National Volunteer Fire Council Update
This will be a short update. The NVFC Fall Meeting is September 22-24. I will have several updates involving ongoing work products and new topics following this meeting. Much more to follow in the November/December issue of the magazine.
The OSHA topic continues with another step. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) have worked on a jointly developed letter of recommended revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed Emergency Response Standard to the Secretary of Labor. They combined the letterhead of all three organizations in the submission. More to follow in the fall meeting.
NVFC is working with business partners in contracting with CDC/NIOSH to help increase the number of volunteers registered with the National Firefighter Cancer Registry. As this moves forward, one of the next steps is connecting with all state associations trying to have a presence at conferences/events/fire schools and other group gatherings.
The State Farm Firefighter Good Neighbor Safety Program Grants were just released. There were 150 grants given in 44 States for $10,000 each. Congratulations to the three Missouri departments that received a Grant: Seneca Fire Department, Terre DuLac Volunteer Fire Department and Martinsburg Area Fire Protection District. This program has generated much more interest than first expected, gathered a lot of TV special interest story attention and could be offered again. More information to come at the Fall Meeting.
Thank you for your time and for allowing Rob and I to serve on your behalf with NVFC.
FFAM
