Scholarships shall be awarded to any firefighter who is a member in good standing of a
recognized volunteer fire company within the boundaries of Erie County and any member of a firefighters» immediate family (husband, wife, son or daughter) who are currently, or will be, attending an accredited institution of higher learning.
A recent letter to the editor in a local newspaper wherein former town board member Bob Crane called Quigley a «bully» for the way he handled the East
Kingston volunteer fire company staffing controversy was also cited by Quigley as part of his decision to leave town hall.
«From a practical town point of view they are not putting it in a water district, they are putting it in an area where I have a
good volunteer fire company but not a fire company that is qualified to fight a fire in a pumping station.»
Despite years of audits and prosecutions, financial people in
volunteer fire companies continue to steal from their fire companies, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
The charitable organizations, which must be registered with the state Gaming Commission and run the gamut
from volunteer fire companies to veterans organizations, have seen gambling revenues drop in the face of more lottery, casino and online wagering.
For example, the Olcott and Miller
Hose volunteer fire companies devoted thousands of man - hours to filling sandbags, running pumps and clearing basements.
Otherwise, the 120 - year - old company might have had to disband, as was the case with so
many volunteer fire companies around the country in similar straits.
«I am pleased to learn that a notable number of students are taking advantage of the FASNY tuition program and committing themselves to serve
their volunteer fire company,» said Erie County Legislator Edward Rath, a leading proponent of the program and its benefits to county residents.
I am pleased to learn that a notable number of students are taking advantage of the FASNY tuition program and committing themselves to serve
their volunteer fire company.
The former treasurer of
a volunteer fire company has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $ 58,000 in restitution for embezzlement.
«There is no better group than
our volunteer fire company, the great Wayne Hose Company,» Supervisor Sherwood said.
It can cost $ 150,000 or more for a new ambulance, and another $ 20,000 to equip it, not to mention the cost of gas and maintenance — yet
volunteer fire companies can not bill insurance companies for the cost of transporting a patient.
In many cases... if we can offer a sweetener to these young men and women, it may help them join
a volunteer fire company where they may then serve for 40 - to - 50 years.»
Right now I work packaging plant, and I'm the Lieutenant at
my volunteer fire company.
A New Jersey Court recently ruled that
a volunteer Fire Company is subject to the state's Open Public Records Act.
The benefits of having
a volunteer fire company extend to all residents, even those who never need to use the emergency services, said Howard Council President Philip Winchell.