The Lakewood Board of Fire Commissioners announced the appointment of volunteer members to the Lakewood Fire Department.
The appointments were made during a swearing-in ceremony at the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting last week.
The new members are as follows: Firefighter Recruit Yakov Steinberg and Firefighter Recruit Delmi Pleites-Sola to Junior Hose No. 3; Firefighter Recruit Yosef Y. Hartstein to Hook & Ladder No.1; Fire-Police Recruit Thomas Grodner and Fire-Police Recruit Yehuda L. Glatzer to Rescue No.2.
In addition, the following current members of the Lakewood Fire Department were officially sworn-in as members of the Fire-Police. They are: Nahom Gil Viron, Eliezer Viron and Avrohom Rothenberg of Engine No. 1; Joseph Adler of Rescue No. 2; and, Romeo Espino of Reliance Hose No. 4.
The recruitment of volunteer firefighters and fire-police remains ongoing and the Lakewood Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners, along with Lakewood Fire Department Fire Chief Mike D’Elia, continue to seek individuals who have a desire to serve the Lakewood Community in one of these capacities. Individuals interested in becoming volunteer firefighters or fire-police are encouraged to visit the Fire District Website at lakewoodfd.org and submit the requested information expressing their interest through the “Join the Lakewood Fire Department” link.
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What`s a Fire-Police?
Fire-Police are tasked with various policing duties within the scope of fire operations such as traffic control. The above mentioned Fire-Police members have been certified through special training and were sworn in on Monday. They have official authority and are recognized as such by the State, and the various Law Enforcement Agencies. They will usually have traffic command at fire scenes and direct other volunteer agencies, such as Chaveirim and LCSW, who respond to assist and report to Fire-Police.