New York Fire District Officers' Guide

The New York Fire District Officers’ Guide tells you how to remain in compliance while performing all your management duties. With more than 260 forms and resolutions, this helpful guide gives you quick answers to your day-to-day operating and legal questions.

THE 2017-18 EDITION ADDS:

• Revisions to Chapter 5, which makes the operations of a fire district more understandable. Revised and new information in the chapter includes:
• Discussion regarding the disposal of fire district equipment and real property within the categories of waste, scrap, and surplus – and how to determine those categories.
• Discussion regarding the consumption of alcohol in the fire station
• Discussion of substance abuse testing of employees
• Chapter 5A is now a primer for new fire district commissioners, secretaries, and treasurers. This primer follows the chapters of the New York state Fire District Officer’s Guide, and gives new fire district commissioners a general overview of the issues they may face as a fire district commissioner.
• Discussion regarding the the New York Paid Family Leave Program in relation to fire districts – a must-read for districts with paid employees. (Chapter 22)

AND INCLUDES THESE NEW FORMS:

• Form 5-11 (Revised) Resolution to dispose of fire district real property –Value in excess of $100,000.00
• Form 5-14 (Revised) Resolution to dispose of fire district equipment as waste.
• Form 5-46 Resolution to dispose of fire district real property – Value less than $20,000
• Form 5-47 Resolution to dispose of fire district real property – Value between $20,000 and $100,000.00
• Form 5-48 Resolution to dispose of fire district equipment as scrap
• Form 5-49 Resolution to dispose of fire district equipment as surplus.