National First Responders Organization
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The National First Responders Organization (NFRO) is an organization of First Responders in the United States
. Formed in 2006 and began accepting memberships in June 2009, it claims a rapidly growing membership.
The national organization has two offices: the headquarters in Washington, D.C.
, and the membership processing center in Melville, N.Y., ,
and bylaw
s provide that active membership is open to "any regularly appointed or elected
and full-time employed or volunteer First Responder, or any agency may be eligible for membership."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Formed in 2006 and began accepting memberships in June 2009, it claims a rapidly growing membership.
The national organization has two offices: the headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and the membership processing center in Melville, N.Y., ,
Membership
The NFRO constitutionConstitution
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and bylaw
Bylaw
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s provide that active membership is open to "any regularly appointed or elected
Election
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and full-time employed or volunteer First Responder, or any agency may be eligible for membership."