Halesite Supports FASNY's RecruitNY Campaign to Grow Membership in Volunteer Fire Departments
Thursday, April 12, 2012
As part of National Volunteer Week, April 15th 21st, FASNY (Firemen's Association of the State of New York) is encouraging all volunteer fire departments to open their doors on April 21st and 22nd for the annual recruitment-based open house event.
The men and women of the Halesite Fire Department enthusiastically support FASNY in its efforts as we have done in the past. We encourage residents to take advantage of this opportunity to meet their local volunteers and see first hand what it means to help one's neighbor in difficult times. Due to major road construction on the roads around the Halesite Fire Department, however, our open house event this year will be postponed until the setting is more conducive to this type of campaign.
In an effort to support FASNY's extensive recruitment effort, Halesite will be showing its support by attending a press conference at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum on Monday, April 16th at 1:00 p.m. In attendance will be FASNY Second Vice President Bob McConville, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Museum officials and a couple of other fire departments. Halesite's Chief, Andy Magerle, has asked 1st Assistant Chief Dan McConnell to represent the department at this event. He will discuss the fire departments success in using social media in its recruitment efforts. In 2011, these efforts helped grow the fire departments membership by more than 20%.
For more information on the RecruitNY campaign, go to www.recruitNY.org. For more information on what it means to become a volunteer on Long Island, visit www.suffolksbravest.com.
The Halesite Fire Department is an all-volunteer fire department located on Huntington Harbor at the northern-most end of Route 110. Founded in 1901, the Halesite Fire Department has over 70 members that provides fire and rescue services to more than 3,500 residents and businesses. It is named after the Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale who came across from Connecticut to Long Island at Huntington Bay during his spy mission in 1776. Anyone interested in volunteering with Halesite can call 631-427-1910 or click on the Ask the Chief link on the lower-right hand side of this website.
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