Centerport Fire Department Officers & Chiefs Installed

Photo by Steve Silverman- The Chief Officers of the Centerport Fire Department were recently installed and administered their oath of office by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Centerport Fire District at their 116th Annual Installation. Pictured from left, are Second Assistant Chief Thomas Boyd, First Assistant Chief Brian Mark, Chief of Department Nicholas Feeley, and Commissioners Dr. Jack Geffken, Peter Gunther, Gus Zeis, and Andrew Stevenson. Absent was Commissioner Kurt Martin.

Photo by Steve Silverman – The volunteers of the Centerport Fire Department recently installed their officers at the 116th Annual Installation Dinner. Pictured seated from left, are Commissioner Andrew Stevenson, Eagle Truck Co. First Lieutenant Robert Simpson, First Assistant Chief Brian Mark, Chief of Department Nicholas Feeley, Second Assistant Chief Thomas Boyd, Water Rescue Coordinator James Feeley and Deputy Chief Medical Dr. Jack Geffken. Standing rear: Rescue Squad Captain Debora Thide, Engine Co. 1 Captain Luis Moreno, Engine Co. 2 Captain Larry Burlingame and Lieut. John Stevenson, Fire Patrol Lieut. Cliff Raynor, Eagle Truck Co. Captain Bruce Waring, Engine Co. 1 Second Lieut. Chris Cunningham, Rescue Squad Second Lieut. Larry Donnelly, Fire Patrol Captain Sam Jones, and Eagle Truck Co. Second Lieut. Kyle McLaughlin. Absent was Deputy Chief Chaplain Paul Heglund, Engine Co. 1 First Lieut. William DeSantis and Rescue Squad First Lieut. George Puga. 

Department members were also recognized for their outstanding and dedicated service and presented with the following awards.

The Harry R. Burr Memorial Award for the most alarms answered for 2013 was presented to George Puga. The 150+ Rescue Calls Award went to Larry Donnelly, and the 150+ Rescue and 100+ Fire Calls Award given to Ex-Chief James Feeley.

The Company Awards presented for Member of the Year were Eagle Truck Co. – Stephen Peters, Engine Co. 1 – Peter Reilly, Engine Co. 2 – James Reilly, Rescue Squad – Kylen Stevenson, Fire Patrol – Larry Donnelly.

The following members were recognized for Rescue Response: George Puga, Kylen Stevenson, Larry Donnelly, John Knoph, James Feeley, Debora Thide, Stephen Peters, Steve Jones, Brian Bienwald, Kyle McLaughlin, Dave McGovern, John Malico and Rebecca Wilkes.