Letter of Appreciation

The Ambulance Company would like to extend its sincere thanks to former Captain of the Ambulance, Jim Norton. Jim was instrumental in the planning and acquisition of Rescue 541, along with the two new stretchers.
Jim was a leader who has the respect and admiration of our membership.

By Dave Galley

Chris Hammick, firefighter from ET141, received his Fire Officer I certification this past November. Chris was also accepted to attend the National Fire Academy Volunteer Incentive Program was held January 30-February 6. The weeklong seminar featured 8 different fire service topics. The VIP program is offered to volunteer firefighters from around the country who qualify. FEMA/NFA pay all costs, airfare, room and board at NFA and transportation to and from the airport. Students pay only for meals. It is an interesting program other members should take advantage of. Classes run from November through March of each year.

George Males, 2nd Lieutenant of ET241, attended the Connecticut Fire Academy in January and received his Fire Service Instructor II certification.

The following individuals have been elected to the position of Company Captain for the 1999 and 2000 term.

ET141 Dave Goric
ET241 Bill Graugard
ET341 Steve Scanlon
ET441 Mike Brown
EQ441 Craig Tedeshi
ET541 Dave Galley
R141 Tim Morrissey
R441 Jack Kentfield
T141 Tom KcKinney
T541 George Taylor
Ambulance Laurie Galley
Fire Police Charlie Konarski

The members of ET541 would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the 1998 Christmas Party. We had a turnout of 98 people, not too bad for a Friday night.
It is not clear how Chief Kelley won the door prize of $200 cash, but we can assure you, it was not fixed (Rumor has it, Chief Kelley will buy the first round of drinks at this year's Christmas party for the 1st 100 people).
The members of the band wish to thank everyone for their support and hope that they can be of service to us some time in the future.

We understand ET441 will be planning the 1999 Christmas party, and we wish them luck.
Don't forget, Christmas and New Years both fall on a Saturday this year. Friday night doesn't look so bad after all. Once again, thank you all very much for your support, we had a lot of fun putting this together.