(Albany, New York – August 21, 2014) - Robert (Bob) McConville, veteran Suffolk County Fire Official and EMT, was installed as President of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY), at its 142nd Annual Convention at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Albany, NY on August…
Read moreThe Fairville Explorer Post No. 751 and advisors attended training on Aug. 21 at the town of Colonie Municipal Training Center in Albany for the FASNY Youth Day. The evolutions were as follow: Station 1 - Engine Company Ops., Station 2 – A-Draft Ops B-Hydrant Ops, Station 3 – Propane…
Read moreCOLTON -- Dennis Eickhoff of Colton has been selected as a director of the Firemen's Home in Hudson, operated by the Firemen's Association of the State of New York. He was elected at FASNY’s annual convention in Albany. Eickhoff will replace Carl Steffin of Tupper Lake on the board. Eickhoff…
Read moreThe Firemen's Association of the State of New York's Fire Prevention and Life Safety Committee named Michele Hood, art teacher for the Roscoe School District for the past 21 years, as its teacher of the year during a ceremony on Sept. 4. Hood is the only art teacher in the…
Read moreCounty Executive Steve Bellone swore in Robert McConville of the Selden Fire Department as the new president of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) on August 22 at their annual convention in Albany, NY. “I am incredibly proud to have one of Suffolk’s bravest leading the…
Read more(Albany, New York – August 21, 2014) - Robert (Bob) McConville, veteran Suffolk County Fire Official and EMT, was installed as President of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY), at its 142nd Annual Convention at The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Albany, NY on August…
Read moreThe law also provides for the termination of membership of any current volunteer who is found to be convicted of sexual offenses. Albany, New York - August 4, 2014 - The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is pleased to announce that Governor Cuomo has signed legislation…
Read more(Albany, New York– August 4, 2014) – The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is pleased to announce that Governor Cuomo has signed legislation that prevents registered sex offenders from joining or remaining members of volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance companies. FASNY has made this issue…
Read moreALBANY, N.Y. - Volunteer firefighters in the State of New York will now face stricter background checks thanks to a new law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The law seeks to help prevent registered sex offenders from joining area squads and FASNY is applauding the decision. According to the governor's…
Read moreROCK HILL — Several firefighters stood alongside Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther and Sen. John Bonacic Wednesday in front of the Rock Hill Volunteer Fire Department to join in urging the governor to sign legislation giving volunteer fire departments the ability to deny membership to convicted sex offenders. In a press conference,…
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