07/16/24 Board Report

Fire Department

Congratulations to our Village of Floral Park Volunteer Fire Department for finishing as the Best Fire House Runner-up in the Blank Slate Media’s Best of Nassau County 2024 Contest.  Our Volunteer Firefighters take pride in their fire house(s) and this is a well-deserved recognition!

Our Fire Department answered 108 calls for service in the month of June. The fire companies responded to 24 calls, 84 total ambulance calls were answered, with NYU Langone responding to 74 calls and Rescue Company responding to 10 calls.

Our Fire Department continually trains, even during the summer months to ensure their readiness when an emergency arises. They are always looking for new members, so if you are considering or have an interest in joining, stop by one of our three fire houses to have your questions answered and learn more about our Fire Department.

As mentioned at the previous meeting, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed changes to the Fire Brigade Standards (190.156) that will have a severe impact on many Volunteer Fire Departments. Some of the proposed changes will place a financial burden on small departments and will affect volunteer retention.

Local Departments are requesting an extension to the public information process, allowing them the opportunity to have a balanced approach into consideration of the reality of each department.  The comment period is coming to a close on 7/21/2024. The Firefighter Association of New York State (WWW.FASNY.com) is requesting additional time to digest and appropriately respond to the proposed changes.

The Floral Park Fire Department is asking residents to send their comments to request an extension for more time for the fire services to review the changes.  Comments and a request for an extension can be sent to the federalregister.gov/documents/emergency-response. Additionally links to the OSHA notice and ER webpage. The SBREFA panel report is available at https://www.regulations.gov/document/OSHA-2007-0073-0115 and the ER SBREFA webpage https://www.osha.gov/emergency-response/sbrefa.

Floral Park Library

Congratulations to our Village of Floral Park Library for being voted as the Best Public
Library in Blank Slate Media’s Best of Nassau County 2024 Contest. This is the 4th
consecutive year our Library has won. Congratulations to Pat Eren and the entire Library
staff for all their work, making our Library a warm, welcoming, resourceful space for all
of our residents to enjoy.
On Thursday, July 18th at 7 PM the first of two summer concerts on the Library Lawn
will take place with Bon Journey performing. The second concert will take place on
August 1st at 7 PM, featuring Bobby Sings Bobby. All are welcome to come to enjoy the
concert on the lawn.
Details on these and other scheduled events can be found on the Library’s website at
www.floralparklibrary.org .