The Voice of the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services

NVFC Members Win Columbia Southern University Scholarships

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) recently partnered with Columbia Southern University (CSU) to award scholarships to two NVFC members to attend CSU ... more »

IRS Letter Indicates That LOSAP Does Not Qualify for Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has obtained a copy of a letter from the Internal Revenue Service to a member of Congress, whose name was withheld, that seems to indicate that length of service award program (LOSAP) payments are not considered “qualified benefits” under the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act (VRIPA) ... more »

National Volunteer Fire Council Recruiting First Responders for Survey on Communications Needs

Results will inform new geointelligence system under development by the Department of Homeland Security   The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has partnered with ElanTech to create an online survey to gather critical data from first response emergency personnel nationwide ... more »