Irishman of the Year

Past President Robert McConville

 

     Robert McConville, past president of the Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighters Emerald Society, 24 year member and Ex-Captain of the Selden Fire Department, is our Irishman of the year. Robert is currently President of the Southern New York Volunteer Firemen's Association. He is a 20 year member of F.A.S.N.Y.'s EMS Committee and F.A.S.N.Y.'s Sectional Communications Committee.
     Bob joined the Selden Fire Department in 1982 after serving 14 years in the St. James Fire Department. In Selden, Bob was Captain of Dixon Engine Company No. 3, Department Treasurer and is currently serving as Department Secretary. He has been the Treasurer of Company 3 for the past 15 years. An EMT for 25 years, Bob has served on Suffolk County REMSCO and REMAC Committees and for the past 3 years Bob has been an active member of the Suffolk County Recruitment and Retention Committee. He is a Past President of the Suffolk County Volunteer Firemen's Association and Past President of the Brookhaven Town Drill Team Captain's Association. He is currently a Suffolk County Drill Team Official, Secretary of the Suffolk County Drill Officials Association and Secretary-Treasurer  of the Nassau-Suffolk Drill Officials Association. Bob is also a member of the Selden Fire Department's "Slowpokes" Drill Team and was Captain of the team for 5 years.
     Bob was President of the Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighters Emerald Society from 1999-2000 and was instrumental in the Society joining the Grand Council of Emerald Societies, which represents all the Emerald Societies in and around the New York metropolitan area. Through Bob's efforts, Suffolk County has become a strong voice among these 23 societies. Bob has been a member of the Grand Council since 1996 and has been a Council Trustee since 2000.
     Bob is married to his lovely wife Virginia and has worked for the Suffolk County Police Department since 1992.
     The Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighters Emerald Society feels that Past President Robert McConville has earned the honor of being our 2006 Irishman of the Year by virtue of his dedication to the fire service and the community at large.