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As I change my desk calendar to reflect the new year, I have come to appreciate every day I am alive … more than you will ever know. It’s been just over two years since being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma. To tell you that my life as a firefighter…

0030 hours, December 31, 2001. On a bitterly cold night, you just came home from celebrating the new year and got into your nice, warm bed. Instead, the call comes over: “6500: Signal 10 House Fire, Code 91.” You throw the covers off, jump out of bed and into your…

A new state law will require smoke detectors sold in the state to have 10-year, non-removable batteries starting in 2017 -- but local fire officials say there’s no reason to wait that long. “It’s a great insurance policy,” said Corning Fire Chief Brad Davies. “It seems to me to be…

Port Henry Fire Chief James Hughes has been named his department’s Firefighter of the Year. In a surprise presentation by 1st Assistant Chief Ron Van Slooten Jr. at the department’s recent annual dinner, Hughes, with 30 years of fire service experience, was recognized and presented the award. He was presented…

LOUISVILLE -- Kenneth Blair of Louisville was recently honored by the Firemen's Association of the State of New York and his own Louisville Fire Department for 50 years of service at the department’s annual banquet. Blair was presented certificates and a watch for his years of service. He was also…

ALBANY >> The familiar reminder to “change your clocks, change your batteries” twice a year is about to become a thing of the past. Starting just over 12 months from now, New York state will require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, non-removable batteries in a move to discourage…

ALBANY, N.Y. - (AP) -- New York state will soon require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage tampering and ensure the devices continue to work even if the owner fails to check on them. The mandate, signed into law by Gov. Andrew…

ALBANY — New York state will soon require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage tampering and ensure the devices continue to work even if the owner fails to check on them. The mandate, signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday…

ALBANY, N.Y. - (AP) -- New York state will soon require all new smoke detectors to contain 10-year, nonremovable batteries in a move to discourage tampering and ensure the devices continue to work even if the owner fails to check on them. The mandate, signed into law by Gov. Andrew…

Albany, NY - December 29, 2015 - The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) today issued the following statement after Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law that will help prevent future home fire deaths in New York State. The bill, A03057-A / S02696-A, was sponsored by…