Kenneth Pienkowski, of the Taunton Volunteer Fire Department in Onondaga County, has been elected 1st vice president of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY). He has nearly 50 years of firefighting experience and will serve as FASNY’s second highest ranking official. Pienkowski joined the Taunton Volunteer Fire Department in 1967 and worked his way up through the ranks, eventually serving as fire chief in 1977. He was president of the Onondaga County Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Onondaga County Fire Chiefs Association, and the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. With FASNY, Pienkowski served on the Membership and Fire Chiefs committees before being elected to the board of directors in 2006. He also was a vice president to the FASNY Real Estate Holding Company, where he presently is a director, and also serves as a director on the FASNY Foundation board. Pienkowski is currently chairman of the FASNY Insurance Committee and Convention and Exhibits Committee. He is an alumnus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md.; past president of the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs (2002-2003); and past director and key committee member of the Eastern Division of the International Fire Association of Fire Chiefs (2003-2007).
