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Press conference to highlight the largest-ever outreach campaign for volunteer firefighter recruitment (Albany, NY) On June 28, the latest phase of a statewide volunteer firefighter recruitment advertising campaign, implemented by the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY), highlighted a new billboard at the intersection of Central Avenue and…

Paula Candella of Westmoreland Road Elementary School Honored as FASNY “Teacher of the Year” (WHITESBORO, NY) The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) Fire Prevention and Life Safety Committee has named Mrs. Paula Candella from Westmoreland Road Elementary School in Whitesboro, NY as the recipient of FASNY’s…

(BROCKPORT, NY) On June 2, members of Fairville Explorer Post 751 were recognized at a special presentation during the Northern Central Convention at the Brockport Volunteer Fireman's Exempt Benevolent Association, as they received the inaugural Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) Youth Group of the Year Award.…

(SYRACUSE, NY) The 140th Annual Firemen’s Association of the State of NY (FASNY) Convention will draw an estimated total of 1,000 volunteer firefighters, EMS personnel and their families from around the state to Liverpool, NY. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn, at 441 Electronics Parkway from Tuesday,…

Whitesboro, NY (WIBX) – A Whitesboro teacher has been named the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York’s Teacher of the Year. Marcy’s Paula Candella, a first grade teacher at Westmoreland Road Elementary School, was nominated by Whitesboro Fire Chief Peter Sobel and FASNY Director Brian McQueen. At a…

WKTV WHITESBORO, N.Y. (WKTV) - Teaching fire safety comes as second nature to one teacher at Westmoreland Road Elementary in Whitesboro, who was named "teacher of the year" by the Fireman's Association of the State of New York. Paula Candella says she is excited, but humble about the honor. She…

FASNY President David Jacobowitz Urges Law Makers to Protect First Responders (ALBANY, NY) – A bill designed to protect the jobs of volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel statewide has passed in the State Senate and is now in the hands of the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee.  The Firemen’s Association…

Bigfrog104.com argumentative research paper And the award goes to… Paula Candella, an 11 year teacher at Westmoreland Road Elementary school who was honored this morning with her husband and son by her side as the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York 2012 Teacher of the Year. She has…

The next time a cop asks, “O.K., buddy, where’s the fire?” the answer ought to be, according to a new campaign, “Why, within me, officer.” The campaign, which is beginning on Monday, seeks to encourage residents of New York State, particularly those ages 18 to 35, to join volunteer fire…