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The Winter 2008 Edition of
"The Siren" Newsletter
is here!
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for
information on Fire & EMS volunteer opportunities
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Fire District
Election Results
The election was held Saturday, February 16 (date determined by State
law).
The budget was
approved
by a vote of 56 in favor and 26 opposed.
Thank You for
Your Support!
Daniel Paolini was reelected as a write-in candidate, defeating Robert
Carr
by a vote of 48 to 28. Two other individuals received one write-in vote
each.
There is
no increase
in the 2008 Fire Tax - it may go down.
More information...
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Congratulations to Department Honorees
The
following members were honored at the department's biannual dinner on
February 9:
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David Huebner |
2007 EMT of the
Year |
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Mike Czaja |
2006 Firefighter of the Year
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Gene Oberfrank |
2007 Firefighter of the
Year |
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Andy Fish |
2007 Deputy Chief's
Award |
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Matt Geiger |
2007 Department Chief's
Award |
Outgoing Department Chief Phil Polios was honored for his three
years of service as the department chief. The fire department also
presented a special Lifetime Achievement Award to Nancy Muccolini
for her twenty-eight years of service to the Board of Fire
Commissioners and the fire department.
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Fire Department Receives
Another Grant
On January 18th, the Department of Homeland Security
awarded a $13,500 grant to Eastampton in Round 24 of the 2007 Assistance
to Firefighters Grant program. This grant will be used to upgrade
medical equipment in the department's ambulances, and to send four
firefighters to Ice
Rescue Technician Instructors School. The fire department has
received five of the seven grants for which it has applied since 2001,
totaling $240,000.
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Congratulations to
New Officers
At the January 3 meeting of the Board of
Fire Commissioners, the 2008 officers were sworn in by Board Solicitor
Jay Sendzik.
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Brian Naulty
Department Chief
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Fire-Rescue Station 341
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EMS Station 349
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Wayne Dillon
Deputy Chief - Fire Operations
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Matt Geiger
Assistant
Chief - Fire |
Michelle Augustino
Assistant Chief - EMS |
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Mike
Sanchez
Captain - Fire
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Russell Allen
Captain
- EMS |
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Mike
Czaja
Captain - Rescue |
Alan Cox
Lieutenant -
EMS |
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Scott Mancini
Lieutenant - Fire
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Michael Allen
Engineer |
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Gene Oberfrank
Department Safety Officer/Department
Engineer
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Firefighters
Graduate
On January 3, the Burlington County Emergency
Services Training Center held its graduation ceremony for the Fall 2007
semester. Captain Mike Sanchez graduated from the State Fire Inspector
course. Firefighter Tom Irizzy graduated from the State Firefighter I
program and is now a certified firefighter with the department. Chief
Brian Naulty and Lieutenant Scott Mancini represented the department.
Firefighter Tom Irizzy
(left) and Captain Mike Sanchez
(l-r) Lieutenant
Mancini, Firefighter Irizzy, Captain Sanchez, Chief Naulty
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Some of
the department's
forty volunteer firefighters and EMTs.
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2007 Archived News
Fun Day 2007
Cold Water/Ice Rescue Technician
Class
Eastampton
receives SAFER Grant
2007 Fire Department
Officers
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