NYS Volunteer Department Trivia Question

[AFS1970 504]

This came up in an discussion today, and I couldn't find the answer online. I remember seeing a couple of news stories on TV when I was a kid about a Monastary somewhere in NY state where the Monks were members of the towns volunteer fire department I think one of the Monks was Chief for a while.

Does anyone remember where this was?

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

Do you mean the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Kiryas Joel, Orange County. No idea about chief though....

http://www.exit109.com/~mikezac/departments/kiryasjoel.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryas_Joel,_New_York

http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&...l=en&tab=wl

Edited February 11, 2009 by bvfdjc316

[AFS1970 504]

No, it was a Christian Monastary. I think the story was that there had been a fire there and the monks were impressed with the local department and many of them joined. I first saw about it on the show Real People, but I think there was an article on them in Firehouse also.

[Ex-2114 7]

No, it was a Christian Monastary. I think the story was that there had been a fire there and the monks were impressed with the local department and many of them joined. I first saw about it on the show Real People, but I think there was an article on them in Firehouse also.

Try this one...

http://www.csbsju.edu/sjfiredepartment/

[firecapt32 282]

Then they made it the State fire Academy :D

[EJS1810 7]

I rememer this. I believe the Monastary/Fire Department was in PA though. They were featured in Firehouse magazine in the early 80's