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Field Exam Dates and Locations

April 2 - Bergen County - Maywood Senior Center - 1 Brook Ave, Maywood, NJ

Bogota, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fairlawn, Fort Lee, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Leonia, Lodi, Maywood, Paramus, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, Teaneck

April 9 - Bergen County - Montvale FD - 35 West Grand Ave, Montvale, NJ

Allendale, Franklin Lakes, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah, Midland Park, Montvale, Oakland, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Washington Twsp, Woodcliff Lake, Wyckoff

April 14 - Hunterdon County - Milford FD - 21 Water Street, Milford, NJ

All Hunterdon County Associations

April 21 - Sussex County - Ogdensburg FD - 30 Main Street, Ogdensburg, NJ

All Sussex County Associations

April 23 - Gloucester County - Woodbury Heights FD - 534 Elm Avenue, Woodbury Heights, NJ

All Gloucester County Associations

April 29 - Passaic County - Hawthorne FD - 66 Lincoln Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ

All Passaic County Associations

May 7 - Make-up Night (only if needed) - NJSFA State Office - 1711 Route 34, Wall Township, NJ

Online entry screens are now open for the following reports:

1st Quarter 2026 Relief Paid Report - due 4/30

2026 Delegates Selection Report - due 5/1

Applications for Special or Supplemental Relief must be received in the NJSFA State office by the Monday prior to the Advisory Meeting in order to be processed at that meeting.

Meeting Dates

March 19^th

April 2^nd, 16^th

May 7^th, 21^st

Applications for Local, Special, and Supplemental Relief are now on one form and it is available on the Forms tab on our website. 

Applications for Health Care are now available on the Forms tab on our website.

The following reports must be completed online, finalized, printed out, required signatures applied, and supporting documents attached (where required).  Next, either scan and email the completed set to LocalReports@NJSFA.com; OR send the complete set of documents via mail, UPS, or Fed Exp to the NJSFA State Office (keep tracking numbers); or drop off the documents in person.  Reports must be received by the due dates listed below:

Annual Finance Report due 2/20

Annual Membership (percentage) Report due 2/28

The following reports must be entered and FINALIZED ONLINE.  The entry screens can be found on either the Secretary or Treasurer Reports tab.  Paper, faxed or emailed copies will no longer be accepted:

Form #300 - Initial Notification of Death

Form #108 - Member Maintenance Form

2025 Officer’s Listing Form due by 2/1

2025 Convention Delegates’ Selection Forms due by 5/1

All Quarterly Relief Paid Reports - due by the 30th of the month following the end of a quarter

If Secretaries or Treasurers are having any issues logging onto their pages/tabs, or completing any reports or forms online, contact the State Office or your Executive Committeeperson immediately.

Local paperwork and Bank Statements can be scanned and emailed to LocalReports@njsfa.com or BankStatements@njsfa.com

The only Application for Membership forms that will be accepted are the latest versions (REV 9/25).  Any older versions will be returned unprocessed and will need to be resubmitted on the latest version.  The latest version is available online on any of the Officer’s tabs.  Completed applications can now be scanned to LocalReports@NJSFA.com in lieu of mailing.

Membership in our Association is now open to Firefighters between the ages of 18 and 57 (The current original fully completed application (REV 9/25) with a current physical must be received in our office prior to their 58th Birthday).  Please call our office if you have any questions.

GENERAL NEWS

1. The latest revised version of form Application for Relief (Form 101)(All 3 levels), is available on the forms tab along with new guidelines and this current version of the form should be used.  All older unused versions of the forms must be disposed of and only the new version should be used.  If you need additional copies of this form, you can print them from our website by going to the forms tab.
2. The Health Care Assistance/Rehabilitation Program is available for members who need assistance from a licensed caregiver.  The program is designed to help with the expense of ongoing personal care and not for house cleaning or property maintenance type costs.  Contact your local secretary for additional information.  The application form is available to be printed from the Forms tab. Applications once approved by the Advisory Committee, are good for one year. The member may be receiving care at home, an adult day-care facility, a rehabilitation facility or a long-term care facility. This program is a monthly reimbursement program paid out by the State Office. For more information, contact your local Secretary, Executive Committeeperson or the State Office.

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New Jersey State Firemen’s Association

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF CHANGE IN PUBLIC NOTICE PROCEDURE

IN COMPLIANCE WITH P.L. 2025, c. 72

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that whenever the New Jersey State Firemen’s Association is required by law or by order or rule of any court to publish or advertise a legal notice, the Association will publish or advertise the legal notice on the Association’s official Internet website, in compliance with P.L. 2025, c. 72.  The complete text of each legal notice may be obtained or viewed by the public on the official Internet website of the Association.  The link is located here: https://www.njsfa.com/  Pursuant to P.L. 2025, c. 72, no later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall establish an Internet webpage on which the hyperlink to the Association’s webpage with public notices can also be found. 

Brian Martone, Secretary