Onondaga County Volunteer Firefighter's Association

Recruitment & Retention

As part of the Recruitment and Retention funding that the County Legislature approved for the Join Onondaga Fire and EMS recruitment website www.onondagafireems.com, we are pleased to host the following class: "Retention that works: Keeping the people you worked so hard to recruit" at the Emergency Management Office on Monday, August 18.

Walter Campbell from First Arriving Inc., who presented "Grassroots to Greatness" recruitment training last June and it was very well received for those in attendance, will be presenting this session as well.

Please consider sending members of your Recruitment and Retention Committee to this training.

Annual Meeting - Elections & Appointments

Congratulations to the Incoming Officers & Directors

President (2025-2026) - Warren Darby (Brewerton Fire Department)
1st VP (2025-2026) - Dave Steinberg (DeWitt Fire District)
2nd VP (2025-2026) - Jeff Barzee (Mattydale Fire Department)

Director (2025-2028) - David Dix (Tully Fire & EMS)
Director (2025-2028) - Vacant

Annual Presidential Appointments
Treasurer - Ben Page (Southwood Volunteer Fire Dept..)
Assist. Treasurer - Rick Nemier (Nedrow Volunteer Fire Department)
Secretary - Judy Strazzere (Elbridge Fire Company.)
Assist. Secretary - Vacant
Pub ED & Sports Trailer Custodian - Mike Block (Solvay Fire Department)
Sgt. at Arms: Marty Thomas (Warners-Memphis Fire Department)
Chaplain - Charlie Provo (Manlius Fire/EMS)