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Firemen’s Association of the State of New York holding public celebration in Hudson, NY Rare Antique Fire Equipment, Free Museum Admission, Games, Displays, Family Fun   (May 2017 – Hudson, NY) The 125th Anniversary of the FASNY Firemen’s Home will be celebrated with a colorful parade featuring rare fire apparatus,…

The FASNY Firemen’s Home, which serves as a residence for 85 members from across the state, is celebrating 125 years. The weekend-long celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday with a memorial service and Caring Window dedication in the home’s chapel. With the exception of Saturday’s parade and banquet, the…

CHEERS: To the hundreds who showed up for an important annual event and a reminder that health care is something that we cannot take for granted. The March of Dimes’ 47th annual March for Babies walk at Woodbury Common was well on its way to this year’s goal of raising $150,000…

In an effort to welcome new recruits, the North Bellmore Fire Department held an open house event at its Company #2 on Newbridge Road in Bellmore on April 30. It was the first time the department participated in a larger event known as RecruitNY, a day of open houses and…

In an effort to welcome new recruits, the North Merrick Fire Department held an open house event at its location on Camp Avenue in Merrick on April 30. It was the fifth time the department participated in a larger event known as RecruitNY, a day of open houses and community…

“You can see by the gentlemen surrounding me, there are a lot of gray hairs,” Steven Klein, first vice president of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, said last week while standing at a podium alongside fire officials at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum. “We need the…

Volunteers firefighters from the Woodmere Fire Department took time to show visitors to the firehouse at 20 Irving Place in Woodmere on April 30 as part of the seventh annual statewide RecruitNY weekend, sponsored by the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York. Woodmere was one of more than…

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 1, 2001 last week claimed another innocent victim. And we all mourn. New York City firefighter Ray Pfeifer slept in his fire truck for a week after the Twin Towers collapsed, surrounded by the debris and dust of the fallen landmarks. He would spend the…

When it comes to volunteering, here’s what a few “experts” came up with. “What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.” — Aristotle. “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” — Muhammad Ali “Only a life lived for…