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Dept Chiefs

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Chief of the Department

   Chris Hoitsma

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Assistant Chief

  Eric Reamy

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Deputy Chief

Jeff Greco

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Battalion Chief

Howard Londner

Co #1 Officers

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Jeff Goldberg

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Steve Hrinuk

CO# 2 Officers

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John Zakrzewski

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Kirk Wolthouse

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John Parmentier

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James Funcheon

CO #3 Officers

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Scot Osback

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Walt Demeraski

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Mike Salvini

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Tim Salvini

Co #4 Officers

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Rich Healey

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Ralph Rinaldo

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Rudi Hennecke

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Scott Noonan

Fire Clerk

Wendy Demeraski

Fire Dept Clerk

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Equipment

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Origin of the Maltese Cross

The badge of a fireman is the Maltese Cross. This Maltese Cross is a symbol of protection and a badge of honor. Its story is hundreds of years old. When a courageous band of crusaders known as the Knights of St. John, fought the Saracens for possession of the holy land, they encountered a new weapon unknown to European warriors. It was a simple, but a horrible device of war, it wrought excruciating pain and agonizing death upon the brave fighters for the cross. The Saracen's weapon was fire.

As the crusaders advanced on the walls of the city, they were struck by glass bombs containing naphtha (colorless flammable liquid mixture). When they became saturated with the highly flammable liquid, the Saracens hurled a flaming torch into their midst. Hundreds of the knights were burned alive; others risked their lives to save their brothers-in-arms from dying painful, fiery deaths.

Thus, these men became our first firemen and the first of a long list of courageous firefighters. Their heroic efforts were recognized by fellow crusaders who awarded each here a badge of honor - a cross similar to the one firemen wear today. Since the Knights of St. John lived for close to four centuries on a little island in the Mediterranean Sea named Malta, the cross came to be known as the Maltese Cross.

The Maltese Cross is your symbol of protection. It means that the fireman who wears this cross is willing to lay down his life for you just as the crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow man so many years ago.

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Firefighter's Prayer

When I am called to duty, God, wherever flames may rage; 

Give me the strength to save some life, whatever be it's age. 

Help me embrace a little child before it is too late; 

Or save an older person from the horrors of that fate. 

Enable me to be alert, and hear the weakest shout, 

And quickly and efficiently put the fire out. 

I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me; 

To guard my every neighbor and protect his property. 

And if according to Your will I am to give my life, 

Please bless with Your protecting hand, 

My children and my wife. 

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