Department Places New
Rescue In Service
The department members spent the last few
months working to convert the towns old
ambulance into a jaws of life rescue unit.
After many long hours and a lot of hard
work the unit was placed in service the end
of March. The 1999 ford E-450 replaces a
1985 ford ambulance that was that was
begin to show its age.
The Cherryfield Ambulance Service
Generously donated the 99 ford last fall
when they received there new Ambulance.
The old fire department rescue will be
auctioned off by the town and the funds will
be given to the ambulance service.
This was a great way to upgrade an ageing
unit and save the Town of Cherryfield some
money.
The Fire Department would again like to
thank the Ambulance Service and the board
of selectman for this new truck.
Chief Charles Curtis Sr.
Retires
At the Cherryfield annul town meeting
Chief Charles Curtis Sr retired as Fire
Chief after a forty year tour of duty.
Charles Sr has brought the Department
through a complete transformation as
Chief. The only thing that remains with the
department from when Charles assumed
the role as chief is the 1941 Ford Fire
Truck. He has place all of todays units
into service for the first time and led the
members into the new fire house when it
was built.
The Fire fighting service has completely
changed during his tenure, the days of
running into a burning building with little to
no gear or training are gone. Today the
requirements for a volunteer department
are the same as a full time fire department
and Charles again led the department
through it.
He plans on stay on with the department
adding to his over all time of 56 years.
From the members of the department we
thank you Charley for your leadership,
training, support, and friendship.
Fire Fighters and town
selectmen appoint a new Fire
Chief
leading up to the retirement of Chief Charles
Curtis Sr the members of the department
noted there was no town policy for the
selection of a new fire chief. At a regular
department meeting a policy was drafted and
a chief was voted on by the members of the
department. At the next selectman's meeting
the policy and incumbent chiefs name was
submitted and approved by the board.
The members of the department and the
selectmen agreed to appoint Charles Curtis
Jr to succeed his farther as fire chief.
After Chief Curtis Jr was appointed a policy
was drafted to select two assistant chiefs.
The members then voted to assign the
training and personal assistant chief to Matt
Fahey and the operations and equipment
assistant chief to Leroy Tucker. The
selections were approved by Chief Curtis Jr
and will be submit to the board of selectmen
at their next meeting.
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Cherryfield Fire Department
Cherryfield, Maine 04622
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