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Maryland Life Safety Partners Presents: Public Fire and Life Safety Educator VIRTUAL Seminar – 2021 Saturday, March 20, 2021 Seminar Agenda A Live Stream will be hosted on the MSFA.org web site at the time of the event located here: https://www.msfa.org/8220-2/ DOWNLOAD PDF HERE Registration page on MFRI.org HERE 8:45...
Good Morning. On Tuesday of this week, the Steering Committee met to discuss this years Convention and Conference. After exploring several current elements of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the uncertainties of what indoor public gatherings will be like in June, it was the recommendation of the steering committee to move...
Principled Leadership from the Road Less Traveled Featuring: Dr. David Griffin, Battalion Chief Charleston, South Carolina Fire Department Date: Saturday, March 27, 2021 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: University of Maryland Canvas/Zoom Delivery Platform Presentation: This is a highly interactive and scenario-based course that allows the attendees to...
The MD Forest Service in coordination with the US Forest Service and FEMA are looking for 35 qualified EMT’s to staff a Covid Vaccination site in Waldorf, MD starting the beginning of March. This effort is being coordinated through our existing Master Cooperative Agreement with the US Forest Service. Because we...
The Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Regretfully announces the passing of Past President
Timothy Allen "Timmy" Ridgell.
The MD DNR Forest Service will be hosting the S-130 Basic Wildland Fire Training
This year the John W. Hoglund Maryland Officers Seminar will be presented in a one day format and held virtually on Saturday, March 27, 2021 via Zoom.
A friendly reminder that all information for the MSFA/LAMSFA Memorial Service needs to be sent in with a name, Company/Auxiliary name, and picture by March 1, 2021.
It is with deep sadness that the Officers and Members of the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, Inc. announce the untimely passing of member Brian Bregman. Bregman joined the fire service in 1998 at Company 30 in Landover Hills. Bregman was also a member at Company 48- West...
A friendly reminder that all information for the MSFA/LAMSFA Memorial Service needs to be sent in with a name, Company/Auxiliary name, and picture by March 1, 2021.
National Volunteer Fire Council Membership Statewide membership Code.
When signing up for membership to the National Volunteer Fire Council to get the discount for the Statewide membership you need to use the code MSFA-NVFC to get the $9.00 one year membership.
January 21, 2021 An open letter to the MSFA and LAMSFA Membership, Greetings to all our member departments and individuals who continue to provide emergency services to our great state under these most trying times. We continue to be faced with outcomes of the COVID Pandemic but hope that the...
Please call the governor's office hotline numbers and tell him that we need permission for each jurisdiction to progress through the priority groups as the local citizens are vaccinated. It is inefficient and wasteful to make smaller jurisdictions wait while larger or less well organized systems lag behind.
All Officers, Committee Chairs and Organizations Representatives: President Walker has scheduled his next Executive Committee Meeting of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association for Saturday, January 9, 2021. Due to the restrictions that have been established by COVID – 19, this will be a zoom virtual meeting. The meeting will be...
The LaVale Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. seeks applicants for full-time and part-time Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) Providers.
First of a series of Four ornaments commemorating the Westminster Fire Engine & Hose Co. No,1 200th Anniversary
Rules for the Maryland State Income Tax Subtraction Modification for 2020 Based on House Bill 1069 the Maryland State Tax Incentive Program has been amended to increase the amount a member may deduct from their “gross” Maryland income tax up to $7,000.00. It will increase by $1000.00 ($6,000.00) for 2020,...
November 25, 2020 To: All Member Department/Company President’s and Secretaries: As we start preparing for the upcoming 2021 Convention and Conference of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association, we are asking for your assistance in providing us with up to date information on your 2021 Credentials Form. As many of you...
Greetings, The time has come to begin planning for our 2021 Convention and Conference. Hopefully, we will be able to, once again, travel to the beach and we must begin planning in anticipation of any possible COVID restrictions and what we would do if the restrictions are limited or reduced....
To submit an instructed seminar proposal for consideration at the upcoming MSFA Ocean City Convention and Conference, please review the criteria and click on the link below to submit a proposal. Seminar proposals must meet the following criteria: Seminars should focus on state or federal policy or issues and have...
JOB POSTING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION COORDINATOR/ADMINISTRATOR Job Title: Membership Recruitment and Retention Coordinator/Administrator Location: Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company 12020 Greenspring Avenue Owings Mills, MD 21117 Salary: $50,000.00/year – Negotiated + Benefit Package Hours: 40 hours per week (Days of week and Times will vary) Reports to: CRVFC President or...
Henry Lester Long III, age 74, of Sykesville, formerly of Ellicott City, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020.
FEMA is providing a second opportunity for volunteer and combination fire departments to apply for funding under the Fiscal Year 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program – COVID 19 Supplemental (AFG-S). Through this AFG-S Round 2 funding opportunity, FEMA will directly award funding for personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies to support coronavirus (COVID-19) response.
Mission BBQ was inducted into the MSFA Hall of Fame as one of the 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees. Due to circumstances beyond our control the award was not presented at Ocean City. Wednesday night Mission BBQ is hosting Firefighters Night at their new TOWSON, MD location 740 York, Rd, Suite 100 Towson, MD 21204, from 6-9 PM. Past President Mike Faust and the current Presidents will be presenting Mission BBQ with their Hall of Fame Award.
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