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The Firemen's Association of the State of New York has extended the deadline for its Higher Education Learning Plan for the 2015 semester to Feb. 20. In 2011, FASNY unveiled the initiative, which is a statewide community college tuition reimbursement program geared towards recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters throughout New York.…

Cortland A group of Yates County women were the first to form an all-female team to compete in the 10th Annual Firefighter Winter Games held last weekend in Cortland County. They came away from the games exhausted and sore, but motivated to be better prepared and conditioned for next year’s…

(NEW YORK) Volunteer fire departments across New York State will open their doors and fire truck bays to local residents during the weekend of Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 as part of the fifth annual RecruitNY statewide volunteer firefighter recruitment effort. RecruitNY is a major initiative designed to…

A three-month-old law allowing the sale of sparklers is creating fireworks in Saratoga County, where elected officials may become the first in the state to allow them. The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors accepted public comment Wednesday on a local law that would permit licensed establishments to sell sparklers and other…

Volunteer firefighters in Nassau and Suffolk counties have until Feb. 20 to apply for a state tuition reimbursement program for community college. The deadline for applying for the Firemen's Association of the State of New York's Higher Education Learning Plan for the current semester has been extended. This statewide community…

By DEON J. HAMPTON deon.hampton@newsday.com New homes in Patchogue homes must be built with a smoke detector in every bedroom and in its hallways, under a new village law approved Monday night. When you think about it, it really is the thing to do, Village Mayor Paul Pontieri Jr. after…

LOCKPORT – Representatives of the county’s firefighters groups told Niagara County Legislature committees Monday that they strongly oppose the proposal to legalize sparklers in Niagara County. A public hearing is set for Feb. 17 on a law that would make it legal to sell sparklers in the county around Independence…

Residents of at least one county in the region will be able to legally use small “novelty” fireworks this summer, and those in a second may be able to enjoy them as well. Fireworks have been illegal in New York for decades. But state law changed late last year to…

Becoming a volunteer firefighter may come with an extra perk: Community college tuition reimbursement. Under the statewide Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP) program, an individual who hasn't already achieved a college degree, or has not taken 80 or more college credits, is eligible for up to full tuition reimbursement in…

Long Island, NY - February 9, 2015 - In 2011, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) unveiled a historic educational initiative called the FASNY Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP). This statewide community college tuition reimbursement program is geared towards recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters throughout New…