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FASNY unveils plans to increase recruitment and retention for New York’s volunteer firefighters

Officials say Broome County has lost more than half of its volunteer firefighters in the last 25 years.

Historic New York volunteer firefighter shortage drops Long Island to crisis levels, officials warn

Fire departments across New York are warning about a "historic collapse" in volunteer firefighter staffing, which they say is causing a public safety crisis.
United States Army

Southampton Fire Department Thanks NY Guard for Wildfire Support

FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – Members of the Southampton Fire Department visited ...
Newport Dispatch

Garage fire in Broadalbin draws multiple departments

Firefighters battled a fully-involved garage fire on Kunz Road on Sunday afternoon. The Broadalbin-Kennyetto Fire Company was dispatched to the structure fire at 2:28 p.m. An incident commander ...
The New York Times

Mamdani Named His Fire Commissioner. Then Adams Did Too.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore, the former chief of New York’s E.M.S., as the first openly gay person to lead the Fire Department. By Jeffery C. Mays Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ...