Over 100 Members & Guests Attend Annual Inspection |
By Chief John Munson | |
September 16, 2023 | |
This past Saturday the weather was beautiful, the apparatus were shining bright and about 120 members, families, friends and guests ascended upon our Harmon Firehouse for the annual Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department's Inspection. The annual Inspection is a chance for our village officials to see their volunteer fire department's apparatus, equipment and personnel and an oppurtunity for us to show off all of our assets we proudly maintain to all of our guests. During Inspection, since we take no days off, our members helped remove a gold ring from a walk-in citizen's finger that had been stuck on it for a fairly long period of time, and our Firefighter Assist & Search Team took in a possible structural fire in the Yorktown Heights Fire District, which we were canceled enroute from. Chief Munson, Assistant Chiefs Karpoff and Colombo welcomed our many guests from neighboring Fire Departments, the Village of Croton and from the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services. The Chief also recognized the individual achievements of all of our department's members for everything they do all year long for this department. Members whom achieved benchmarks in service to the department were recognized, as were the department's "Top Responders" for 2022. Standing ovations were given to two veteran members - newly annointed 20 Year Life Member Jimmy Powers from Harmon Engine Company No. 3 and to our senior-most member, John Gilgio, whom is in his 79th year of service with Washington Engine Company No. 2. The department thanks Crafty 'Cue BBQ for another out-of-the-park meal and all of our members that helped coordinate this year's Inspection. Last, but not least, congratulations to this year's winning apparatus - Engine 119. Years of Service Award Recipients 5 Years of Service James Tipa, Kim Russell, Ben Farber (6), Andrew Grant (6) Top Responders for 2022 Total Calls in 2022: 431 #10 John "Neidermeyer" Nohai (E119), 95 Calls Thank you to J. Delaney, J. Nohai and J. Powers for the photos. |
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