Syosset Volunteer & Exempt Firefighters Benevolent Association

The Board of Directors of the Syosset Volunteer & Exempt Firefighters Benevolent Association wish our membership and their families a Merry Christmas!!!

Best wishes to all!

The Syosset Volunteer & Exempt Firefighters Benevolent Association will host their Quarterly General Meeting and Holiday Meal on Monday, December 15th, at HQ Station 1. Dinner will be at 7:00 pm with the meeting to follow.
Note the change in meeting time.

Come down and join us for a nice meal, a short meeting, and good conversation.

All members new to the Syosset Fire Department are welcome as well.

The Board of Directors of the Syosset Volunteer & Exempt Firefighters Benevolent Association regret to announce the untimely passing of Stephen Rusnak, Ex-captain of Hook & Ladder Co. 1 and Inactive-Exempt member. Details to follow.

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers during their time of mourning.

The Board of Director’s of the Syosset V&EFBA wish the membership a blessed Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!!!

Best wishes to all this holiday season!!!

General quarterly meeting will be held on Monday, December 16, 2024, at Syosset Fire Headquarters.

Doors open at 7 pm with meeting to follow at 8 pm.

Best wishes to our membership and their families this holiday season!

The Board of Directors of the Syosset Volunteer & Exempt Firefighters Benevolent Association regret to announce the passing of firefighter Patrick Collins, exempt member of Emergency Company #4.

He will be reposing at Devine Funeral Home, 293 South Street, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771, on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 2:00 pm - 4 pm, and 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm.

Funeral mass to be held Friday, October 18, 2024, at 10:30 am, at St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Chapel, Anstice Street, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771.

Internment will be at St. John’s Memorial Cemetery, 1704 Route 25 a, Syosset, NY, 11791.

The Board of Directors of the Syosset Volunteer & Exempt Firefighters Benevolent Association regret to announce the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter Court Cousins from 9/11 illness related to his response to the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center.

He will be reposing at Syosset Fire Headquarters, 50 Cold Spring Road, Syosset, on Friday, August 2nd, from 2:00 pm - 5 pm, and 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm. Department Services will be at 8:00 pm.

Funeral mass to be held Saturday, August 3, Noon, at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 205 Jackson Avenue, Syosset.

The Board of Directors of the Syosset Volunteer & Exempt Firefighters Benevolent Association regret to announce the untimely passing of Frederick (Ricky)Lederer.

He will be proposing at Beney Funeral Home, 79 Berry Hill Road, Syosset, tomorrow (Sunday) from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

The Board of Directors regret to announce the untimely passing of firefighter Christopher V***a, member of Syosset Engine Company #5.

He will be proposing at Thomas F Dalton funeral home, 75 Jerusalem Ave., Hicksville, NY.

Visitation will be Tuesday, February 13, 2024, from 4 PM to 8 PM, and Wednesday, February 14, 2024 from 4 PM to 8 PM.

Department services will be Tuesday, February 13 at 7 PM.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, February 15, at 11:15 AM at the Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church, 500 S. Oyster Bay Rd., Hicksville, NY.

Internment to follow at 1:15 pm at St. Charles Cemetery, 2015 Wellwood Ave., Farmingdale, NY.

The Board of Directors regret to announce the passing of Honorary Chief & Ex-Captain Richard Strong.

He will be reposing at Beney Funeral Home, 79 Berry Hill Road, Syosset, NY, 11791.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2024 from 2 PM to 4 PM and from 7 PM to 9 PM.

A funeral mass will occur Friday, January 12, 2024 at 9:45 AM at Saint Edward Confessor Roman Catholic Church, 205 Jackson Ave., Syosset, NY, 11791

The Board of Director’s of the Syosset V&EFBA wish the membership a happy, healthy and wealthy 2024! Nothing but the best!

The Board of Director’s of the Syosset V&EFBA wish the membership a blessed Christmas!

Best wishes this holiday season!!!