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Deadline for Firefighter Tuition Aid Extended

(ALBANY) - The Firemen's Association of the State of New York offers a Higher Education Learning Plan This statewide community-college tuition-reimbursement program is geared toward recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters throughout New York. The organization has extended the deadline to apply for the new 2014 semester to Feb. 21. Under…

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College Tuition Assistance Available for New York’s Volunteer Firefighters

(Albany, New York) – In 2011, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York unveiled a historic educational initiative called the FASNY Higher Education Learning Plan. This statewide community college tuition reimbursement program is geared towards recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters throughout New York. FASNY has announced a deadline…

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Deadline to Apply for FASNY’s Higher Education Learning Plan Tuition Reimbursement Program Now Extended to February 21st for NYS College Students

(Albany, New York) – 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 York.  Today, FASNY announced a deadline…

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Volunteer firefighter tuition aid deadline is Feb. 3

Assemblyman David DiPietro, R-East Aurora, is notifying members of volunteer fire departments and the community about an opportunity to receive tuition reimbursement through the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York. The Association developed the Higher Education Learning Plan — known as FASNY HELP — as an incentive for…

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Volunteer firefighter scholarship deadline extended

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A scholarship program for volunteer firefighters attending community colleges in New York state has extended its application deadline to Feb. 21. The tuition reimbursement program is offered by the Firemen's Association of the State of New York (FASNY). The FASNY Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP) is eligible…

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Oneida County Fire Service Leaders to Discuss 2014 Legislative Agenda at Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company

9th Annual Legislative Breakfast Meeting Conducted by Oneida County Volunteer Firemen's Association and the Oneida County Fire Chiefs Association to be held on Saturday, January 25th at  8 a.m. (DEERFIELD, NY) -  Local representatives from the Oneida County Volunteer Firemen's Association and Oneida County Fire Chiefs, have invited firefighters, EMS…

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Make holiday safety list, check it twice

We’re less than two weeks out from Christmas and by now you have finished, are finishing up or haven’t even started decorating. We don’t often think about safety when we’re decorating, but if we want to enjoy our holidays worry free, we should make a holiday safety check list —…

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Looking for a way to pay for community college? Become a volunteer firefighter

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Volunteer firefighters attending New York State community colleges can be eligible for college tuition reimbursement. The tuition reimbursement program is offered by the Firemen's Association of the State of New York (FASNY). The FASNY Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP) is eligible to individuals who haven't already achieved…

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College Scholarship Helps Local Firefighter Graduate Debt-Free

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM-TV) -- A Chemung County teenager is graduating college free of debt thanks to a scholarship program she says more people need to know about. Nicole Serejo just graduated from Corning Community College and paid only $99 for two year's of tuition. She pulled it off by being…

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College Tuition Assistance for Volunteer Firefighters

HORSEHEADS (WENY) -- Nicole Wright Campos Serejo is graduating from Corning Community College this May with almost zero college debt. How? Become a volunteer firefighter in New York and they'll thank you by taking care of your tuition. "It made it a lot easier to go to school you know,"…

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