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The New Challenge in Volunteer Firefighting: Complying with State Pension, FLSA and IRS Laws

By Dino A. Ross, Esq

Payments & Benefits to Volunteer Firefighters

Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor and Pascoe, P.C.

Volunteer and Combination Fire Service Issues

Keeping The Lights On, The Trucks Running And The Volunteers Responding (White Ribbon Report)

The Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs published a newly released report entitled “Keeping The Lights On, The Trucks Running And The Volunteers Responding” which deals with “Managing the Business Of The Fire Department.”

The first two reports are: Red Ribbon Report, "Lighting The Path of Evolution, Leading The Transition In Volunteer And Combination Fire Department;" and the Blue Ribbon Report, "A Call for Action, Preserving and Improving the Future of the Volunteer Fire Service."

This is VCOS’s third in a series of studies dealing with issues faced by volunteer and combination fire departments. All three documents may be downloaded, and we have provided a link to the VCOS website.

The White Ribbon Report: Managing the Business of the Fire Department: Keeping the Lights On, the Trucks Running and the Volunteers Responding

http://www.vcos.org/PDF 2006/White Ribbon Report VCOS.pdf

The Blue Ribbon Report: Preserving and Improving the Future of the Volunteer Fire Service

http://www.vcos.org/PDF-2005/VCOS_Blue_Ribbon_Report.pdf

The Red Ribbon Report: Leading the Transition in Volunteer and Combination Fire Departments

http://www.vcos.org/PDF-2005/RedRibbon_Lo-res.pdf

Guidelines and Best Practices in Youth Fire Service Program Now Available

The IAFC Volunteer & Combination Officers Section’s Silver Ribbon Report, Opening New Doors: Guidelines and Best Practices for a Successful Youth Fire Service Program (PDF), is now available for download. The fifth in the series of Ribbon Reports, Opening New Doors is a comprehensive best-practices document on mentoring youth in the fire and emergency service.