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COUNTY WELCOMES 253rd BACK FROM TOUR IN IRAQ |
4/22/04
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Cape May County
firefighters helped welcome home our local National Guard unit
from a 1-year tour in Iraq last Friday evening. The 253rd
Transportation Unit based in Cape May Court House rode on dozens
of county fire trucks as they returned home to the cheers of
family, friends and county residents.
After a brief, but enthusiastic ceremony, the men and women of the
253rd were reunited with their jubilant families.
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LONGTIME MEMBER CLARENCE COOMBS REMEMBERED |
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WILDWOOD CREST
FIRE COMPANY No. 1
Regrets to Announce the Passing of
Longtime Member and former Vice President
CLARENCE COOMBS
on March 29, 2004 at age 96.
Clarence was our oldest living Life Member
after serving more than 56 years as an Active Member |
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3RD
ANNUAL POLAR PLUNGE ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS |
3/6/04
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The Third Annual
"Polar Plunge for Andrew" was held on Saturday, March 6, 2004,
with about 300 "plungers" and supporters making the march along
Jefferson Avenue and onto the Beach.
The annual
polar plunge benefits the
Wildwood Catholic High School Scholarship Fund and honors Wildwood
Crest resident Andrew Alameno (Class of 1981), who was lost in the
Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
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WCFD WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS |
2/18/04
- The membership of the Wildwood Crest Fire Company continued to
grow in February as four new members were welcomed at the monthly
meeting.
Josh Ford,
a firefighter from New York state who recently moved to Wildwood
Crest, bring his 8 years of firefighting experience to the Crest
fire company.
Longtime local resident
Matthew Merkel
has joined the department and is currently enrolled in the
Firefighting I class at the Cape May County Fire Training Academy.
Also becoming members were two highly-experienced members of the
West Wildwood Fire Department.
Leon Woodruff
currently resides in Wildwood Crest and continues to serve the
West Wildwood department as Lieutenant. Former West Wildwood
Fire Chief
Ron
McGowan, Jr.
is employed as a fire inspector with the Wildwood Crest Bureau of
Fire Prevention, and is now also volunteering with the Crest fire
department.
Also currently attending the Cape May County Fire Academy are
members
Jason Arena
and Adam
Pipitone,
who joined the WCFD last fall, as well as firefighter
Jasen Mitchell
who recently returned home to Wildwood Crest after completing his
college career in North Carolina.
The Wildwood Crest Fire Company is proud to have these men as
members, and would welcome an application from any Wildwood-area
man or woman, age 16-45, who would like to serve the community.
Interested individuals should stop by the firehouse any Monday
evening from 7-9 p.m. |
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TWO WORKING FIRES MAKE FOR BUSY DAY |
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1/27/04 -
Two working structure fires
on January 27 kept
Crest firefighters busy. The first was a fast-moving, mid-morning duplex
fire, followed by an evening fire in a 3-1/2 story balloon condo
building.
The 11:49 am incident gutted a 2nd floor unit on E. Wisteria Road.
Crest firefighters were assisted by units from Wildwood.
At 19:30 hours, a fire at the old Fairview on Seaview Avenue
required a second alarm response from the City of Wildwood.
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SHOWCASE BAY CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED |
1/5/04
- Old Betsy's new
"Showcase Bay" is now complete. The bay has been
added to the front of the firehouse and provides a fitting home
for the recently refurbished 1927 pumper.
The building construction, like the truck refurbishment, was
funded entirely by donations and fund-raisers.
Construction photos can be viewed by clicking here:
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