Resident named to firemen’s board

Thomas McKinney of Lake George, a 35-year veteran of the fire service, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) Firemen’s Home, a specialized residential health care facility for retired volunteer firefighters in Hudson.

McKinney was unanimously chosen at FASNY’s 140th annual convention Aug. 17 at Holiday Inn in Liverpool.

He will serve a second five-year term as a trustee. McKinney has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Home since 2007, succeeding his father, Robert, in the role. The Firemen’s Home for retired volunteer firefighters has been maintained since 1892 by FASNY.

His 35-year fire service career includes service as a charter member and eventual captain of the water-rescue arm of Lake George volunteer fire department. and as a line officer and Fire Chief from 2001 to 2005.