Episode Details

John D'Alessandro, Secretary of the Firefighters Association of the State of New York, joined Power & Politics this week to discuss the state of volunteer firefighters in New York.

His appearance comes a few weeks after a different firefighter association, the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York, said the decline in volunteer firefighter staffing has become a "public safety crisis".

On Power & Politics, D'Alessandro disagreed.

1. Intro & Who Protects New York
   [00:00:01] – [00:03:26]

2. Recruitment & Retention Challenges
   [00:03:26] – [00:09:21]

3. More Calls, Changing Communities
   [00:09:21] – [00:13:41]

4. Different Ways to Volunteer
   [00:13:41] – [00:17:10]

5. Incentives & the VOLY Plan
   [00:17:10] – [00:21:06]

6. Volunteers as the Backbone of Public Safety
   [00:21:06] – [00:22:17]

7. Mental Health and 9/11 Impacts
   [00:22:17] – [00:25:37]

8. Budget Priorities & Why It Matters to Taxpayers
   [00:25:37] – End

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