Wildland firefighting is a physically and mentally demanding job, with many stressors that can take their toll on a wildland firefighter’s mental health. The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has just released a new module on Wildland Fire Mental Health. The new module is available as an option within the NWCG’s RT-130: Wildland Fire Safety […]
Volunteer Firefighter, Captain Leads and Inspires
SUNBURY — It was the burnt-out bedroom of a little girl in the mid-1990s that affected East End Fire Company Captain John Ferrari a great deal. While it wasn’t the moment he joined the fire company, Ferrari describes it as a turning point in his time as a volunteer firefighter in the city. The incident […]
CRR Week 2022 – January 17 – 23
CRR Week is a grass-roots effort by an informal group of fire safety professionals from across the nation. The idea is to help promote the awareness of Community Risk Reduction within the fire service by having a week where everyone can do CRR programs and demonstrate its importance to the fire service. Part of a […]
New England Fire News E-Edition – Jan/Feb 2022
Below is a link to the January/February 2022 New England Fire News E-Edition – a benefit for MCVFA members. Please feel free to forward this email to any member of your organization. If you would like to add any members of your organization to our monthly email list, please email their name, organization, and email […]
Recent Report highlights promising trend for Volunteer Firefighting Recruitment
There’s nothing like a good stat or trend to make you pause and think. So, when I looked at NFPA CEO Jim Pauley’s recent blog on Google Trends earlier this week and noticed deep in the report that “how to become a volunteer firefighter” hit breakout search engine status in the U.S. in November, my […]
Firefighter Cancer: Actions to reduce Risks
Cancer has become one of the most dangerous threats to firefighters, but there steps you can take to reduce risks. Join the NVFC and subject matter experts for a Facebook Live discussion on January 18 at 3pm ET in conjunction with Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. Panelists will discuss the threat cancer poses, how firefighters can […]
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