Below is a letter from the Amtrak Police Chief and the Operation Lifesaver Inc, Executive Director inviting you to join us throughout the week and post the provided rail safety messages on your websites and social media platforms. Inside the letter, please find the link to register for this event … [Read more...] about Rail Safety Week this September 20-26
At the NCSFA’s 134th Annual Meeting and Annual Banquet the Board of Directors and membership honored a special award recipient. Jonathan Landen received the Firefighter of the Year award. Chief Landen currently serves on two departments, as Chief on Fountain and as a Firefighter on Farmville FD. It … [Read more...] about 2021 North Carolina State Firefighter of the Year Recipient, Jonathan Landen
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
