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fire patrol nyc liked a post in a topic by dwcfireman in Millions in tax dollars misspent by Yonkers firefighters union July 10, 2017

They already do administer the funds. The way it works is that the 2% funding is initially collected by the NYS Insurance Department(Insurance Law, Section 2118) (I would also like to indicate that this same law gives the State Comptroller's Office full authority to audit all fire department, district, and company treasury departments). From there, the NYSID distributes the funds to the department/district, who in turn distribute it to the company(ies). For the sake of this explanation, as both paid and volunteer fire departments receive 2% funding, labor unions representing firefighters and fire officers are considered fire companies.

Now, the issue at hand about how to appropriately spend these funds is detailed in Sections 9104 and 9105 of the State Insurance Law. Essentially, these sections state that the money must be spent FOR the firefighters and their families, such as to provide food and refreshments after drills and meetings, parades, and picnics; fire department tee shirts, jackets, and other apparel; furniture, air conditioning, and entertainment for firefighters at the fire house; annual awards banquets and holiday parties for fire company members; and radio receiving devices (pagers). The list for what you CANNOT spend the money on is just as long, which includes paying for training courses, fire prevention, medical leave/benefits (although there is a caveat on that which I'll explain below), assisting disaster survivors, and paying for delegates to attend conferences/conventions.

The caveat with medical leave and benefits can be legal if, and only if, the company has been approved legislatively for the funds to go to a benevolent association, in which then the money can be used to reimburse firefighters for medical expenses that they paid for out of pocket.

This above information can be found at the below links:
FASNY: https://www.fasny.com/pdfs/redhandbook.pdf
NYS Department of Financial Services: http://www.dfs.ny.gov/insurance/faqs/faqs_ft_fft.htm

For more information about the legality of the collection and distribution of funds, you can also visit http://www.dfs.ny.gov/insurance/ogco2007/rg070522.htm (this is another page from the NYS Department of Financial Services that includes the names of court cases to direct you to certain laws and court decisions that have created the current foreign insurance program).

AND, if you fear that the State Comptroller is going to investigate your fire company next (don't worry, they'll get to you eventually ), here's the link to the Office of the NYS Comptroller: http://osc.state.ny.us/localgov/firedist/faq.htm. This site provides all of the information that you need to better manage your company's funds, prepare for an audit, and how to fix your financial problems.

Don't sit around and wait. Be proactive and prevent your department/company from being the next news headline.

fire patrol nyc liked a post in a topic by newsbuff in Volunteer fire dept staffing June 17, 2017

This is brought up EVERY parade season. The answers never change, and neither does the inadequate level of response.

SageVigiles liked a post in a topic by fire patrol nyc in Five firefighters face union charges for 'double-hatting' May 30, 2017

Mount Vernon tried it too,no deal....

vodoly liked a post in a topic by fire patrol nyc in Using The Aerial Itself To Vent May 11, 2017

Not a good idea,but sometimes it's necessary seen it done many times in NYC and other cities....never saw the aerial rip up a roof just take out windows...

vodoly liked a post in a topic by fire patrol nyc in Using The Aerial Itself To Vent May 11, 2017

Not a good idea,but sometimes it's necessary seen it done many times in NYC and other cities....never saw the aerial rip up a roof just take out windows...

fire patrol nyc liked a post in a topic by FF1 in Using The Aerial Itself To Vent May 13, 2017

The situation dictates your actions.

If I had a dollar for every time myself or my crew did something outside the box or not taught in a classroom to help operations, on both the fire and ems sides of the job, I'd be sitting on a nice pile of cash.

Never criticize someone for getting the job done. We don't know the particulars of this. If that was the only viable option, go for it.

Hopefully the NFPA, NIOSH, OSHA and PESH police, who have never been on the line and have never been faced with making a split second, outside the box decision, will not come and arrest the aerial operator.

vodoly liked a post in a topic by fire patrol nyc in Using The Aerial Itself To Vent May 11, 2017

Not a good idea,but sometimes it's necessary seen it done many times in NYC and other cities....never saw the aerial rip up a roof just take out windows...

AFS1970 liked a post in a topic by fire patrol nyc in Cuomo Treating State Police as His Own Private Army, Head of Port Authority Police Union Says May 9, 2017

Just came back from Suffolk County...saw many NYSP vehicles...also NYSP at the Whitestone bridge...heard from people that they are writing tickets....not to be out done Nassau and Suffolk have their police out in force,also writing.....guess who pays for this little pis--ng war?

BIGRED1 liked a post in a topic by fire patrol nyc in Cuomo Treating State Police as His Own Private Army, Head of Port Authority Police Union Says April 30, 2017

Why is this a surprise ?It's good to be the king to answer to no one....like father like son....