Welcome to the Volunteer Fire Police Association of the State of New York
This site is for Fire Police in New York State and is managed by Fire Police in the State of New York.
BREAKING NEWS:
E-Board Meeting - October 13, 2023Bylaw Changes
Bylaw changes - 2nd reading copy read at Spring Quarterly meeting (click here) April 1, 2023
Endwell FD
Endwell, NY
Membership Application UpdateAs of October 1, 2022, membership dues has changed to $15 and the VFPASNY Membership Applications have been updated and are available under "Files"/"Membership Information" - Please discard any other membership application.
All Membership Applications are to be sent directly to our Membership Secretary Jon Wicks.
Deceased Membership Application UpdateAs of August 17, 2022 - the VFPASNY has NEW Deceased Membership Notification Forms, and they are available under "Files"/"Membership Information" - Please discard any other versions of deceased notification forms.
Sheriff Todd Baxter provided an informative session at the VFPASNY Fall Quarterly meeting in Brockport, NY regarding Active Threat and training available for 1st responders. 1st responders are a target and there is training available to prepare them for potential active threats - no one is safe, it can happen in anyone's backyard. Please review the information available at the "
click here" link and share with your departments, organizations, community - let's all be ready to react without having to think about it.
SAFETY ALERT - ROAD FLARE IGNITIONThe Office of Fire Prevention and Control's Investigation Branch recently investigated a fire that originated within the cargo area of a law enforcement vehicle. The investigation concluded that road flares, stored within that area, were ignited the result of inadvertent contact between the striker (red phosphorous) and ignition button of separate flares.
Such incidents may occur where flares are stored in ANY TYPE of emergency vehicle. The Office of Fire Prevention and Control has developed the attached bulletin, with recommendations to minimize the probability of encountering an inadvertent flare ignition. You can also access that bulletin at:
http://www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/alerts-bulletins/information/documents/2019/flares.pdf
Check out the
Lavender Ribbon Report: Best Practices for Preventing Firefighter Cancer (Link)
The "
Move Over Law" has been expanded to include vehicles displaying blue and green lights. A formal legal opinion can be found in the "General Information" section of the "Files"
2022 Legislative Agenda - Issues of United Concern (Link)
2023-2024 UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
Spring 2023 Quarterly Meeting
March 31 & April 1, 2023
Endwell FD
3508 Country Club Road
Endwell, NY 13760
Convention
2023 VFPASNY Annual Fire Police Convention (Registration Form - click here) May 11-14, 2023
Niagara Riverside Resort
7001 Buffalo Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
The 2023 Annual Convention was held at the Niagara Riverside Resort in Niagara Falls, NY.
Honor Guard at the 2023 VFPASNY Convention Opening Ceremony in Niagara Falls, NY.
Dignitaries on hand to welcome the VFPASNY to Niagara Falls and open the convention.
L to R: NYSAFC Chief Chaplain Tom With, Michelle Robertson, Sheriff Michael Filicetti, Mayor Robert Restino, Assemblyman Angelo Morinello, Niagara County Clerk Joe Jastrzemski, and County Coordinator Jonathon Schulz.
Congratulations to outgoing President Ken Askew and the new slate of Officers. The complete listing of Officers has been updated in the Officers Section.
2023 VFPASNY Annual Fire Police Convention (Registration Flyer - click here) May 11-14, 2023
Niagara Riverside Resort
7001 Buffalo Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
2024 VFPASNY Annual Fire Police Convention
Watertown, NY
FUTURE QUARTERLY MEETINGS
Spring 2023 Quarterly Meeting
Endwell FD
March 31 & April 2, 2023
Fall 2023 Quarterly Meeting
Hagerman FD
October 13 & 14, 2023
FUTURE SEMINAR
Save the Date:
The 2023 Annual Thomas F. With Fire Police Training & Education Seminar
March 18, 2023
NYS Fire Academy in Montour Falls, NY
The 2022 Tom F. With Seminar
Sgt. at Arms, Joe Nofi, and Tom With addressing the 2022 seminar attendees
TRAINING - click to be redirected to the "Training" page or select Training from the options listed on the left side of this home page. All training will now be posted on the "Training" page.
Posted 5/14/21
- Check out the Training page - new postings of 21-hour Fire Police and Fire Police Refresher offerings in Suffolk County have been posted.
COMMITTEES
The Committee list has been updated for the 2020 -2022 year. Please check it to verify any committee that you may be on.
SCHEDULE
The schedule has been updated.
Please click on the date in the calendar to obtain any available additional information about the event.
FILES
IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of August 17, 2022 - the VFPASNY has NEW Deceased Membership Notification Forms, and they are available under "Files"/"Membership Information". Please discard any other versions of deceased notification forms.
As of April 10, 2021 the VFPASNY Membership Applications have been updated and they are available under "Files"/"Membership Information", Please discard any other membership application.
All Membership Applications are to be sent directly to our Membership Secretary Jon Wicks.
The 2022 Legislative Issues of United Concerns affecting the Fire Service can be found under "Files" in the "General Information" section.
The 50 years Certificate application have been updated.
An article about the ANSI Regulation being made easy is in this section.
The application form for membership in the Ladies' Auxiliary has been added.
The information for all three awards available to be given out at the Annual Convention is in the files section.
A suggested Oath of Office is in the files section.
You will find all the forms under the "Files" section. Please be aware that all forms are listed there.
HOW TO BECOME A FIRE POLICE OFFICER
There have been several inquiries concerning training to become a fire police officer. This is a certified New York State course offered through your local County Coordinator. Please have your fire chief contact your County Coordinator's office to ascertain when and where the next course will be given in your county, If you still need assistance, you can look in the "Files" section to see which Area you reside in and contact the Director for that Area using the "Officers" section.
Please send all calendar events, forms, notices to happyhare4@aol.com. All calendar events will be added as soon as they are received.
