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As you prepare for Independence Day fun, the state Fireman's Association wants to remind you to celebrate safely. FASNY officials are urging residents to avoid any potential fireworks accidents at home by attending professional displays. If you do choose to light your own fireworks, fire officials says it is imperative…

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 10-year-old boy playing with fireworks started a fire that destroyed three homes in Amsterdam. Fire department officials in Amsterdam say the blaze started around 7 p.m. Monday behind a vacant house on West Main Street. The fast-moving flames destroyed that house along with…

(Albany, NY – June 29, 2016) After a fire in Amsterdam, NY on Monday night was deemed to be caused by a child playing with fireworks, FASNY President Robert McConville, NYS Association of Fire Chiefs President Joseph M. Fahd, and Association of Fire Districts of the State New York President…

The Fireman’s Association of the State of New York recently honored New Hartford firefighter William J. Wren with the Fire Safety Educator of the Year Award. William Wren has been providing fire prevention education for students since the late 90’s, and has been active with the New Hartford Fire Department…

William J. Wren, a firefighter with 40-plus years in the Fire Service - 28 years with the New Hartford Fire Department and previously 14 years with Mohawk Fire Department - is the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York’s (FASNY) Fire Safety Educator of the Year. The award honors…

A New Hartford firefighter has been honored by the Firemen’s Association of the State New York (FASNY) as Fire Safety Educator of the Year. William Wren has been a member of the New Hartford Fire Department for 28 years and has also been an instructor with the New York State…

(Northport, NY – June 21, 2016) The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) has named John McKenna, a 30-year member of the Northport Fire Department, as the 2016 recipient of the Fire Service Community Achievement Award. This statewide honor is awarded annually to a single individual in…

A New Hartford volunteer firefighter will be recognized as the Fire Safety Educator of the Year, according to an announcement by a state association of firefighters. William J. Wren, a 40-year veteran with local volunteer departments, will receive the award on Thursday from the Firemen’s Association of the State of…

GARRISON, N.Y. – The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York awarded Garrison resident Cooper R. Cardenas a 2015-16 FASNY Gerard J. Buckenmeyer Volunteer Scholarship at a ceremony at the Continental Village Firehouse on June 8. Cardenas, a student at Walter Panas High School, received a certificate as well…