EMFD Commissioner Welt Elected Chairman of Nassau's 6th Battalion

East Meadow Fire Commissioner Carey A. Welt has been elected Chairman of the Nassau County Fire Commission’s Sixth Battalion. The Nassau County Fire Commission is the liaison between the 71 volunteer fire departments and the county government. Commissioners are responsible for fire prevention ordinances, hearing variance requests as required, and approving hiring and promotions for the Office of Fire Marshal, including Fire Communications Technicians and other positions in the Office of Fire Marshal under civil service guidelines.

Commissioner Welt, who previously was vice chairman of the Sixth Battalion, is a highly respected member of the fire service in Nassau County. He is a 55-year member and former Captain of the East Meadow Fire Department’s Ladder Company #2. He has served as a Fire Commissioner for 42 years. Professionally, Commissioner Welt spent 36 years in the Nassau County Office of Fire Marshal, attaining the rank of Assistant Chief Fire Marshal before retiring in 2013. He was also an instructor at the Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage for 35 years. In addition to his longtime service to the community, Commissioner Welt served our nation for six years, Honorably Discharged as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Nassau County’s Sixth Battalion comprises fire departments in Bellmore, East Meadow, Levittown, Massapequa, Merrick, North Bellmore, North Massapequa, North Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh.

The East Meadow Fire Department, which covers East Meadow and parts of Levittown and Westbury (Salisbury), always looks for new members to join their ranks as firefighters or emergency medical personnel; no experience is necessary. The fire department provides the training required. There are numerous benefits associated with volunteering, including tax breaks, college scholarships, annual health checkups, life insurance, and a service award pension program, all at no cost. For more information on volunteering with the East Meadow Fire Department, visit www.eastmeadowfd.com, or call 516-542-4565.