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New York State Association of Fire Chaplains, Inc.
The mission of the New York State Association
of Fire Chaplains, Inc. is to unite all Chaplains of the State of New York in
order to promote a deeper and wider knowledge of one another in the true
ecumenical and interfaith spirit; and to establish statewide procedures of
standardization in serving our fellow firefighters, Emergency Medical Services
(EMS), and God, our supreme Chief.
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NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHAPLAINS, INC.
Annual Fire Chaplains Training Conference July 17 – July 20, 2022 (The files below are identical! The first file is in Word format and the second file is a PDF file. They include the registration material and the tentative schedule for this year's training conference. We look forward to seeing you in July.) New York State Association of Fire Chaplains, Inc. Annual Training Conference 2022 Theme of Conference: “Four Chaplains” Dates of Conference: Sunday July 17 - Wednesday July 20 (Noon) Place of Conference: Comfort Inn and Suites East Greenbush 99 Miller Road, Castleton, NY (Same as 2019 Conference) Point of Contact: Thomas With, tomwith@hotmail.com
The Officers of our State Association Thomas F. With, Chief Chaplain 34 Woodside Avenue Albany, NY 12205 (518) 378-7074 (c)(text) Richard G. Bolster, 1st Deputy Chief Chaplain
46 Shova Road Malone, NY 12953 (518) 569-3124 cell (Voice and Text)
Joseph P. McCarthy, 2nd Deputy Chief Chaplain PO Box 554 Southold, NY 11971-0554 (631) 740-1743 William A. Miles, Executive Secretary 470 Adam Street Tonawanda, NY 14150-1804 (716) 583-1413 David A. Quinn, Treasurer 126 County Rt 26A Stuyvesant, NY 12173 (518) 281-0949 (Cell)
NEWS EVENT 2nd Deputy Chief Chaplain Joseph P. McCarthy
shares this news…
Sunday Evening June 12th, the NYSAFC was well
represented at the Firematic Service of Suffolk County ExChief Edward Tully Jr.
Pictured from left to right are Chaplains
Bruce Daley, Michael Barry, Frank Trotta, Thomas Flud, 2nd Deputy Chief
Chaplain Joe McCarthy, and Chuck Brady. Thanks to the Long Island
Chaplains for traveling and representing.
_______________________________ 2nd Deputy Chief Chaplain Joseph P. McCarthy
shares this news…
On Wednesday, 5/11/22, one of the most significant events
in the Fire Service occurred on Long Island. Our Brother Chaplain Frank C. Trotta Jr.,
Proprietor of the #1 Fire Publication in the USA, FIRE NEWS, created,
sponsored, and funded, an incredibly important event. Five Major Firefighter and LODD Firefighter
Family Support Organizations (Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund, Lt. Joseph P.
DiBernardo Foundation, The Ray Pfeifer Foundation, Firefighter Cancer Support
Network – NY Chapter, and FealGood Foundation) were recognized, honored, and
granted $10,000 checks to aid and assist their chosen Missions. This $50,000 granting of funds was
accumulated by FIRE NEWS specifically from their 9/11 Edition, which is surely
a keepsake.
The NYSAFC Members participating in this event were the
Facilitator and owner of FIRE NEWS, Frank Trotta Jr., Chaplain and Chief of the
Nassau County Fire Police Association Bill Gruener, Reverend Doctor and Brother
Chaplain John Fleischman, and NYSAFC 2nd Deputy Chief Chaplain Joe McCarthy.
Chaplain Gruener offered a Prayer, Chaplain McCarthy
offered the Invocation, and Chaplain Fleischman offered the Benediction, while
Chaplain Frank Trotta Coordinated, Funded, and Celebrated the entire
event. Thanks also to the South Country
Ambulance Company for hosting this important event.
May the Good Lord Bless all of us in Fire and EMS, and all Supporting
Organizations, especially our Fire Chaplains.
[Pictured, left to right, are:
2nd Deputy Chief Chaplain Joseph McCarthy, Rev. Dr. John Fleischman,
Suffolk County Emergency Services C.I.S.M. Team Coordinator Ellen Komosinski,
and Suffolk County F.R.E.S. Commissioner Patrick Beckley]
[Pictured, left to right, are: FDNY Member, FDNY Rescue 1 William Ryan, FDNY Chief (Ret.) Joe DiBernardo Sr., and
FDNY Rescue 3 Lt. (Ret.) Gerard Murtha]
(Pictured is FDNY Chief of Department (Ret.) Chief Thomas Richardson
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