News Bulletins Calvin Larson, Chair, Minnesota State Volunteer Firefighter's Association (MSVFA) sends legislators letter questioning the removal of funds from...
MSVFA Receives SAFER Grant For Retention and Recruitment Study Details at http://www.msvfa.org/SAFER_menu.html NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT:...
Your fire training funds are at risk!!!! The conference committee will be finishing up their work today or tomorrow morning at the latest. Please contact your...
SATURDAY, May 2, 2009 12:00 PM Room: 112 Capitol Chairs: Rep. Michael Paymar, Sen. Linda Higgins Agenda: SF802/ HF1657 (Higgins) (Paymar): Omnibus public...
President Obama Details Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Increases to SAFER and USFA; Cuts to FIRE On May 7, President Obama released his detailed proposal for the...
Senator Sanders Introduces Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act Senator Bernie Sanders (D - VT) has introduced the Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support...
FEMA announces Assistance to Firefighters Grants application process The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week announced it will begin taking...
9/11 Established as National Day of Service and Remembrance Last month, President Barack Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act into law,...
From; Ed Kostiuk ,OCEM Emergency Manager Response Coordinator State ICS Certification #1060 (Advanced) ESF8 State & FEMA Region VI Liaison Officer Oklahoma...
I apologize for the mix up in posting about the tool boxes at the Tin Shed. I thought I had sent the first one out. Todd has a bunch at the Tin Shed at Grand...
Emergency responder ID program progresses http://fcw.com/articles/2009/05/21/web-fema-interoperable-card.aspx?s=hls_26 0509 Officials say standardizing...
First Labs Approved for Testing Communications Interoperability The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility...
Press Release May 29, 2009 Contact: DHS Press Office, 202-282-8010 DHS ANNOUNCES GUIDANCE FOR MORE THAN $500 MILLION IN RECOVERY ACT-FUNDED PREPAREDNESS GRANTS...
The link below is the "Plan" which has the July-Sept application dates. There may be a change in these dates. I suggest you wait until this afternoon when the...
Pension Updates: Working Group Bill & Newsletter Working Group Bill The 2009 Omnibus Retirement Bill (S.F. 191), which contains the Volunteer Fire Relief...
2009 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week to be Held June 14 - 20 Third <http://firehero.00b.org/ajtk/servlet/JJ?H=13au82&R=657214069> of Four Key Areas:...
Flag Etiquette Brochure Available With Flag Day (June 14) and Independence Day (July 4) right around the corner, this office is again announcing the...
NIOSH has recently released the following Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports: F2008-36 <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200836.html> Jun 06,...
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced today that Willmar Fire Department chief Marvin Calvin will be appointed to another four-year term on the Board of Firefighter...