Firefighters can get tuition reimbursed

The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York has a new initiative called the FASNY Higher Education Learning Plan, a college tuition reimbursement program for volunteer firefighters throughout the state.

Under the program, a student and volunteer firefighter who hasn’t already achieved an associate’s degree or higher will be eligible to have up to 100 percent of tuition reimbursed in exchange for maintaining good grades and fulfilling service requirements in a volunteer fire company. There is no restriction on the type of academic courses the student can pursue, although students must attend a community college within 50 miles of their home.

The deadline to apply for the fall 2011 semester is Oct. 1 and for the spring 2012 semester, Feb. 1. For more information, visit www.fasny.com/index.php/membership/benefits/fasny-help.