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December 7, 2022

6 Tips to Maximize Interviews in the Volunteer Fire & EMS Service

Bringing in the right member is one of the most important things you can do as a leader. It affects your department’s productivity, morale and so much more. The better […]

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March 18, 2022

A Day in the Life of a Volunteer Assistant Chief

As a volunteer assistant fire chief, my job description is simple: Take care of the things that the chief shouldn’t be bothered with and ensure that he has the information […]

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January 19, 2022

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 […]

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January 13, 2022

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 […]

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December 27, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight: Peter Shedd

Name: Peter Shedd Title: Fire Chief Department: Bernardston Fire Department Location: Bernardston, MA Why are you an NVFC member? Because the NVFC chair stopped by my station, sat down, and […]

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December 16, 2021

It’s time to retire the Words ‘Career’ and ‘Volunteer’ from Fire Service Nomenclature

It’s time to retire two words that we have used for decades to delineate firefighters – volunteer and career. Why do we need them? NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter […]

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2023-02-02

Hancock Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser Generator Raffle

Hancock Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser Generator Raffle

February 2

Hancock Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser Generator Raffle

Hancock VFD is raffling off a dual-fuel generator. Find a member to purchase tickets drawing will be Thursday, February 2nd at their monthly meeting.

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Heath Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner

February 4 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Heath Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner

For tickets heathfireassoc@aol.com

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Cheshire Fire Dept Annual Ice Fishing Derby

February 12 @ 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

Cheshire Fire Dept Annual Ice Fishing Derby

Our annual Ice Fishing Derby will be held on Sunday, February 12th. The derby has quickly grown to be one of our largest fundraisers of the year. We are excited […]

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2023-02-24

30th Annual NCEMSF Conference

30th Annual NCEMSF Conference

February 24 @ 8:00 am - February 26 @ 5:00 pm

30th Annual NCEMSF Conference

The National Collegiate EMS Foundation would like to invite you to our 30th Annual Conference, to be held on February 24-26, 2023 at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, MA. […]

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Hancock Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser Generator Raffle

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February 4 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Heath Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner

February 12
February 12 @ 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

Cheshire Fire Dept Annual Ice Fishing Derby

February 4
February 4 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Heath Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner

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February 12
February 12 @ 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

Cheshire Fire Dept Annual Ice Fishing Derby

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February 24
February 24 @ 8:00 am - February 26 @ 5:00 pm

30th Annual NCEMSF Conference

February 24
February 24 @ 8:00 am - February 26 @ 5:00 pm

30th Annual NCEMSF Conference

February 24
February 24 @ 8:00 am - February 26 @ 5:00 pm

30th Annual NCEMSF Conference

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