & NFPA 1410
                       Speaker Chief Joe Maruca 
 
3:00 PM     Panel Discussion – Challenges of Today’s Volunteer/Combination Fire Chief                                 Moderator Chief Kevin Quinn 
4:00 PM    Closing Remarks
Limited to 45 attendees.
For more information, contact Mike Bird at 508-295-2716 or mabird@verizon.net.
Directions

From North or South:

Take Interstate 91 to the Mass Pike (I-90) then follow the directions below.
 
From the East and West:
Take Mass. Pike (I-90) to Exit 6; go straight through the toll booth. At the traffic light, turn left onto Interstate 291 and immediately take the first right, Exit 6. Go straight through the first stop light at Fuller Rd. At the second light, turn left onto Route 141 (East Main St. which turns into Worcester Rd.). Go for 1 mile then turn left onto Grochmal Ave. The campus is less than 1/4 mile on the left.
Register Today 
$50

(includes lunch, all training materials and
an All State NVFC individual one-year membership)

135th Annual Connecticut State Firefighters Association Convention: Avon, September 14- 16, 2018

The Avon Volunteer Fire Department is honored to be hosting the 135th Annual Ct. State Firefighters Association Convention & Parade September 14- 16, 2018. The festivities are in conjunction with their 75th Anniversary celebration.

Schedule of Events:
Friday, September 14:
11:30 am: Executive Luncheon, George’s Restaurant, 9 School Street, Unionville
6:00 pm: Irregulars Meeting, Avon Fire Department Company 1, 25 Darling Drive (RSVP to Steve McMahon – stevemcmahon38@alt.net)
6:00 pm -10:00 pm: Carnival & Food Truck Festival, M H Rhodes Facility, 99 Thompson Road (Ride special: purchase wristbands for $25.00 & ride all night for 1 low price)

Saturday, September 15:
7:00 am: Vendor & Convention set up, Avon High School, 510 West Avon Road
9:00 am: Registration Convention Meeting, Avon High , 510 West Avon Road
10:30 am: Convention Meeting Starts, Avon Fire Dept. Company 1 25 Darling Drive (Presidents Reception following the Convention Meeting)
11:00 am-10:00 pm: Carnival & Food Truck Festival, M.H. Rhodes Facility, 99 Thompson Road
9:30 pm: Fireworks

Sunday, September 16:
8:00 am: Parade Check in, Avon High School, 510 West Avon Road
12:00 pm: Parade Step off
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Carnival & Food Truck Festival
5:00 pm: Trophy Presentation

For full details, and registration information, please click here to download the complete registration packet.

CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, January 12, 2018

The feedback that I have received from members of the Fire Service is that the first two meeting of the Fire EMS Caucus have gone very well. For those who could not attend and have not yet viewed the proceedings, the meetings are available to see on the following links:
1st Fire EMS Caucus Meeting on December 19th, 2017 – http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/ctnplayer.asp?odID=14831
2nd Fire EMS Caucus meeting on January 9th, 2018 – http://www.ctn.state.ct.us/ctnplayer.asp?odID=14876

The next Caucus meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2018

Follow this link for more from Legislative Representative Leon Collins:  CSFA Legislative Update 01-12-2018

CSFA DAS 2018 Legislative Proposals – 01-08-18, CSFA DESPP_2018_Legislative Proposals – 01-08-18

Fire EMS Caucus Meeting – 2-6-2018

Please spread the word and save the date for the next Fire EMS Caucus meeting on Tuesday, February 6th, 2018, at the Legislative Office Building, Room 1E, at 10 a.m.

CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, January 5, 2018

A reminder to everyone from CSFA that the next meeting of the Fire EMS Caucus is scheduled to be held on Tuesday January 9th, 2018 at the Legislative Office Building in Room 1E at 10AM. More details from the caucus meeting last month are in the attached legislative update from Leon Collins, CSFA Legislative Representative.
 

Sincerely,

Leon Collins

Legislative Representative
The Connecticut State Firefighters Association
49 Midwood Road
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 494-7842 voice and text
(203) 481-1446 fax
collins@csfa.org email
http://csfa.org website

CSFA Online 2018

CSFA Legislative Update 01-05-18

FIRE-EMS Causus 12-19-2017 Meeting minutes

CSFA Annual Legislative Committee Mtg List of Issues for 2018

Fire EMS Caucus Meeting 1-9-2018

January 9, 2018 – Meeting of the Fire EMS Caucus

Legislative Office Building, Room 1E, Hartford, CT
Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 10:00 a.m.

Fire EMS Caucus meeting minutes – January 9 2018

Fire EMS Caucus Meeting 12-19-2017

December 19, 2017 – First meeting of the Fire EMS Caucus

Legislative Office Building, Hartford, CT

Minutes of the 12-19-2017 meeting

Join Us for the 134th Connecticut State Firefighters Association Convention in Taftville, Sept. 15th-17th

Taftville Fire Department Celebrates 100 Years of Fire Service, Sept.15-17th

We hope to see you at our 134th Annual Connecticut State Firefighters Association Convention this year!

We are proud to celebrate our annual convention in conjunction with the celebration of 100 years of Fire Service by the Taftville Fire Department.

Taftville Hosts CSFA 2017 Convention

 

We welcome family and friends of the Fire Service to joins in the celebration as our parade returns to our convention festivities. We expect fire departments from  across the state to join us in eastern Connecticut September 15th-17th, 2017. For more information and details, please visit the Tafville Fire Department 2017 Convention webpage.

 

 

 

 

 

To Register for the Parade at the CSFA 2017 Convention

To register for the parade (Parade registrations due August 15th) go
to the Taftville Fire Department website:

http://www.taftvillefire.org/2017Parade.html

 

For Hotel Information for the 2017 CSFA Convention in Taftville, CT

Hotel Information here:
http://www.taftvillefire.org/2017Hotels.html

 

 Special Attraction at CSFA 2017 Convention in Taftville: 9/11 Mobile Memorial

In 2013, the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation created a mobile exhibit as a tribute to all those whose lives were sacrificed on September 11, 2001. The 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit is a tool to educate America’s youth about the historic events of that day. Welcomed around the country, from communities in Phoenix, Arizona to Tampa, Florida, the 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit – a high-tech, 53-foot tractor- trailer, which unfolds into a 1,000 square foot exhibit, serves as a poignant reminder of that tragic day.

 

CSFA Online 2017

 

 

CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, July 11, 2017

All,

I have included below links to the most recent revised budget proposals from the House GOP just released today.

House GOP 4th Revised Budget

In short, the Regional Fire School operating budgets continue to be included in the proposal at the levels previously proposed by the House GOP representatives.

 

http://www.cthousegop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Round.4.Budget..HRO_.pdf

http://www.cthousegop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Round.4.Revenue.HRO_.pdf

http://www.cthousegop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Muni.Aid_.HRO_.6.26.pdf

http://www.cthousegop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Round.4.Adjustments.HRO_.pdf

http://www.cthousegop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/State.Employee.Savings.7.10.pdf

 

Most Recent Budget Proposal from Governor

The most recent proposed budget by Governor Malloy on May 15th is in the link below. As previously discussed, the governor’s budget eliminated funding for the Regional Fire Schools and also made additional cuts affecting the Fire Service.

 

http://www.ct.gov/opm/lib/opm/budget/2018_2019_biennial_budget/may15budget_final.pdf

 

We are still waiting for the House Democrats to release their revised budget and that may happen as early as Tuesday July 18th. We have heard that funding for the Regional Fire School will be included in the next proposal from the House Dems, but we have not yet seen that budget.

We will send out the House Dems’ budget as soon as we have access to it.

 

Governor Malloy Signs “Apparatus Bill” into Law

We should also report that Governor Malloy signed the “Apparatus Bill” (H.B. 7047) today. You can download and print a pdf file of the new law on the following link: Public Act 17-175

There is still no news on possible funding for “Cancer Bill” that was passed last year.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

Leon Collins

Legislative Representative
The Connecticut State Firefighters Association
49 Midwood Road
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 494-7842 voice and text
(203) 481-1446 fax
collins@csfa.org email
http://csfa.org website

CSFA Online 2017

Save the Date: Oct. 2nd, 2017, Benefit for the CT Fallen Firefighter Memorial

Benefit for the Connecticut Fallen Firefighter Memorial

Please see the letter below from our president and learn how you can help to support our upcoming dinner at the Aqua Turf in Southington to benefit our Fallen Firefighter Memorial:

 

WHAT: Dinner to benefit the Fallen Firefighter Memorial

WHEN: October 2nd, 2017 – Event begins at 5:30pm

WHERE: The Aqua Turf in Southington, CT

 

You can download the letter from our president and fundraiser reservation and donation form.

Pleas spread the word and thanks for your suppport.

 

CSFA Online 2017