Rockland County Volunteer Firefighters' Association

08/31/2026

08/30/2026

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BEFO GRADUATES! 🚒🔥
Congratulations to all 36 recruits who have successfully completed Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations (BEFO)!
Their hard work and dedication have prepared them for the next step as they move on to Interior Firefighting Operations (IFO) in the coming weeks.
We’re proud of their accomplishments and look forward to following them throughout their journey as they continue to learn, grow, and serve their communities. Keep up the great work, recruits! 👏🚒

08/30/2026

🚒 NOT YOUR FATHER’S PUMP – CLASS #522!

Take your pump operator skills to the next level! Learn proactive pumping techniques, practical tips, and tactical solutions to common fireground challenges.

📅 Sept. 17 & 20 at 7 PM
📍 Rockland County Fire Training Center
⏱️ 6 Hours

📝 Register here: https://rocklandcountyny.jotform.com/261975009602155

Registration closes Sept. 15 at Noon!

08/29/2026

Emergency Preparedness Training is being offered at the Rockland County Fire Training Center!
This free NY Citizen Preparedness class will help residents learn how to prepare for emergencies, create a family emergency plan, build a preparedness kit, and stay informed before, during, and after a disaster. Each family will also take home one FREE preparedness kit.
September 30th
6:00 PM
Rockland County Fire Training Center
Registration required: https://pspapps.dhses.ny.gov/CitizenPreparednessCorps/views/registrant/add.xhtml?lang=en&eventId=835
For additional information, resources, or questions, please visit rocklandem.com or email us at [email protected].
We encourage everyone to attend and take part in building a safer, more prepared Rockland County.

08/29/2026

🚨 TONIGHT!!! 🚨

🎟️ MONEY MANIA TICKET NIGHT! 💰

Come grab your tickets and get a chance to win OVER $20,000 IN PRIZES! 🎉

📍 Blauvelt Firehouse
548 Western Hwy, Blauvelt, NY
🕡 Tonight, August 24 | 6:30–8:30 PM

🎟️ 550 tickets on sale!
Don’t miss your chance to win big while supporting your local fire department! ❤️‍🔥🚒

See you tonight! 🎟️💰

08/29/2026

Please come and support the Wayne Hose Ladies Auxiliary of Stony Point, New York 

08/29/2026

The Sloatsburg FD will be hosting a tricky tray fundraiser on November 7th, more information to follow.

06/02/2026

The Officers and Members sadly announce the passing of member Anthony Holdampf of Volunteer Hose Company 2 of West Haverstraw. Please Keep the Holdampf family and Brothers and Sisters of the Volunteer Hose Co. 2 in our thoughts and prayers.

Please see the post made by Vol Hose in regards:

It is with deep regret that the officers and members of Volunteer Hose Co. 2, West Haverstraw, share the passing of our brother, Anthony "Tony" Holdampf.
Tony instilled his firefighting enthusiasm in both his son David (FDNY and now 2nd Asst. Chief of the WHFD, and his son in law Robert “Bobby” LaGrow, FDNY and Ex-Chief of the WHFD).
Tony served with the 101st Airborne Division and carried that sense of duty into a 37-year career with the NYC Fire Department. He began at Engine 43 in the Bronx before transferring to Ladder 19 in the South Bronx during the War Years of the late 1960s and 1970s, when arson and poverty turned entire neighborhoods to ash and firehouses ran around the clock. Tony was then a charter member of Tactical Control Unit 712, an elite unit deployed into the most dangerous fires in the city at the height of the crisis. After the War Years he served at 37 Truck before retiring from 52 Truck in Riverdale.
After retiring he volunteered with Volunteer Hose Company No. 2 of West Haverstraw, where he was a life member and was honored as Rockland County Fireman of the Year. His fellow firefighters said it best. “If I'm in trouble, Tony is who I want beside me. No matter what, he had your back.” He never needed a reason to help someone. Once, after pulling a dog from a burning building, he gave it mouth to mouth until it came around. He did what he thought was right. That was Tony. And as he always said, “It is what it is.”
Endlessly curious and remarkably capable, there was almost nothing he couldn’t do with his hands. Whether it was electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, or sheetrock, he did it all. The members of Volunteer Hose are extremely grateful that Tony lent his construction abilities to many projects which are visible today around his firehouse. Tony was a quiet, impactful, generous soul with a witty sense of humor, the members will certainly miss our brother.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday June 3rd from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM at T.J. McGowan Sons Funeral Home, Central Hwy in Garnerville, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 4 at 10 AM at St. Peter and St. Mary's Church, 115 Broadway, Haverstraw, New York.