Again, Northern Central has lost a shining star. Frank never missed gatherings of our organization.Calling hours will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2020 from 4pm – 7pm at Young Funeral Home, 4025 Main Street, Williamson, NY. Northern Central will gather together at 6 PM on Sunday, November 8th along with members of FASNY and NCNYVAA to pay respects to Frank.Frank’s funeral will be held on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 10am at the Williamson United Methodist Church locat...

The Williamson Volunteer Fire Department is holding a chicken bar-be-que on November 7th beginning at 3 PM until sold out. Cost is $10 per meal. Help support the Williamson Fire Department!

The Rush Volunteer Fire Department hosted the September 20th meeting of the Northern Central Volunteer Firemen's Association. Due to COVID regulations, the meeting was held in the truck bay to allow appropriate spacing. A short legislative program was presented. Due to COVID-19, elections had been delayed until this meeting. Elected at the meeting were Stew Bell, President; Steve Grandusky, 1st Vice President, Marvin Tryon, 2nd Vice President; Dorothy Orr, Secretary; Dave Sweet, Financial Se...

Brockport Exempts was the host location for a Presentation by New York Association of Fire Chaplains Chief Leon VanWie. In attendance was Royer Pfersick, Chaplain of MCVFA; Sean Kinney, Chaplain of the Henrietta Fire District; Al Way, Chaplain for WNYVFA and Brockport FD Exempts; Spencer Kennedy, Chaplain for Brighton Fire Department; Father Bill Michatek, Chaplain for Webster Fire Department; Gene Preston, Chaplain of North Greece Fire District; Angel Santiago, Chaplain of Churchville Fire...

Dave recently underwent extensive surgery to remove tongue cancer and subsequent reconstruction. While his prognosis is good, he will be out of work for about three months. He is self-employed, so this hits him hard. Please support this Firefighter, long-time Scouting volunteer, Veteran, husband, father, and grandfather.Sunday, September 27th from 1 to 3 PM at Hydrant Hose Company #1,  79 Geneva Street,  Geneva, NY.Tickets are pre-sale and are $8.00. Contact Jason a...

Due to COVID-19 constraints, the not-so-traditional banquet and installation of officers of the Monroe County Fire Police Association was held in the Pavilion at Chili Fire Department Company #1 with a picnic menu of hots, burgers, sausage and salads provided by Barton's Parkside Hots Food Truck.  The venue allowed for social distancing and the food service was packaged for each attendee. Where there is a will, there is a way to accomplish business! Master of Ceremonies was Mary Lo...

Bud Morgan passed from this life unexpectedly on September 3, 2020. Bud is survived by his wife Jane (Bauman) Morgan; children, Laurie (Tom) DiCesare, Linda (Steve) Soos, Kim LaVigueur & Brian (Sue) Morgan; grandchildren, Jessica, Jamie LaVigueur, Tobie, Torie & Tyler DiCesare, Lydia & Blake Morgan; several nieces, nephews & dear friends.Bertrand “Bud” William Morgan II was born on August 16, 1939 in Rochester, NY. Bud served in the Army Reserves, 48th&...

FASNY is holding a special meeting to act on the election of a 2nd Vice President. Candidates for the position are Santo "Chan" Rivera  from the Hudson Valley and Eugene "Gene" Perry from Suffolk County.All FASNY members, please have your voice heard and cast your vote for this important election!Due to COVID-19, the usual election process was unable to be carried out. The special meeting will commence at 2 P.M. on October 17, 2020 and conclude on October 17, 2...

It is with great sadness that we share another passing.F. Douglas Marquardt of Webster, NY passed away on Sun., August 30, 2020 at the age of 82. He was predeceased by his parents, Frederick and Florence; sister, Fae Kruse. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Donna; children, Julie, Jill (Greg Mandel) and Bernie (Denise Doser); grandchildren, Shane McGee, Allison and Erin Marquardt, Avery Jenkins-Marquardt; sister, Florence (Tony) Flammia; nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.Doug was a Li...

It is with deep sadness that we are sharing the passing of David Violas, aged 75, on August 14, 2020 after a brief illness. Dave was a volunteer with the Richmond Fire District in Ontario County and would often be found behind the wheel of their ambulance. He served as a member of the Richmond Town Board. He was a retired teacher for the Pittsford, NY School District where he taught for almost 30 years.Dave served Northern Central as a Director from Ontario County. He was a member of Northern Ce...

The 148th FASNY Annual Meeting this year is a one-day electronic event . This will be an Annual Meeting only, as COVID-19 Pandemic and all the uncertainty surrounding it have prevented people from gathering as usual.The purpose of this year's Annual Meeting is to consider and take action on the matters of the election of the FASNY President, the FASNY First Vice President, two (2) FASNY Directors (Class of 2025) and two (2) Trustees of the FASNY Firemen’s Home; the approval o...

The Rush Volunteer Fire Department in Monroe County, NY will celebrate its 100th Birthday on December 4, 2020. To visit their web page for history and more  Click HereChallenge coins are available from the department or contact the web master for Northern Central. Coins are $10.00 donation each if purchased from a member or $12.00 through the Rush Fire Department web site at Buy Coin Online  

The Monroe County Volunteer Firemen's Association has challenge coins available. They will be available at their October 28, 2020 meeting which will be held at the Rush Fire Department, 1971 Rush Mendon Road. Gather at 6 PM, meal at 6:30, meeting at 7 PM. Coins are $10.00 donation each.You may also contact the webmaster using the "Contact Us" feature on this web page to make arrangements to order a coin. A $2.00 charge will be added to cover postage and handling. Checks or cas...

Robert "Robbie" Unger passed away unexpectedly at his home in Honeoye on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the age of 20. He was born in Englewood, NJ.Robbie was a graduate of American Legion Boys State (2017), Honeoye Central School (2018), and Monroe Community College where he studied Fire Protection Technology (2020).  Robbie was a Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician with the Richmond Fire Department in Ontario County. He was e...

NYS Senator Thomas F. O'Mara has set up a one-stop COVID-19 resource web page.Per Senator O'Mara: "Response updates are being shared across the spectrum of local, state, and federal agencies and organizations. Pay attention to them. To help facilitate access to this information, my office has established this "One-Stop" webpage to help gather, in one place, a range of COVID-19 information and updates. This page doesn't include ev...

MCVFA is presenting a program designed for PIO's and Fire Department leaders.  An introduction to traditional and social media relations for the fire service, with battle-tested tips on dealing with the press on the fireground, back at the fire hall and in a crisis. Roles and duties of the media will be reviewed, including news gathering techniques. A recipe for good media relations that can be applied by any fire department to any type of event or other positive press opportunity will ...

Werner H. “Zip” Kraemer, 92, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 surrounded by the love of his family.Zip was born in Rochester, NY on October 4, 1927 to the late August and Lena Kraemer. Zip was a 50 plus year member of the Barnard Fire Dept, Barnard Exempts, Fireman’s Association of the State of NY (FASNY), Northern Central Fireman’s Association, and Western Fireman’s Association. He was a WWII Veteran of the United States Navy. He also volunteered as a mem...

Northern Central held its annual Legislative Outreach Program at the Ontario County Safety Training Facility in Canandaigua on January 25th, 2020.   Legislative  Chair David Violas led the program. Senator Pam Helming of the 54th Senate District, Assemblyman Mark Johns of the 135th Assembly District, Assemblyman Brian Manktelow from the 130th Assembly District, Frank Allkofer attended on behalf of Senator Joe Robach fo the 56th Senate District, Taryn Windheim represented U.S. Cong...

Past Chief James Keebler marked 55 years of active service with the Bushnell's Basin Fire Department and Bill Haines marked 45 years of service. Between the two, they have served 100 years! A celebration reception was held at the Bushnell's Basin Fire Department on October 1, 2019. In attendance to honor these two volunteers was Senator Rich Funke and Assemblyman Mark Johns. FASNY Director Diana Pfersick presented James Keebler with a Proclamation on behalf of the Firemen's Associati...

Wayne County held its memorial service on September 19th at the Rose United Methodist Church.  130 people came together to honor and remember 50 deceased Fire Fighters and Ladies Auxiliary from Wayne County during this past year. Pastor Karen Heit, the speaker of the evening, spoke about what it takes to be a firefighter.  She noted that a person joins the fire service to help and serve the community. A firefighter is interrupted many times during a meal, when you have something you wa...