Month: February 2019

As we reviewed in the last post, it is the responsibility of the fire company to maintain the point system records in accordance with the procedures established by the sponsoring municipality. At the end of each calendar year, the fire company then must submit the final list to the municipal sponsor. Per  §219-a(2)(c) of the…

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It is the time of the year where fire departments across New York State are finalizing the listing of points earned by their volunteer firefighters during calendar year 2018. I thought I’d spend the next several posts working through the process as stipulated in the General Municipal Law, as well as provide some other insights…

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In the prior post, it was discussed if a volunteer on stand-by should be eligible to earn points for also taking a training class or attending a drill during the stand-by period. It’s a great question – the short answer is yes (see prior post for longer answer). But that question is masking the better…

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A question came in the other day about a volunteer participating in a drill, or taking an online training course, while on a stand-by. The question is, can the volunteer receive the point for the drill as well as the stand-by? First the disclaimer – we don’t give legal advice and you should run this…

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