Bellmore Fire Department Hosts Open House.

BELLMORE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN
6TH ANNUAL STATEWIDE “RECRUITNY” WEEKEND TO HELP INCREASE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS

AND MEDICS.

Recruitment Open House to be Held at Bellmore F.D. on April 24

(Bellmore, NY) The Bellmore Fire Department will open its doors to area residents, so they can learn about what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter in their community as part of the sixth annual RecruitNY statewide initiative.

As part of RecruitNY, on Sunday, April 24, between 10:00 am - 2:00 pm the Bellmore Fire Dept located at 230 Petit Avenue, will join volunteer fire departments all across the state at their respective firehouses for a unified recruitment drive. Not only will RecruitNY be an opportunity to highlight the rewards and responsibilities that come with being a volunteer firefighter, it will also raise public awareness about the need for volunteers.

Last year, more than 500 fire departments in 55 counties across the state held recruitment open houses. FASNY is hoping for an even higher turnout this year.

The goal of RecruitNY is that the collaborative effort among volunteer fire departments statewide will help increase the number of volunteer firefighters. RecruitNY is one example of FASNY’s key initiatives to recruit and retain volunteers. Over the past couple of years, FASNY has worked exceptionally hard to build and deploy a multi-tiered plan for helping New York State’s more than 1,700 volunteer fire departments recruit more than 15,000 new volunteer firefighters across the state by utilizing federal SAFER grant funds for programs including the “Fire in You” advertising campaign, FASNY HELP community college tuition reimbursement program, and recruitment training classes.

Established in 2011, RecruitNY is a joint undertaking by the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY), the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs (NYSAFC), Association

of Fire Districts of New York State, Volunteer Fire Police Association of the State of New York,

and County Fire Coordinators Association of the State of New York.

For area residents looking for more information, or to find out if your fire department is participating in RecruitNY, visit www.recruitny.org or contact your the Bellmore fire department at 516-221-4418 number or at bellmorfd.com.