Major Recruitment and Retention Measure Raises State Tax Credit from $200 to $800 for First Time in 20 Years The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) today applauded the New York State Assembly for passing landmark legislation to quadruple the state’s volunteer firefighter and ambulance worker income…
Read moreApril 23, 2026 Albany, New York -- Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York’s Volunteer Firefighter Training Stipend program will be expanding to include five additional training courses available for volunteer firefighters. The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) applauds the governor’s efforts, which will increase access to…
Read moreNYS Legislator from Suffolk County Recognized for Outstanding Leadership and Advocacy for New York’s Volunteer Fire Service TROY, NY — November 1, 2025 — The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) today presented its prestigious annual Golden Trumpet Award to State Senator Monica Martinez of Brentwood, recognizing…
Read moreFrom Firehouses to Landmarks: FASNY Urges New Yorkers to Light Up the State Red April 21-27 Albany, N.Y., April 2, 2025 -- Volunteer fire departments across New York State will open their doors to residents the weekend of Saturday, April 26 to Sunday, April 27 as part of the 16th annual RecruitNY weekend. This…
Read more(New York – March 14, 2025) – During the weekend of April 26-27, 2025, the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) will host its annual RecruitNY campaign, where hundreds of volunteer fire departments across the state of New York will welcome the public to experience what it’s…
Read morehttps://youtu.be/YQvaNQ8-vP4?si=r5kGLpSKVdBU-MFb Albany, N.Y. (March 13, 2025) — The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) has been honored with a Gold MarCom Award for a recent volunteer firefighter recruitment TV commercial. The 30-second FASNY Fire In You “Faces” TV commercial, entered in the Video/Audio/TV/Single Spot category, highlights the urgent need for…
Read morehttps://youtu.be/YQvaNQ8-vP4?si=r5kGLpSKVdBU-MFb Albany, N.Y. (May 31, 2024) — The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) announced today that its volunteer firefighter recruitment TV commercial, titled “Is There a Fire In You?” won Gold in the 45th Annual Telly Awards. The :30 spot, which was entered in the Not-for-Profit…
Read moreNew Yorkers may be surprised to learn that we led the nation in residential fire deaths last year, with 154 home fire fatalities statewide between January and December of 2023 according to the U.S. Fire Administration. What’s worse, New York has been among the top four states for home fire deaths…
Read moreFirefighters Association Kicks Off 2024 RecruitNY Campaign with Release of Survey of New Yorkers’ Feelings on The Volunteer Fire Service; Data From Poll to Will Help Shape Recruitment Efforts (Uniondale, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2024) — The Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY), along with other state fire…
Read moreFASNY’s The Volunteer Firefighter™ magazine was recently honored with a coveted gold award in the 2023 MarCom Creative Awards, an international competition recognizing outstanding achievement in the field of marketing and communications. The bi-monthly magazine, which is produced for New York’s volunteer firefighters and emergency service personnel — and has been…
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