Excerpts of Village Minutes:The HFD 1854-1900

Part of our ongoing preservation effort, we have more interesting information on the Haverstraw Fire Department. Haverstraw Ex-Chief Smokey Fales (1933-34), who  was also Village Clerk, had gone through the Village Minutes and clipped any mentions of the Haverstraw Fire Department. What follows is basically the early history of the department as seen through the Village Board. Its a good look at the workings of the early Fire Department.

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minutes

2012 Chiefs Convention

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The 2012 Annual Chiefs Convention of the Haverstraw Fire Department was held on Thursday April 5, 2012. A slate of delegates from each of the 5 companies met at Relief Hose Company #3 quarters to elect a Chief Officer and 4 Assistants for the year. Upon assent of the Village Board, the Officers will assume their positions on the 3rd Tuesday in April at 9pm.

Nominees to the Village Board for 2012

  • Chief of Department Pat McNamee #3
  • 1st Assistant Al Lynch #5
  • 2nd Assistant Bob Drexler #4
  • 3rd Assistant Tom Price #1
  • 4th Assistant Bart Gordon #2

The Annual Re-Organizational Meeting of the Haverstraw Fire Department will be held on  the 3rd Tuesday in April 2012.

 

2012 Annual Meeting

The General Warren Emergency Co.#2 is pleased to announce its Officers and Delegates for 2012.

Line Officers

  • Captain Gary Nash
  • 1st Lt. Derry Fernandez
  • 2nd Lt. Anthony Cacciopoli

House Officers

  • President Bud Wassmer
  • Vice President Joe Gordon
  • Secretary Anthony Cacciopoli
  • Treasurer Joe Young
  • Finance Secretary Andy Connors
  • Steward Jim Daly

Department Officers

  • Warden Andrew Connors
  • Warden Peter J. Rugg
  • LOSAP Secretary Mike Young

Delegates to the 2012 Chiefs Convention

  • Ex-Chief Joseph P Gordon 1964-1966
  • Ex-Chief Frank ‘Bud’ Wassmer 1988-1990
  • Ex-Chief Andrew Connors 1998-2000

Nominee for 4th Assistant Chief of the Haverstraw Fire Department

  • J Bart Gordon

The 2012 Chiefs Convention will be held on Thursday April 5 at Relief Hose #3

We Mourn Our Loss: Peter Schoen

It is with deep regret the Officers and Members of the General Warren Emergency Company #2 announce the passing of Financial Secetary Peter Schoen.

Pete was a 21 year member of the General Warren Emergency Company #2 joining on June 5, 1990.

Firmematic Services will be held on Monday January 23, 2012 at Hellman Memorial Chapel 15 State Street Spring Valley, NY.