HOPEWELL — An Emergency Services Education and Legislative Breakfast set for Saturday morning, Feb. 21, will spotlight current legislation impacting volunteer firefighters, and will make several free services available to residents, including blood pressure readings and Vial of Life forms. The event will be held at the Ontario County Training…
Read moreSome programs have a strong but narrow focus. Others, like the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York’s college reimbursement program, can have a beneficial impact on many levels. Depending on requirements for each fire department, each volunteer firefighter is eligible to have up to 100 percent of his…
Read moreCalling all volunteer firefighters — the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) has extended its college reimbursement program application deadline to Feb. 20. Depending on the requirements for each fire department, each volunteer firefighter is eligible to have up 100 percent of their college tuition reimbursed from…
Read moreWhen the editor called a couple weeks ago and asked if I could do stories on the emergency responders in Genesee County for a special section, I figured it would be a piece of cake. Then he said there were about 30 of them, including 18 fire companies, five police…
Read moreThe 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.…
Read moreCortland 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…
Read more(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…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreVolunteer 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…
Read moreBy 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…
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