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Firefighters raise over $6700 for MDA
Aug 2009 — Branford Professional Firefighters collected money for Muscular Dystrophy Association in the month of August. Every Saturday in the month of august you could find numerous members of the Local 2533 collecting money for this great charity on route one. Together with their community they were able to rise above $6,500. which helped the national number to reach an astonishing 60.5 million dollars! All the proceeds were given to the M.D.A. during a national telethon in September. We the Branford Professional Firefighters feel its important to give back to the community and charities. 3 New Firefighters Take Town OathMay 28, 2009 - The town of Branford Board of fire Commissioners welcomed 3 new members to the Branford Professional Fire department. Three new members of the Branford Fire Department were sworn in by Asst. Chief Shaun Heffernan at the Canoe Brook center. The swearing in was witnessed by town members, family, friends and the board of fire commissioners. Asst. Chief Heffernen addressed the audience by saying ” this is your new family. You’ll eat together, sleep together, laugh and cry sometimes together but in all this truly is the best job in the world.” Municipal Service Award- Al NenningerOn April 15, 2009 One of Branford’s bravest received an award commending him on 30 years of service. Allyn Nenninger, a 30+ year veteran of both the police and fire departments for the town of Branford, received a Municipal Service award from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. It was presented by Branford first selectmen Anthony “unk” Daross. Allyn began his civil service career in 1968 as a volunteer for Indian Neck fire co. Engine 9. In 1974 he took the civil service exam. He scored # 3 overall for fire service but was offered a full time position as a Police Officer. He graduated the police academy in 1976. This was an interim position until the fire department position was available. During his years as a police officer Al was a patrolman, he served on the SRT team, he was the head of K-9 and he served on the boat patrol. In 1985 Al received a call for a full time position in the fire service. Al accepted this position and left the police department after 9 years of service. He was hired by Chief Peter Mullen. Al stands as one of the most respected firefighters in Branford Fire Department. He currently is assigned to Engine 1 as pump operator. This is a highly respected and instrumental component to a fire department. Congratulations Al. You have provided 3 decades of service to the towns’ people of Branford and the citizens of Connecticut. Branford FD dontates to communityBranford (WTNH) - Branford firefighters responded to a different kind of call Wednesday, one that was still very helpful. They helped out with the cooking, serving and cleaning at the Community Dining Room.Because of the tight economy, the Dining Room is seeing more people in need of food these days. But, it’s getting less in the way of donations.For the firefighters, it’s a chance to give back to their community in a different way.”They don’t really see us, they might see a fire engine racing by, but they don’t get to see us,” said Tom Mahoney, Dep. Chief of the Branford Fire Department . “This is a good way of getting out into the community and getting people to know us and be part of the community we serve.”In addition to helping out in the kitchen, the Branford Professional Firefighters Association also donated $1,000 to the Community Dining Room.Branford Firefighters Proudly Support our TroopsRed Shirt Friday- Members of Branford Fire Department, Local 2533 proudly display their support for our troops. The current uniform standard was altered to support the men and women of our armed forces including four of their own Local 2533 union members. This includes Captain Lowell Collingwood who served 4 years in the Air Force. Joe Laudicina served 5 years in the Air Force. Jason Karpovich served 5 years in the Navy and Craig O’Rourke served 8 years in the Reserves. Craig also spent 18 months in Iraq.The mission of redshirtfriday.org is to show support for our servicemen and women. They are not a political organization. They care about making the support of our serviceme n and women known to fellow Americans and the world. Wearing red every Friday lets our servicemen and women know we support their sacrifice and we will not forget them.www.redshirtfriday.orgnull |
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