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Selkirk Fire District

Selkirk (Co.1), Glenmont (Co.2), and South Bethlehem (Co.3), New York



Help Wanted

Administrative Assistant

The Selkirk Fire District is accepting applications for a Part Time Administrative Assistant position to perform a variety of responsible clerical, secretarial and administrative duties for the Fire Chief, and Board of Fire Commissioners of the Selkirk Fire Department.

Please submit resume to Frank With, Secretary of The Selkirk Fire District, P.O. Box 5, Selkirk N.Y.12158.

Here's a link to the Job Description for this position:

"Administrative Assistant Job Description"



2009 Meeting Schedule Announced

The new meeting schedule and an updated list of officials appear below.



Here's a link to the Adopted 2009 Budget for the Selkirk Fire District:

"Adopted 2009 Budget"


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Here's a link to instructions for on-line access to the FEMA site for NIMS Training:

"Instructions for on-line NIMS training"



Here's the link to the FEMA site for accessing NIMS Training Courses,
such as IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and IS-800:

"FEMA NIMS training site"



Here's a link to a recently completed study of trends and needs in the Selkirk Fire District:

"Selkirk Fire District 2010"




Some Background Information on our District:

The Selkirk Fire District was established in 1928,
and it is situated in the Town of Bethlehem.
It encompasses an area of roughly 29 square miles,
and has an estimated population of 8,500 and growing.

Among the more unusual property in the District
is the famous Selkirk Rail Yard, which is probably the largest
such facility in the eastern USA, and several large industrial sites.
The district also includes about seven miles of Hudson River frontage,
and consequently, the district operates a rescue boat as well.
There are also about eight miles of NYS Thruway within the district,
which tends to keep Company #1's heavy rescue truck (R-46) rolling quite a bit.

There were 336 fire calls in the Selkirk Fire District in 2007.



Selkirk Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners

Joe Keller, Chairman
Paul Miller
Doug Van Apeldoorn
Giles Wagoner
Chuck Wickham

Secretary/Treasurer

Frank With

Deputy Treasurer

Doug Ophardt

Counsel

William Pausley


Chiefs:

William Borger, District Chief (401)

Bill Asprion, 1st Asst. District Chief & Co.2 Chief (420)

Rob Burns, 2nd Asst. District Chief & Co.3 Chief (430)

Josh Therrien, 3rd Asst. District Chief & Co.1 Chief (410)

Frank With, 4th Asst. District Chief & Fire Police Captain (440)




Upcoming events:

Regular Board of Commissioners Meetings

Generally held on the 3rd Monday of each month @ 7:00 PM,
and the location of each month's meeting rotates between the District's three Fire Stations.

Here is the list of the regular meeting dates and locations for 2009:

-- January 19th at Co.3 in South Bethlehem

-- February 16th at Co.1 in Selkirk

-- March 16th at Co.2 in Glenmont

-- April 20th at Co.3 in South Bethlehem

-- May 18th at Co.1 in Selkirk

-- June 15th at Co.2 in Glenmont

-- July 20th at Co.3 in South Bethlehem

-- August 17th at Co.1 in Selkirk

-- September 21st at Co.2 in Glenmont

-- October 20th at Co.3 in South Bethlehem
(Note: This meeting is on a Tuesday, and this is also the budget hearing date.)

-- November 16th at Co.1 in Selkirk

-- December 8th at Co.2 in Glenmont
(Note: This meeting is on a Tuesday, and this is the Commissioner election date.)

-- December 21st at Co.3 in South Bethlehem



Special Memorial Recognition

Past District Chief Harlen W. Metz, Jr.

It is with very sad regret that we acknowledge the passing of Past District Chief
Harlen W. Metz, Jr. on Friday, January 26th, 2007 at St. Peter's Hospital.
Harlen had served as District Chief for 14 years,
and was a member of the Selkirk Fire Department for 45 years.



Want to get involved, or need to contact us?


You can reach us via e-mail here:
(click on image below)

Or through more traditional means at:
Selkirk Fire District
P.O. Box 5
Selkirk, NY 12158
Phone/Fax: (518)767-3373

Links to some other sites you may find of interest:


Selkirk Fire Company 1


Selkirk Fire Company 2


Selkirk Fire Company 3

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