PICTURES FROM Youth in the fire service training day 2024

4th Annual Youth In The Fire Service Training 

For Rams, Juniors & Explorers

Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 7:30am to 2:00pm

at the St. Lawrence County Fire Training Center in West Potsdam

The St. Lawrence County Fire Chiefs Association (SLCFCA); Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY); and Northern New York Volunteer Firemen’s Association (NNYVFA) hosted their 4th Annual Youth in the Fire Service Day on Saturday, August 17th. This event is put on to give Junior Firefighters, RAMs, and Explorers, hands-on experience. The event is meant to continue their interest in being firefighters, and provide important hands-on training. This year, evolutions included Hose Advancement (taught by Ray Guzman and Dan Jolly), Mayday Simulation (taught by Nick Rolley), Rope Rescue (taught by Steve Sullivan), and Firefighter Down CPR (taught by James Blackburn). 

We welcomed 20 Junior Firefighters from the following fire departments:

· Adams

· Clifton Fine

· Gouverneur

· Long Lake

· Morristown

· Norfolk

· North Lawrence

· Star Lake

· Tupper Lake

· West Carthage

To view pictures from this year's event, please visit this link.

We were honored to have Assemblyman Scott Gray and New York State Senator Daniel Stec join us for part of the day!

We would like to thank the instructors, many volunteers, our sponsors, and the youths’ sponsors that helped out throughout the day.  

Instructors:

James Blackburn

Ray Guzman

Dan Jolly

Nick Rolley

Steven Sullivan

Donations Made By:

Cranberry Lake Fire Department (Scott and June McWharf, Jodie Saltou)

Dunkin Donuts, Canton

Hams and Hots

Madrid Fire Department (Mark Watson and Joe Finnegan)

Norfolk Rescue

Northern New York Volunteer Firemen's Association

Pizza Hut, Potsdam

St. Lawrence County Fire Chiefs Association

Stewarts Shops, Canton and Gouverneur

UBs, Oswegatchie

Upstone Products

Youth Committee, Firefighters Association of the State of New York

Volunteers:

Chris Max

Josh Clement

Vincent D'Agostino

Eugene Cronk

Brian Farr

John Walker

June McWharf

Scott McWharf

Jeremy Thompson

Kevin Baker

Brian Simons

Brenton Bombard

Tylor Reynolds

Emily Gagnon

Wyatt Sullivan

Kevin Marlowe

Lonnie Scott

Larry Whitton

Mark Bomyea

Vernon Wolfe

Mark Watson

Vinny Ferry

JJ Walker

Joe Finnegan

Jim Smith

Amy Rolley

Jodie Saltou

Karin Blackburn

If you have questions, please contact Karin Blackburn.

(email:  kblackburn1976@yahoo.com or phone:  315-854-4971.