The impact of cancer in the fire service hits close to home for so many of us. A couple of NCSFA's very own are featured in this documentary showcasing just how life-threatening this disease is to our firefighters.Deadlier than Fire - A WLOS Documentary … [Read more...] about Cancer in the Fire Service – Deadlier than Fire – A WLOS Documentary
Cancer Legislation For the NC Fire Service Passes NC House Health Committee HB 535, Firefighters Fighting Cancer passed the House Health Committee today and moves to Finance. This is a Cancer Insurance Bill that provides benefits for firefighters who contract cancer after January 1, 2022. It … [Read more...] about Cancer Legislation For the NC Fire Service Passes NC House Health Committee
George Horace MooreScholarships Eastern Candice Godwin High School Associates Roseland Joshua Hayes High School Associates Tar Heel Christopher Skipper High School Associates Moyock Eliza Quidley High School Bachelor’s Buxton Andrew Smith High … [Read more...] about 2021 NCSFA Scholarship & Grant Recipients
Congratulations to NCSFA Past President, Tommy Cole Chief of Graham Fire Department, on his recent appointment to the North Carolina 911 Board. The appointment was made law by the General Assembly: https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H356v4.pdf … [Read more...] about NCSFA Past President Appointed to 911 Board
During the 2019/2020 Legislative Session the joint Legislative Committee of the NCSFA and NCAFC discussed the priority of Cancer Legislation for the fire service and what needed to be done to secure passage. Both self-funded workers compensation systems used in NC for the fire service feared the … [Read more...] about Cancer Legislation For the NC Fire Service
December 22, 2020 On December 21, the House and Senate passed a permanent extension of the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA), which exempts nominal recruitment and retention benefits that volunteer emergency responders receive from being subject to federal income tax and … [Read more...] about LEGISLATIVE VICTORY! CONGRESS PASSES PERMANENT EXTENSION OF VOLUNTEER RESPONDER INCENTIVE PROTECTION ACT
Dry Ice Safety Advisory COVID-19 vaccines likely will need to be kept at extremely low temperatures. Due to this need, the vaccine dosages are expected to be transported in containers of dry ice. In anticipating increased dry ice injuries and thermal burns that may occur; as a result, the IAFC … [Read more...] about Dry Ice Safety Response (Carbon Dioxide) Response
Many rural NC fire departments have been receiving special grant checks over the past few weeks due to a contribution from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. The insurance provider recently provided $500,000 to the North Carolina Firefighters Fund (NCFF)and North Carolina State … [Read more...] about BCBS Provides Grants to Rural NC Fire Departments
