2011 - Town of Warner

Fire DepartmentAfter 34 years as a member of the Fire Department, 24 of those years asChief, I decided to resign as Chief and as a member of the Fire Departmentat the end of 2011. I am very sad that it had to happen the way itdid. There were many very good years and a few not so good, this beingone. I feel that things could have been done differently.With that said the Fire Department took delivery of a new Engine 2 inFebruary. The truck carries 1,500 gallons of water and has a foaminducer that uses F500 foam. This will cut down on time and waterwhen fighting a fire. The Fire Department also purchased a commerciallighting plant that will light up a large area during any emergency.The Department members donated their time to rebuild and paint thelighting plant; the expense was covered by donations to the Department.We had a number of fire fighters and EMT’s leave our Departmentduring 2011. They are EMT Ashley Miller, 3 years; EMT HeatherGreenlaw, 3 years and Fire Fighter/ EMT Tom Henley, 12 years. Retiringfrom the Department this year are Lieutenant Alan Piroso, 33 years;Fire Fighter Stuart Fortune, 33 years; Fire Fighter Emmett Bean, 34years and Fire Chief Richard Brown, 34 years with 24 of those beingyour Chief. We wish them all well in the future. Joining The WarnerFire and Rescue this year are Charlie Zahn, Peter Wyman, Seth Henleyand Kristy Peters. Welcome!I want to thank all members of the Warner Fire Department as well asthe residents for all the support you gave me as your Fire Chief. Andthank you to all the Department Heads for their support and help duringthe year. Please be safe and check and install smoke alarms andCO detectors. This is the number one thing to do to protect life andproperty.Incident ReportFire Calls 32Medical Emergency 234Hazardous Conditions 11Service Calls 20Good Intent Call 35False Alarms, False Calls 20Severe Weather Standby 2Miscellaneous 13Total Calls 367Respectfully submitted,Richard D. Brown - Fire Chief75