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Edwards, Hermon, Hopkinton-Ft. Jackson, Norfolk, Norwood, Russell fire departments set recruiting open houses April 25-26

Posted 3/29/15

Fire departments around St. Lawrence County will open their doors to the public as part of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York’s (FASNY) fifth Recruit NY weekend. Participating …

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Edwards, Hermon, Hopkinton-Ft. Jackson, Norfolk, Norwood, Russell fire departments set recruiting open houses April 25-26

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Fire departments around St. Lawrence County will open their doors to the public as part of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York’s (FASNY) fifth Recruit NY weekend.

Participating departments include Edwards, Hermon, Hopkinton-Fort Jackson, Norfolk, Norwood and Russell.

Recruit NY is aimed at getting people to become volunteer firefighters. FASNY says volunteer departments are losing members “due to a variety of factors.”

Participating departments will offer tours, demonstrations and let people try on turnout gear. They will also aid anyone interested in signing up.

Departments in St. Lawrence County signed up so far are:

April 25 - Edwards Volunteer Fire Department, 115 New St., info: 562-3709

April 26 - Hermon Volunteer Fire Department, 1651 County Route 21, info: 347-3706

April 25 - Hopkinton-Ft. Jackson FD, 2876 State Hwy. 11B, info: 328-4862

April 26 - Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 511, info: 384-4581

April 25 and 26 - Norwood Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 231, info: 353-2570

April 25 - Russell Fire and Rescue, 5 Pestle St., info: 262-7411.