Hometown Heroes Firefighters 2018 | Page 6

East Montpelier East Montpelier Fire Department was established 1964. The department still has founding members actively involved in the firehouse. Volunteers serving East Montpelier and Calais. Ambulance consists of paid and volunteer paramedic service serving East Montpelier, Calais, Plainfield and Marshfield. Photo by Stefan Hard The East Montpelier Fire Department Emergency Services station. ANNUAL EVENTS Rabies Clinic held in mid-March, a Holiday food and gift drive for Thanksgiving and Christmas, which is used to support families in East Montpelier and Calais with children in the elementary schools. The department also collects food, gifts and money from the community and works closely with our schools, teachers, students and staff that help to make this happen. The department also works to provide CPR classes for community groups and does fire prevention in schools and daycare facilities. MEETINGS/TRAINING The department hosts public meetings and training for organizations such as State Police, Road Foreman, WCSD, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and many others. This past year, the department sponsored the Cub Scouts as sponsor and regularly hosts Boys Scouts to provide opportunities to work on first-aid badges with firefighters and to participate in the depart- ment’s community service activities. Ty Rolland Chief Larry Brown Deputy Chief Toby Talbot Deputy Chief Paul Guare Assistant Chief Todd Parker Jay Copping (FF/EMS) Tom Brazier Bill George Greg Pelchuk Robin Copping (EMS) Rick Barstow Chris Tuller Jason Wong Captain Albert Petrella Lieutenant Sandy Conti Lieutenant Elliott Morse Safety Officer Brad Nutbrown Alex Boguzewski Thomas Parker (FF/EMS) Riley Cook (FF/EMS) Justin Landon Veronica Lowe (EMS) Casey Barrett Nate Lovely East Montpelier Fire Department wants to thank the support of the Canadian Club, Delair’s Carpet Barn, Connor Contracting, L Brown and Sons Printing, Union Mutual Insurance and the Towns of East Montpelier and Calais. Sara Quesnel (EMS) Ray Taylor (FF/EMS) Jacob LeBlanc (FF/EMS) Jason Gray (FF/EMS) Jake Larrabee (FF/EMS) Jeannine Gero (EMS) Jim Warman (FF/EMS) Ryan Decoursey (FF/EMS) 6 • THE BARRE MONTPELIER TIMES ARGUS HOMETOWN HEROES FIREFIGHTERS 2018 Scott Bagg (FF/EMS) Matt Romei (FF/EMS) Scott O’Brien (EMS) Amanda Carson (EMS) Elizabeth Holmes (EMS) Jay Wood (EMS).