National Volunteer Fire Council
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In keeping that theme, I refer you to the snapshot of NVFC 2025 By the Numbers.
The week before submitting this article, plans changed regarding the Spring Meeting. I will not be able to attend May 15-17. I will make arrangements with NVFC Staff for meeting information that may be passed along in the next magazine.
OSHA continues to consume large blocks of time, specifically those States having their own State Plans. They have moved into negotiation and action summaries in this process. IAFF and NVFC have discussed several areas of compromise in this proposed standard.
NVFC is celebrating their 50th anniversary, 1976-1926. In keeping with that, they are profiling each State. I am working on Missouri information for that project.
Currently, the failure to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has resulted in issues within FEMA (located within DHS) regarding scheduled grant payments for numerous programs. NVFC has been collecting individual stores from departments awaiting payments for SAFER Grants and other program obligations. Call for action alerts to Senator’s and Representatives have gone out. At the time of this article, Emmittsburg is closed which has cancelled onsite classes, regional class delivery and potentially moves the annual memorial service for LODD families offsite. The NFA closure due to the annual 3rd quarter budget battles in DC is what NFFF was attempting to avoid when they moved their services from the first weekend in October to the first weekend in May.
Thank you for your time plus allowing Rob and I to serve on your behalf with NVFC.
FFAM
