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In Memorium - Carl (Skip) Bagley, Bradford Fire Department |
The 2012 VSFA Cadet Academy is now accepting applications!
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Senator Sander’s Recruitment and Retention Grant Application Period Now Open
The Workforce Investment Act Grant Committee (“Sanders Grant”) is pleased to announce the availability of limited funding to enhance and improve the recruitment and retention of Vermont fire and emergency medical responders. Click on the link above for details and to obtain the application.
VSFA Seeks Location for Annual Conferences
VSFA is looking for a county or department to host the 2013 and 2014 annual conference. Anyone who is interested should contact Kevin Goodhue, Conference Committee Co-Chair at kgoodhue@bennington.com or 802-442-1037.
President's Message
by Tim Girard, VSFA President
We have had a very busy late summer and early fall. Incidents around this state have kept our emergency responders active. We have experienced a devastating hurricane called, "Irene". Which damaged infrastructure and sadly to say took lives away from us. Our southern brothers and sisters took the brunt of this storm. But as emergency responders we are all in this together.
Departments and County Associations came together to lend support and equipment to Departments affected by this storm. This was very gratifying to see our emergency responders pull together so quickly to help others in need. We must not forget all the other agencies: electric companies, National Guard, state highway crews, and the list goes on for the people that pulled together to get this state's infrastructure back up so quickly.
IBM has stepped forward and offered a grant to help our emergency responders replace computer equipment loss in this storm. Your VSFA County Representatives or us (the Officers of VSFA) have the information needed to apply for this grant.
We are getting close to the upcoming Legislative session. We will be setting goals for this upcoming session. We know money is going to be tight, but we will have the Recruitment and Retention grant that needs final approval from the Legislative body. This grant will help support the Cadet Academy, fire prevention, and recruitment incentives.
In closing I am very proud of this organization in how quickly we came together to help others in need. I THANK YOU for letting me represent you as your President.
The National Volunteer Fire Council has released it's legislative priorities.
Click here for more information.
NVFC has launched a grassroots advocacy recruitment campaign. NVFC state association members, including Vermont State Firefighters’ Association, are asked to encourage their members to sign up for Legislative Action Alerts through the NVFC’s Capwiz advocacy tool. Capwiz makes it easy for advocates email their members of Congress to ask them to support legislation critical to the fire and emergency services. Sign up at http://capwiz.com/nvfc/mlm/signup.
The National Volunteer Fire Council has information to assist state members who are facing issues that restrict the ability of individuals to volunteer for their local emergency response agency. Click here for more information.
The VSFA's newsletter has gone electronic. After evaluating the increasing costs associated with publishing a paper version of the newsletter, and having difficulty in assembling enough content to justify the expense, the Executive Board decided to discontinue the paper publication and publish an electronic version. Click on the links below to view previous editions. If you are a member who would like to recieve the newsletter by e-mail, simply subscribe below.
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Get a Vermont DMV issued Fire/Rescue Plate for your vehicle.
Here's how:
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Obtain a membership verification letter from VSFA Treasurer, Roger Young.
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Click the license plate above to download the DMV application.
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Mail the completed application form, verification letter, and payment to DMV.
To submit information for the benefit of our members, please e-mail to webmaster@vtfirefighters.org.
~Website was last updated on February 1, 2012~
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