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 This location serves as the official web presence of the Erie County Fire Advisory Board.
Schedule for all meetings posted here in accordance with:

NYS PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ARTICLE 7

OPEN MEETINGS LAW

104. Public notice.

This board is a part of the County of Erie Fire Safety
Created by T. Catalano, c2009
 
All Meetings held at 1900hrs:
3359 Broadway Street
Cheektowaga, NY 14227 
(716) 681-7111
 
 
 
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Mission Statement:
"Fire Advisory Board: This board shall be composed of twenty-five (25) members appointed by the County Executive for two years. At least eight of the members shall be active or exempt members of volunteer fire companies. It shall be the duty of such board to cooperate with the state office of fire prevention and control in effectuating the purposes for which the office was established in relation to programs for fire training and mutual aid; to act as an advisory body to the county executive, the county legislature, the commissioner of emergency services and the deputy commissioner of fire safety in connection with county participation in programs for fire training and mutual aid, county establishment and maintenance of a county fire training school and mutual aid programs for fire and other emergencies in which the services of firemen would be used; and to perform such other duties as the county executive, the county legislature, the commissioner of emergency services or the deputy commissioner of fire safety may prescribe in relation to fire training and mutual aid for fire and other emergencies in which the services of firemen would be used; and to perform such other duties as the county executive, the county legislature, the commissioner of emergency services or the deputy commissioner of fire safety may prescribe in relation to fire training and mutual aid for fire and other emergencies in which the services of firemen would be used. The members of such board shall be county officers and shall serve without compensation. The terms of the office of the incumbent members of the fire advisory board shall continue for the periods for which such members shall have been appointed.
Amended by Local Law No. 3 1990.
Amended by Local Law 4-2003."
  
Erie County Administrative Code
Article 11-C, Department of emergency Services
Section 11-C.07, Advisory Boards, part b.
 
 
 

Membership (2011)  

 
  • Chairman: W. Boldt (Rep, Erie County Fire Chiefs)
  • Co-Chairman: R. Matthewson (Rep, East Aurora Fire Chiefs)
  • Sec/Treasurer: T. Catalano (Rep, Springville Fire Chiefs)
  • Erie County Emergency Services: G. Skibitsky (Commissioner)
  • Erie County Fire Safety: J. McCullough (FC1)
  • Erie County Fire Safety: T. Schmittendorf (FC3)
  • Erie County Emergency Services: JT Glass (Emergency Services Coordinator)
 
  • Springville: L. Smith
  • Town of Tonawanda: D. Connolly
  • Helmuth: J. Fyock
  • Cheektowaga: M. Griffin
  • Cheektowaga Fire Commissioners: P. Hockwater
  • Village of Kenmore: F. Coniglio, Jr
  • Clarence / Newstead: D. Larkin, B. Murray
  • Amherst: S. Matisz, L. Fiegl
  • City of Buffalo Fire: G. Whitfield, Jr.
  • West Seneca: R. Mariani, Jr.
  • City of Tonawanda: VACANT                                     
  • East Aurora: R. Matthewson, R. LeBlanc
  • Boston / Colden: J. Pluta
  • Angola/Evans: J. Latimore
  • Town of Lancaster: D. Snios
  • Orchard Park: W. Szewc                                      
  • Hamburg: J. Wicka, J. Kolb
  Organizational Representatives: 
  • Erie County Fire Chiefs: W. Boldt
  • Erie County Fire District Officers: C. Bethge
  • Erie County Fire Police: B. Atkins
  • Erie County Vol. Fireman’s Assoc: P. Casey
  • Erie County EMS Advisory Board: VACANT
 
 

Committee Assignments (2011)

  • School Committee:
    • Chairman:                     J. Pluta (Rep, Boston/Colden Fire Chiefs)

 

                                                       S. Matisz (Rep, Amherst Fire Chiefs)

                                                        J. Fyock (Rep, Helmuth Fire Chiefs)

                                                       W. Boldt

                                                       B. Murray (Rep, Rep, Clarence/Newstead Chiefs)

                                                       J. Kolb (Rep, Hamburg Fire Chiefs)

                                                       D. Snios (Rep, Town of Lancaster)

                                                       R. Matthewson (Rep, East Aurora Chiefs)

 

  • Drill Towers Committee:
    • Chairman:                     W. Szewc (Rep, Orchard Park Fire Chiefs
                                                        
                                                        G. Whitfield, Jr. (Rep, City of Buffalo Fire Department)

                                                        S. Matisz

                                                        F. Coniglio, Jr. (Rep, Town of Tonawanda Fire Chiefs)

                                                        M. Griffin (Rep, Cheektowaga Fire Chiefs)

 

  • Radio Committee:
    • Chairman:                     D Larkin (Rep, Clarence/Newstead Chiefs)
                                                        
                                                        W. Boldt

                                                        J. Wicka (Rep, Hamburg Fire Chiefs)

                                                        T. Catalano

                                                        S. Matisz

                                                        R. Mathewson (Rep, East Aurora Fire Chiefs)

                                                        V. Rovnak (Rep, Angola Fire Chiefs)

                                                        B. Murray

                                                        D. Snios

                                                        P. Casey

                                              

  • Fire Prevention / Legislation Committee:
    • Chairman:                     R. Mariani (Rep, West Seneca Fire Chiefs)
                                                        J. Wicka
                                                        D.  Snios (Rep, Lancaster Chiefs)
                                                        L. Fiegl (Rep, Amherst Fire Chiefs)
                                                        J. Kolb
                                                        P. Casey (Rep, Erie County Vol. Fireman’s)

 

  • Budget / Planning / Wall-of-Fame Committee:
    • Chairman:                     B. Atkins (Rep, Fire Police Association)
                                                        D. Larkin

                                                        B. Murray

                                                        J. Wicka

                                                        C. Bethge (Rep, Fire District Officers)

                                                        W. Boldt

 

  • By Laws and Mutual Aid Committee:
    • Chairman:                     D. Connolly (Rep, Town of Tonawanda Fire Chiefs)
    • Co-Chairman:                R. Mariani
                                                        J. Fyock
                                                        C. Bethge
 

General Order of Business

 

Erie County Fire Advisory Board

Order of Business and Agenda

 

  1. Call to order
  2. Opening prayer
  3. Roll call of members
  4. Introduction of guests
  5. Special program or presentations
  6. Reading and approval of minutes (MOTION AND SECOND)
  7. Reading of correspondence
 

REPORTS OF OFFICERS:

  1. Commissioner’s Report
  2. Deputy Commissioner’s Report
  3. President’s Report
  4. Co-Chairman’s Report
  5. Secretary and Treasurer Report

$ Previous balance

$ Collected this month             

$ Expenditures

$ Current balance

 

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

  1. School Committee
  2. Drill Towers Committee
  3. Radio Committee
  4. Legislation & Fire Prevention
  5. Budget & Planning/ Wall of Fame
  6. Rules & Mutual Aid
 

REPORTS OF BOARDS

  1. Erie County Fire Chiefs
  2. Erie County Vol. Firemen’s Association
  3. Fire District Officers
  4. Fire Police
  5. EMS Advisory Board
 
  1. Reports of special (AD HOC) committees (if any…) 
  1. Unfinished business and General Orders (postponed matters carried from last meeting) 
  1. New business 
  1. Good of the organization (Open Forum) and announcement of next meeting date 
  1. Adjournment (MOTION AND SECOND)