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On Thursday, January 7, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed S487, also known as the “Dominick Marino PFRS Enhanced Benefits for Surviving Spouses Act” into law. The legislation is named after Dominick Marino, a former professional firefighter and past President of the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey (PFANJ), who passed away earlier last year.  The new law will provide financial security for a member’s surviving spouse by ensuring that the accidental death benef...

The PFANJ congratulates Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on being chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor. Brother Walsh, the former head of the Building and Construction Trades Council in Boston, started his working life as a tradesman through Laborers Local 223 in Boston.Walsh was elected Boston’s mayor in 2013 and was re-elected in 2017. If confirmed by the Senate, he will be the first member of organized labor to hold the position in decades. READ MORE: https://ww...

As part of Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month, the IAFF Podcast is dedicating four episodes to talk about occupational cancer in fire fighters. This week, they talk with Dr. Kenny Fent and Dr. Miriam Siegel from NIOSH about the National Firefighter Registry (NFR). Listen at the link below to better understand what the NFR is, the legislative efforts behind getting it created, who can join the registry, how the registry can be used to better understand occupational cancer in the fire service, an...

Congratulations to PFANJ 2nd Vice President Emeritus and Brigantine IAFF Local 2657 member Joe Maguire on his retirement! Joe worked 31 years with the Brigantine Fire Department, serving 15 years as a firefighter, 5 as a Lieutenant, and 11 as a Captain and Shift Commander. Thank you for your three decades of service to your community, department, and our union!

The PFANJ congratulates all of the winners of the 2020 IAFF Media Awards! The PFANJ's communications team is honored to have received an honorable mention award for "Best Affiliate Community Outreach/Community Education Campaign" for our 2020 EMS Week Campaign: https://review.wizehive.com/.../affiliate20.../59236/6036199 Full list of contest winners can be viewed here: https://www.iaff.org/media-awards/

New Helplines Bolster Response to COVID-19 Emotional Well-being and Mental Health Concerns Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson announced the Department has launched two new helplines in partnership with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to provide emotional support and crisis counseling to health care workers and first responders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.“Our doctors, nurses, frontline hospital staff, first responders, and nursing home workers are risking their lives ...

On December 15, Stone Harbor initiated a new era of combined paid and volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). One by one, the eight new paid firefighters were called out by Chief Roger Stanford and sworn in by Mayor Judith Davies-Dunhour, who called it a “historic day.” The change was a product of the shifting demographics in the island community, along with the steadily rising property values. Fewer of those moving into the borough were becoming members of the v...