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 […]

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.

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. […]

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 […]

Everyone, We’ve been told that we were successful convincing the General Law Committee to remove language we opposed from SB-193 – AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION STATUTES. That language would have allowed vendor companies to transport gasoline for mobile refueling in Connecticut. HB-5381 – AN ACT IMPOSING A SURCHARGE ON CERTAIN […]

Everyone, The Fire Marshals ask that we join them as they oppose a SB-435 – AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE AND USE OF CONSUMER GRADE FIREWORKS. You can submit written and oral testimony. If you would like to submit oral testimony, please contact me as soon as possible: Written testimony needs to be in word […]

Everyone, First, I would like to thank everyone who made the time to show up at the LOB this past Tuesday. Furthermore, I offer special thanks the members of the Fire Service who appeared in Class A Uniform that day. Our presence at the Fire EMS Caucus and the important public hearings that day was […]

Everyone, This past week, I attended the last-minute public hearing for SB-193 – AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION STATUTES. The bill proposes changes to Dept of Consumer Protection regulations that would allow companies to transport gasoline for mobile refueling. The Fire Marshals oppose the bill, CSFA supports their position and we […]

I have added a few new bills to this week’s House Bill Status Report that is attached to this update. The newest legislation includes the following: HB-5146 – AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR STATE AND REGIONAL FIRE TRAINING SCHOOLS. HB-5227 – AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTIMIDATION ON ACCOUNT OF OCCUPATION AS A PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEE. […]

The most important issue for the Fire Service this week in Connecticut is the Governor’s adjustment to the state budget for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 2019 in HB-5035. A close look at page 6 of the Governor’s Bill ( https://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TOB/h/pdf/2018HB-05035-R00-HB.pdf ) reveals that operating budgets for the Regional Fire Schools have been zeroed […]