Volunteer Service Spotlight

National Volunteer Fire Council

This update will be shorter than most. The focus was the Spring meeting in Arlington VA. May 15-17 and the 25-pages of minutes covering the committee meetings and general sessions over those 3 days. That summary is available to download from the NVFC Home Page.

I was not able to attend the Spring meeting this year. There were 30 States represented and 46 Directors/Asst. Directors in attendance. The Fall Meeting will be in Owensboro, KY. September 23-25 and I have registered to attend.

NVFC has been very busy with internal projects. Several requests have gone out for subject area experts to assist. There has also been an increase in reporters requesting access to NVFC Directors in various regions for human interest stories related to the ongoing challenges as a volunteer department. The State Association profile projects continue.

The Anheuser-Busch Emergency Water Drinking Program awarded 638 volunteer fire departments in 45 states with one pallet of emergency drinking water. Missouri accounted for 21 of those 638 awards.

Special Projects in brief
2nd Annual NVFC Step Strong Challenge has Launched.

NVFC Releases NEW Social Media Toolkit.

New NFFF Documentary Examines Covid’s Lasting Impact on the Fire Service.

NVFC’s Annual Training Summit took place June 26-27 in Arlington, VA. and hosted 200 attendees from 28 states.

Article: Beyond Attendance: The Legal Duties of Nonprofit Board Members.

Webinars are recorded for later viewing: June 16th was Right Gear, Right Response – The Case for Alternative PPE in the Volunteer Fire Service. June 17th was PFAS and Firefighting Foam – What You Need to Know.

Thank you for your time plus allowing Rob and I to serve on your behalf with NVFC.