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138th Annual ConventionStriving for Excellence in the Volunteer Fire Service

Long Island, New YorkAugust 17th – 20th, 2010

Photos courtesy of KKMPhotos/discoverlongisland.com

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Full Training Day with Nationally

Recognized Presenters

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Dear Firefighters;

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.

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.

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.

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.

We are looking forward to you and your family joining us for a fantastic time at the 2010 FASNY Convention in Suffolk County.

Please feel free to call me at (631) 766-9090 should you have any questions or need any additional information regarding the Convention.

See all of you soon in Suffolk County.

Robert N. McConville, Chairman Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention Committee

Convention schedule highlightsTuesday, augusT 17Th

Past Presidents Dinner

Wednesday, augusT 18Th

Morning Business Meetings

FASNY Awards Presentation

Luncheon Honoring the Firefighter of the Year and EMS Provider of the Year

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

“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

“Fireground Leadership – The Who, What, and How of Fireground Safety & Effectiveness,” Tim Sendelbach

Friday, augusT 20Th

Memorial Service Acceptance Speeches and Installation of Officers

Annual Past Presidents Dinner6:00 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


hotel and ratehyaTT regency Wind WaTch hoTel

1717 Vanderbilt Motor PKWYHauppauge, NY 11788

$150.00(Guest room includes wireless internet)

For an official housing application, please visit www.fasny.com or call 1-800-2FASNY2


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. 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.

neW: Fire service Training day WiTh naTionally recognized PresenTers

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 “ego-less” 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.

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

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.

10:15 a.m. – 12 Noon Educational Seminar

“Vehicle Fires… A Tactical Approach to the Unknown” Deep Blue Training Associates Training Session Brendan Dunn and Robert Stephens

1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Educational Seminar

Officer and Administrator Training series “sneak Peek” 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.

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.

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.

2010 FAsNY Convention The 138th FAsNY Convention in Long Island, August 17th - 20th, 2010

hyatt regency wind watch 1717 Vanderbilt Motor Parkwayhauppauge, NY 11788

KeYNOTe sPeAKer: Chief Otto huber

3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Educational Seminar

Fireground Leadership – The who, what, and how of Fireground safety & effectivenessTim Sendelbach

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Fire Island Lighthouse and Robert Moses State Park

Montauk Point Lighthouse and State Park

American Airpower Museum

St. James General Store

Smithaven and Westfield Shopping Malls

Tanger Outlet at the Arches

North Fork and South Fork Wineries

Long Island Farm Wildlife Park and Zoo

Belmont State Park

Long Island Ducks Minor League Baseball Team

Railroad Museum of Long Island

Atlantis Marine World

Splish Splash Water Park

Riverhead Raceway

Tanger Factory Outlet Center - Riverhead

Brookhaven Town Volunteer Firefighter Museum

Smith Point County Park

Long Island attractions to visit during your downtime at the FAsNY Convention:

Contact Information

FASNY Office107 Washington AvenueAlbany, NY 12210(800) 2FASNY2Fax: (518) [email protected]

Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention CommitteeRobert McConville, General Chairman8 Ash CourtSelden, NY 11784(631) [email protected]

Housing CommitteeRichard Vella, Co-Chairman 802 Fifth StreetWest Babylon, NY 11704(516) [email protected]

Robert Knight, Co-ChairmanPO Box 773Sayville, NY 11782(631) [email protected]

Hospitality CommitteeEugene Perry, Room Hospitality67 Smith RoadShirley, NY 11967(631) [email protected]

Jerry Owenburg, Convention Hospitality412 Kings CourtWest Babylon, NY 11704(631) [email protected]

ExhibitsJerry Owenburg412 Kings CourtWest Babylon, NY 11704(631) [email protected]

housing InformationFor a housing registration form, please visit www.fasny.com or call 1-800-2FASNY2.

2nd Annual Youth Day at the ConventionSuffolk 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.

After the hands-on evolutions, each participant will be served lunch and then proceed back to the convention headquarters at the Wyndham Wind Watch Hotel in Hauppauge

Photo courtesy of KKMPhotos/discoverlongisland.com


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