A Pendleton resident has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Firemen’s Association of the state of New York (FASNY).
Andrew E. Pilecki of Pendleton was elected to the Board of Directors during FASNY’s 147th annual convention in Syracuse on Aug. 10. He previously served on the Board of Directors last year and has now been elected to a five-year term.
Pilecki has a long history with the fire service, with 39 years as a member of the Columbia Hook and Ladder service, serving as president, lieutenant, trustee, and recording secretary.
He is an active responder with the Wendelville Volunteer Fire Company, where he has volunteered since 2003. In WVFD, he has been a past first assistant chief, past second assistant chief, past third assistant chief, past captain and past lieutenant. He previously served as the assistant director of Emergency Management for North Tonawanda.