Welcome to the Official Website of the Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan

USMC Lance Corporal Ryan James Barnard of Valley Cottage, NY was serving our country at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, as part of the United States Marine Corps, Ryan passed on July 2, 2025, at the age of 22. Rest in peace Marine.... (Full Story & Photos)

Schelin American Legion Post 1271, Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan, and the Tappan Reformed Church, we would like to thank you all for your support in our 2025 Field of Honor® event. We had great success in displaying 288 flags on the field in honor and memory of many of our community members both near and far! Thank you! We hope that our display over the past 8 weeks presented and honored ... (Full Story)

The Board of Fire Commissioners of the Tappan Fire District will now hold their regular monthly meetings for 2025 at 135 Washington Street, Tappan, NY instead of 123 Washington Street, Tappan, New York as previously noticed

The meetings will be held at 7:00 pm.

Sincerely,
Christine Sullivan
Secretary, Tappan Fire District... (Full Story)

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are as follows:

Wake:
Monday, June 16, 2025
3pm to 7pm
St. Aedans Church
23 Reld Drive
Pearl River, NY 10965

Funeral:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
10am
St. Aedans Church
23 Reld Drive
Pearl River, NY 10965

Burial:
Ascension Cemetery
650 Saddle River Road
Airmont, NY 10952... (Full Story & Photos)

Freddie passed away this morning in the comfort of his own home surrounded by family, after a long and courageous battle with 9/11 related cancer.

Freddie lived and breathed the fire service, from joining the department in March of 1998. He rose up the ranks in the department from Asst. Engineer all the way to Chief of Department from 2014-2016. Freddie’s love for firefighting did not stop there. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Great Job.... (Full Story & Photos)

!! Tomorrow, Saturday May 17th is Opening Ceremony at 12 PM. We still have flags available to sponsor, reach out to fieldofhonor@tappanfire.com if you are still interested.

Each year the Carl A. Schelin Post 1271 of Tappan, NY in partnership with the Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan, and the Tappan Reformed Church recognize our fallen veterans and active servicemen and women by hosting a Memorial ... (Full Story & Photos)

Upon arrival, fire was located inside a commercial garage and Piermont FD was reassigned to assist our department members with extinguishing the fire and overhaul with extra assistance from Orangeburg FD.

Old Tappan FD and Northvale FD were requested to standby at our firehouse and eventually Old Tappan FD was requested to relocate to the scene and provide FAST coverage.

Thank you to the Orangetown ... (Full Story & Photos)

on his 75 years with the department.... (Full Story & Photos)