Courthouse lighted up in red to highlight volunteer firefighter shortage
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The dome at the Orleans County Courthouse was lighted up in red on Tuesday evening as part of “Light Up NY Red” campaign around the state this week, drawing attention to a volunteer firefighter shortage.
Over the last two decades, New York’s volunteer firefighter ranks have plunged by 33 percent, said the Firefighters Association of the State of New York.
FASNY President Eugene Perry encouraged all firehouses statewide to glow red this week. He also urged firefighters to light their homes and businesses with red lights.
“The lights symbolize their commitment to a tradition of neighborly help and the need for more volunteers,” FASNY said.
Additionally, Perry called on residents to join the effort by switching on red porch lights in support of their local fire departments.
