A beaver, a sheep, and an owl walk into a Brooklyn doctor’s office… it sounds like the start to a long-winded, groan-worthy joke your uncle might tell at Thanksgiving. But actually, it’s much, much better. In reality, it’s the first few entries in
Beware of the Latest Financial Scams
According to a February 2024 report from the Federal Trade Commission, Americans reported more than $10 billion in losses to fraud last year, coming from 2.6 million individual claims. The report found that investment scams accounted for nearly half
First Responder Discounts: A Guide
Update 11/8/2024: This article has been updated to correct links and add new resources. *Please note: many resources on this page link to external pages not controlled by FPPA. Links do not necessarily equal endorsement. For first responders, every
Employer Question: What is an Active Member?
It sounds like a philosophical question, but it actually comes up quite often from FPPA’s Employer contacts across the state… which employees at my department qualify for FPPA membership? With the widely varied jobs that make up a typical fire,
FPPA’s Year in Review 2023
When you have a device that's not working as well as it could be, what’s the first piece of advice you’ll get from the IT department (or a helpful friend/family member)? Sometimes a reboot is all your computer or other device needs to improve
The Best Animal Rescues of 2023
It happens like clockwork. Another year, another impressive set of animal rescues by firefighters and police officers within the US and abroad. And now in its sixth edition, this annual tradition (still technically not a tradition, but we’re just