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NYSAFC Mourns the Loss of Past Director Harold Smith
- By: Staff
- On: 09/06/2024 12:43:14
- In: NYSAFC News
Harold A. “Smitty” Smith Jr. was a past chief of the Nedrow Fire Department (Onondaga County). He served on the association board of directors from 2004-2016 and was a longtime member of the Annual Conference Committee.
Past Chief Harold A. “Smitty” Smith passed away on September 4, 2024. Smith was a member of the Nedrow Fire Department in Onondaga County since 1964 and served three terms as chief of the department from 1974-1990, 1992-2004, and 2007-2019. He was also a department past president.
Smith retired in 2002 from the New Venture Gear plant in East Syracuse, NY, where he served as team leader of the plant's fire brigade and chairman of the plant's emergency response team.
He was an Onondaga County deputy fire coordinator for 25 years, a past president (1986) of the Onondaga County Fire Chiefs Association, and a past member of the board of directors of the Onondaga County Volunteer Firemen's Association. Smith also assisted at the Fire Prevention Education Center during the New York State Fair for many years.
A member of NYSAFC since 1973, Smith served on the board of directors from 2004-2016, was an Onondaga County regional representative for many years, and was a member of the Annual Conference Committee from 1995-2004. Smitty was named an emeritus member of the Conference Committee in 2017 and continued to volunteer at the event every year, always available to lend his support to the association.
Smith was a veteran of the United States Army.
Our sincere condolences to the Smith family. A full obituary is available here.