Crime & Safety

John Skippon Running for Farmingville FD Commissioner

EMS Captain/fire fighter looking to take higher role in department.

John Skippon announced last month he will run for commissioner in the Farmingville Fire Department. He is running against incumbent commissioner Bob Wallace in an election on Tuesday, December 13.

Skippon, 25, is the current EMS Captain in Farmingville and has been a community resident for 15 years, graduating from Sachem in 2004.

“My demonstrated dedication to both public service and the Farmingville community makes me the perfect candidate for fire commissioner,” he said. “Because I possess valuable knowledge of how the fire department operates, I believe I can save residents money by performing careful budget analysis, appropriate fund allocation, while remaining open to resident input regarding community issues.”

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Skippon also pledges to promote fire safety training to the community and improve EMS and fire protection in order to make Farmingville a safer place for everyone.

Skippon, who graduated from Suffolk Community with an Associate's Degree in criminal justice, has been an active member of the fire department since 2004 and an EMT since 2005. He sees the value in fire safety and EMS education, teaching over 300 courses in CPR, first aid and fire prevention in the community.

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He was honored as EMT of the Year in 2010, presented by Suffolk County Legis. Tom Muratore.

As an EMS captain, Skippon said the squad has seen increased response time from 2010 and he supports and in house stand by crew, which improves response time by 5-7 minutes. He also supports upgrading ambulance service so paramedics can administer narcotics to patients when necessary.

Some goals he’d like to achieve if he is elected: increase community involvement, initiate an infant/child safety seat installation program, initiative a year round fire prevention program to add to the current program, initiate a records and retention program and monitor stricter budgeting, all while maintaining a sensitivity to taxpayers.

“I want to give back to the community,” he said. “There are a lot of budgeting issues. I want to save money for the taxpayers.”


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