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Members of the Firemen's Association of the State of New York, local firefighters and state Assembly majority leader Joseph Morelle, D-Irondequoit, on Friday announced introduction of legislation to require all smoke alarms sold in New York to be equipped with sealed, 10-year batteries. The devices, which are already available in…

Brighton High School graduating senior Matthew Lepkowski was awarded a Firemen's Association of the State of New York Gerard J. Buckenmeyer Volunteer Scholarship last week for his volunteer service to the community, including multiple emergency response positions. Lepkowski is a Certified First Responder at Penfield Ambulance, a groundskeeper for the…

With Memorial Day marking the unofficial beginning of summer, a warning on backyard barbecue and grilling is in order. Nearly 8,000 residential fires starting from grills occur each year in the U.S. and 60 percent of those fires happen from May through August. The home barbecue disaster accounts for about…

With Memorial Day marking the unofficial beginning of summer this Monday, a warning on backyard barbecue and grilling is in order. Nearly 8,000 residential fires starting from grills occur each year in the U.S. and 60 percent of those fires happen from May through August. The home BBQ disaster accounts…

With Memorial Day marking the unofficial beginning of summer this Monday, a warning on backyard barbecue and grilling is in order. Nearly 8,000 residential fires starting from grills occur each year in the U.S. and 60 percent of those fires happen from May through August. The home BBQ disaster accounts…

Long Island, NY - May 15th, 2015 - With Memorial Day Weekend swiftly approaching, many people will begin hosting backyard barbecues and using their grill for the first time in many months. The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) reminds residents to make this favorite summertime activity…

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Firefighters from all over the state gather at the tate Capitol in Albany to lobby for more effective smoke alarms and better health coverage for volunteer firefighters. The firefighters are proposing bills in the Senate and the Assembly that would require 10 year batteries in smoke detectors.…

ALBANY, NY - New York state firefighters are pushing a legislative agenda that includes expansion of cancer coverage for volunteer firefighters, requiring smoke alarms to have sealed-in 10-year batteries, and allowing volunteer fire companies to charge for ambulance service. Members of the Firemen's Association of the State of New York,…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state firefighters are pushing a legislative agenda that includes expansion of cancer coverage for volunteer firefighters, requiring smoke alarms to have sealed-in 10-year batteries, and allowing volunteer fire companies to charge for ambulance service. Members of the Firemen's Association of the State of New…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state firefighters are pushing a legislative agenda that includes expansion of cancer coverage for volunteer firefighters, requiring smoke alarms to have sealed-in 10-year batteries, and allowing volunteer fire companies to charge for ambulance service. Members of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New…