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Health Care Reimbursement Program
The N.J. State Firemen’s Association has announced a health care reimbursement program for active and qualified fire service members of the Association. It is designed so that qualified members can stay at home instead of moving to the Firemen’s Home in Boonton, thus keeping the patient closer to family and in a home setting. In addition, the spouse of a qualified member may also qualify for reimbursement for being the caretaker. For additional information, please see the attached flyer or contact the Firemen’s Association at www.njsfa.com
The Story of the Oldest & Highest Ranking Firefighter Killed on 9/11
Neptune System Deployment Guidelines
The Division of Fire Safety has issued new guidleines concerning the request and deployment of the Neptune Pump System. Below is a copy.
County Fire Coordinators, Chief Fire Officers:
Over the many years that the Neptune Pump System has been a valuable resource to the fire service, time and time again OFDP region coordinators as well as our county fire coordinators have found it difficult to convince the Incident Commander of its value and resource to extinguish a major fire, creating a loss of valuable time in extinguishment.
County coordinators and OFDP staff realize its ability to supply large amounts of water, and the ability to conserve manpower and fire resources.
Since it is the responsibility of the state fire coordination system to provide all available fire resources to that Incident commander, to extinguish a major incident. The following will be implemented.
Upon arrival of a county fire coordinator or state region fire coordinator, and it is determined that the Neptune Pump System will be an asset to the Incident Commander, the Neptune System will be requested to deploy. During the response time, the advance team and county fire coordinator or deputy will determine the best location for the placement of the system. This information will then be relayed to the Incident Commander. If at this time the Incident commander does not wish to utilize the Neptune System, it will be staged at a location determined by the team. OFDP staff and county fire coordinators are well versed with the operation and deployment of the Neptune System, and are available for an informational presentation or discussion.
Seminar Cancelled
Due to the restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Seminar on May 2nd has been postponed for a later, tentatively scheduled for October, 2021. Please visit our website for more information once the restrictions have been lifted and we can confirm a venue. We apologize for any inconvenience. Tickets already purchased will be honored.
