Another Reason to Wash Your Gear: “Forever Chemicals” Are Higher in Volunteer Firefighters
A Rutgers University study published on April 2, 2021 in the International Journal of...
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Recent Posts
Can A Firefighter Be Forced to Take “Administrative Leave”
A New York volunteer fire department has considered adopting a policy providing that the Chief or...
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New York Case: Discretionary Acts of a Fire Department are Protected by Governmental Immunity
A recent New York appellate case has affirmed the principle that fire departments are protected by...
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Using an Arrest Record to Reject an Applicant
I was recently asked whether a fire department could consider an arrest, not just a conviction,...
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Kobe Accident Photos Shows Need for Camera Use Policy
On November 30, 2020, the family of a woman and child killed in the helicopter crash which also...
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New and Interesting Study of Health and Safety Issues of Female Firefighters
The International Association of Women in Fire & Emergency Services, in collaboration with...
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Death “in the Line of Duty” Differs in New Jersey and New York
A New Jersey court decision, issued on March 26, 2019, highlights the presumption which New...
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What Happened to the Money? NYS Comptroller Finding of Inadequate Oversight is a Lesson for VFD Boards
A fire department in Erie County has been cited by the New York State Comptroller for mishandling...
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Meet David
David Menken is an attorney in the Yonkers, New York office of Smith Buss & Jacobs, LLP. David specializes in corporate law particularly as it relates to New York State volunteer fire and emergency medical services departments. He is a firefighter and EMT with the Bedford Village Fire Department (formerly President, now Vice President) and also serves as a Bedford Town Justice.