Fire, Rescue and Emerg Medical Svcs & Preparedness

Legislator Thorne - Chair | Legislator Esteban - Vice Chair

Legislator Donnelly - Legislator Gonzalez - Legislator Kennedy

Agendas and Minutes

  1. 03/28/2023 Fire, Rescue and EMS & Preparedness Committee Regular Meeting Marked Agenda (PDF)
  2. 02/28/2023 Fire, Rescue and EMS & Preparedness Committee Regular Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  3. 02/28/2023 Fire, Rescue and EMS & Preparedness Committee Regular Meeting Marked Agenda (PDF)
  1. 01/24/2023 Fire, Rescue and EMS & Preparedness Committee Regular Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  2. 01/24/2023 Fire, Rescue and EMS & Preparedness Committee Regular Meeting Marked Agenda (PDF)

Jurisdiction

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services.

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over all matters associated with emergency management and preparedness, hazard mitigation and disaster response and planning.  This shall include planning for natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes and cataclysmic weather events and the emergency preparedness elements associated with the effects of climate change, as well as man-made disasters such as explosions, fires and chemical and biological attacks.

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over all Vocational, Education and Extension Board appointments.

This Committee shall have jurisdiction over all emergency medical services and the Emergency Medical Services Division in the Department of Health Services.

This Committee shall also consider and vote on any appointment to a board, commission, department, agency, authority, task force, or comparable entity under the jurisdiction of this Committee.