138th Annual Convention

New This Year:
Full Training Day
with Nationally
Recognized Presenters
138th Annual Convention
Striving for Excellence in the Volunteer Fire Service
Long Island, New York
August 17th – 20th, 2010
Photos courtesy of KKMPhotos/discoverlongisland.com
www.fasny.com
The Volunteer Firefighter 23
Convention
Schedule
Highlights
Dear Firefighters;
Tuesday, August 17th
The Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention Committee
welcomes all of you to the 138th annual Convention of the Firemen’s Association of
the State of New York.
Past Presidents Dinner
Wednesday, August 18th
The Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention Committee
had the pleasure of hosting the FASNY Convention previously in 1999. Everyone
who attended that Convention had a great time, and we were very successful in
providing an enjoyable event for all. We look forward to hosting another great
Convention in 2010, which will be held on August 17th through the 20th.
Morning Business Meetings
FASNY Awards Presentation
Luncheon Honoring the Firefighter of
the Year and EMS Provider of the Year
The Hyatt Regency Wind Watch will serve as the host hotel of the FASNY
Convention. This hotel is a state-of-the-art venue with luxurious guest rooms, fine
dining, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and an eighteen-hole championship
golf course at its back door. I assure everyone it is a great place to be, and I
guarantee you will have a wonderful stay in Suffolk County. The LAFASNY
Convention Headquarters will be in the Marriott Hotel, just a short walk from the
Hyatt.
1:00 pm 2% Tax Forum
Thursday, August 19th
New in 2010: Full Day of Training!
Keynote Speaker:
Consolidate or Collaborate? Fire
Service Leaders Need to Drive the Train
Chief Otto Huber,
Loveland-Symmes Fire Department
FASNY will offer numerous informational and educational opportunities during
the Convention. Our local committee is working diligently to plan exciting
activities for your stay in Suffolk County, including sightseeing tours to the
North Fork Wineries, a trip to Montauk Point Lighthouse and the beaches of the
South Fork and a fire department “battle of the bands” competition. We also have
plenty of shopping malls, factory outlets and excellent restaurants close to our
headquarters. As always, an exciting hospitality night is in the works for all to attend
in our grand ballroom.
“Vehicle Fires… A Tactical Approach
to the Unknown” Deep Blue Training
Associates Training Session, Brendan
Dunn and Robert Stephens
Officer and Administrator Training
Series “Sneak Peek,” VFIS Insurance
We are looking forward to you and your family joining us for a fantastic time at the
2010 FASNY Convention in Suffolk County.
“Fireground Leadership – The Who,
What, and How of Fireground Safety &
Effectiveness,” Tim Sendelbach
Please feel free to call me at (631) 766-9090 should you have any questions or need
any additional information regarding the Convention.
Friday, August 20th
See all of you soon in Suffolk County.
Memorial Service Acceptance Speeches
and Installation of Officers
Robert N. McConville, Chairman
Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention Committee
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Hotel and Rate
Annual
Past Presidents Dinner
Hyatt Regency Wind Watch Hotel
6:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 17th at the
Hyatt Regency Wind Watch
Cost $ 45.00 per person
Visit www.fasny.com to download
the Dinner Reservation Form
(Guest room includes wireless internet)
For an official housing application, please
visit www.fasny.com or call 1-800-2FASNY2
The Volunteer Firefighter
1717 Vanderbilt Motor PKWY
Hauppauge, NY 11788
$150.00
www.fasny.com
2010 FASNY Convention
The 138th FASNY Convention in
Long Island, August 17th - 20th, 2010
NEW: Fire Service Training Day
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Hyatt Regency Wind Watch
1717 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Nationally Recognized Presenters
Keynote Speaker: Chief Otto Huber
Thursday, August 19th
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Consolidate or Collaborate?
Fire Service Leaders Need to Drive the Train
Chief Otto Huber, Loveland-Symmes Fire Department
These days it seems everyone has an opinion on how fire departments should be operated,
what funding is or isn’t needed and what fire departments should lose their local identity and
CONSOLIDATE! And while in some cases, the arguments are purely for political reasons and
have nothing to do with improving service to the public, it does force us as fire service leaders to
CONSIDER and evaluate how we deliver services and conduct business.
Chief Otto Huber of the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department, which is a part of the North East Fire Collaborative,
will be presenting an idea that may be of value to New York State fire service commissioners, chiefs and local
officials. Chief Huber will share the story of how five fire chiefs and their local elected officials have formed an “egoless” organization that improves fire and EMS services, increases staffing to fires and emergencies, greatly improves
turn-out and response times and saves significant money in numerous areas from purchasing to training all while
not losing their local fire department identity, “flavor” or community support. You will learn how the cities of
Loveland, Mason, Blue Ash, Sharonville and the townships of Symmes and Sycamore have formed an alliance that
has resulted in a safer, more cost-effective and overall more effective fire organization.
10:15 a.m. – 12 Noon Educational Seminar
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Educational Seminar
“Vehicle Fires… A Tactical
Approach to the Unknown”
Officer and Administrator
Training Series “Sneak Peek”
Deep Blue Training Associates Training
Session Brendan Dunn and Robert Stephens
Join fire officers and fire safety trainers Brendan
Dunn and Robert Stephens for an informative
and timely educational session. Dunn and
Stephens each have more than 20 years of career
fire service experience and expertise with the
Utica Fire Department. This course is aimed at
addressing the tactical techniques needed to fight
various types of vehicle fires.
3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Educational Seminar
Mike Young is the Director of Program Training for VFIS. As such, his responsibilities include: national
coordination and delivery of educational and training programs, curriculum development and
information analysis. He is a member of the Safety Team for the Glatfelter Insurance Group and has
been associated with the career emergency services for 28 years. Young retired in June 1998, as assistant
chief with the Department of Fire and Rescue Services of York, PA.
Join Tim Sendelbach, a 23-year student and educator of fire and emergency services currently serving as Editor-in-Chief for FireRescue
Magazine and President of TES2 Training & Education Services, as he leads you through a dynamic program dedicated to shaking
firefighters out of stale thought patterns and processes.
Tim Sendelbach
John Sroka is the Director of Education, Training & Consulting at VFIS in New York and New Jersey.
Now retired, he taught science for 31 years and taught as an Adjunct/Visiting Instructor in city,
county and state fire academies across the country. He was an active member of the DeFreestville Fire
Department for 42 years, and served Chief of Department for 12 years and president for seven years.
Sroka was an EMT/EMT Instructor for 12 years and Deputy Director/BES for Rensselaer County for
eight years. He has served on New York State Secretary of State’s Fire & Life Safety Task Force and
Governor’s Recruitment & Retention Task Force as well as serving as director of the New York State
Association of Fire Chiefs.
The fire service has long acknowledged that the modern fireground continues to present
new risk and challenges related to the safety and health of firefighters, yet few if any consider
the risk of failed leadership. This high impact, high-energy program will address the issue of
fireground leadership and provide critical information on what it takes to be a strong leader
supportive of safety and survivability on the modern fireground. Included in this program
are real-life incidents of failed leadership and the tragic results that followed. This program
is a must for fire officers and anyone seeking to develop a safer, more effective fireground.
Fireground
Leadership – The
Who, What, and How
of Fireground Safety
& Effectiveness
www.fasny.com
VFIS Insurance
John Sroka and Mike Young from VFIS
will be offering a preview of FASNY’s
newest training series, aimed at educating
fire officers and fire administrators in
their respective roles.
The Volunteer Firefighter 25
2nd Annual Youth Day at the Convention
Suffolk County Fire Academy
Maple Avenue
Yaphank, NY 11980
The participants will engage a series of evolutions that
include SCBA training, hose line advancement, search and
rescue, and thermal imaging. All evolutions will be hands on
and supervised by certified OFPC State Fire Instructors.
Photo courtesy of KKMPhotos/discoverlongisland.com
Contact Information
fter the hands-on evolutions, each participant will be served
A
lunch and then proceed back to the convention headquarters
at the Wyndham Wind Watch Hotel in Hauppauge
FASNY Office
107 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
(800) 2FASNY2
Fax: (518) 426-0139
www.fasny.com
fasny@fasny.com
Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen’s
Association Convention Committee
Robert McConville, General Chairman
8 Ash Court
Selden, NY 11784
(631) 766-9090
bmc8ashctsel@hotmail.com
Housing Committee
Richard Vella, Co-Chairman
802 Fifth Street
West Babylon, NY 11704
(516) 790-0768
b619udda@aol.com
Long Island attractions to visit during your
downtime at the FASNY Convention:
Fire Island Lighthouse and Robert Moses
State Park
Long Island Ducks Minor League Baseball
Team
Montauk Point Lighthouse and State Park
Railroad Museum of Long Island
American Airpower Museum
Atlantis Marine World
St. James General Store
Splish Splash Water Park
Smithaven and Westfield Shopping Malls
Riverhead Raceway
Tanger Outlet at the Arches
Tanger Factory Outlet Center - Riverhead
North Fork and South Fork Wineries
Long Island Farm Wildlife Park and Zoo
Brookhaven Town Volunteer Firefighter
Museum
Belmont State Park
Smith Point County Park
Robert Knight, Co-Chairman
PO Box 773
Sayville, NY 11782
(631) 987-7796
fasnybob@aol.com
Hospitality Committee
Eugene Perry, Room Hospitality
67 Smith Road
Shirley, NY 11967
(631) 793-1690
PFDVG40@optonline.net
Jerry Owenburg, Convention Hospitality
412 Kings Court
West Babylon, NY 11704
(631) 433-3701
firepop103@aol.com
Exhibits
Jerry Owenburg
412 Kings Court
West Babylon, NY 11704
(631) 433-3701
firepop103@aol.com
Housing Information
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For a housing registration form,
please visit www.fasny.com or call
1-800-2FASNY2.
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