Hundreds of Departments Support RecruitNY

Departments once again engaged their communities and grew their membership during RecruitNY Weekend on April 23 and 24. More than 450 fire organizations hosted open houses to attract attention and sign up new volunteers in communities from Long Island to Buffalo and many, many places in between.

Potential recruits were treated to the smells of barbecues, the sights of apparatus and demonstrations, and even the convenience of electronics recycling events.

There was plenty of press prior to and during the event as media covered the efforts of local departments across the State. More than 100 articles and segments ran in the weeks and days leading up to RecruitNY.

“We are happy that several hundred volunteer departments are participating in our 12th annual RecruitNY campaign,” said FASNY President John P. Farrell, Jr. prior to the event. “RecruitNY Weekend provides people with the opportunity to interact with the responders who are dedicated to protecting them.”

Congratulations to the 16 departments who registered early to receive an Ultimate Recruitment Tool Kit that included a firehouse banner, T-shirts, flyers, lawn signs and event flags to promote their RecruitNY Weekend events.

  • Providence Volunteer Fire Department (Saratoga)
  • Kinney Hose Company (Cattaraugus)
  • Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department (Erie)
  • Westhampton Beach Fire Department (Suffolk)
  • Frontier Fire Department (Niagara)
  • Kennedy Fire Department (Chautauqua)
  • Stratford Volunteer Fire Co. (Fulton)
  • Cazenovia Fire Department (Madison)
  • Chappaqua Fire Department (Westchester)
  • Shandaken-Allaben Hose Co. (Ulster)
  • Canaan Protective Fire Co. (Columbia)
  • Throop Fire Department (Cayuga)
  • Manlius Fire Department (Onondaga)
  • Port Crane Fire Company (Broome)
  • Keene Valley Fire Department (Essex)
  • Massena Fire Department (St. Lawrence)

Congratulations also to Fairport (Monroe) and Mohawk (Herkimer) Fire Departments, which each won a visit from the FASNY 43 training and recruitment truck.

Launched in 2011, RecruitNY has helped add upward of 25,000 volunteers over the years. The unique event not only unites hundreds of volunteer fire organizations, but also serves as a year-round recruitment effort by way of recruitny.org

There are numerous recruitment resources that departments can use to recruit throughout the year, including open house promotional materials and handouts to use at any community-friendly event.

FASNY offers a special thanks to all the departments that participated and helped spread the word, making RecruitNY 2022 a great success.