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Six Hackensack Fire Department firefighters who tested positive for COVID-19 were isolating and 21 others who were exposed to them were quarantining out of an “abundance of caution,” authorities said. Of the six who tested positive in the past three days, “one had moderate symptoms, two had minor symptoms and the other three were asymptomatic,” Hackensack Fire Chief Thomas J. Freeman told Daily Voice on Wednesday. READ MORE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jer...

This training will introduce IAFF members and affiliate leaders to important considerations for health insurance coverage, with a focus on behavioral health services.Not all health care plans are built the same— do you know what yours covers? Are you prepared to help a member in crisis? IAFF Healthcare Advisor and Fort Worth Local 440 President Emeritus Jim Tate, will share insight on evaluating health care plan options and negotiating comprehensive coverage for members. Special consideratio...

With New Jersey deep into the dreaded second wave of the coronavirus, hospitals are filling up again in numbers not seen in six months.New Jersey’s 71 acute-care hospitals are two-thirds full, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association.COVID-19 is partly driving that surge, with nearly 2,500 patients receiving treatment for the respiratory disease, according to data Gov. Phil Murphy released Wednesday. FULL STORY: https://www.nj.com/coronavirus...

On Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 11am, Barasch & McGarry "Lawyers For The 9/11 Community," will be hosting a webinar discussing the rights that any past or present PFANJ member has if they were in Lower Manhattan on 9/11/01 or the months following. Many PFANJ members came to NYC to aid in 9/11 rescue and clean up operations, but have since retired or left the area. Thousands of people are likely unaware of the World Trade Center Health Program and Victim Compensation Fund, two government progra...

On November 16, 2020, A2317/S487 was passed in both houses of the state legislature. This bill, named in honor of late PFANJ President Dominick Marino, “enhances PFRS accidental death pension for surviving spouse by providing for minimum of $50,000 annually.” The bill will now move to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk to be signed into law. Full information on the bill: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/...

Several hospitals in New Jersey have gone on divert status and stopped accepting new patients this week due in part to an increase in coronavirus patients across the state.  Nine hospitals in different parts of the Garden State reached “divert,” including St. Francis Medical Center in Mercer County and AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said during a press conference in Trenton Thursday. READ MORE: https://www...

The Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey's union firefighters, EMS, and support service members endorse candidates who support us and stand for public safety. The PFANJ congratulates the members of New Jersey's congressional delegation we endorsed and who were re-elected to office. SENATE - Cory Booker HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Donald Norcross, NJ-1 - Jeff Van Drew, NJ-2 - Andy Kim, NJ-3 - Chris Smith, NJ-4 - Josh Gottheimer, NJ-5 - Frank Palone, NJ-6 - Tom Malin...