On 1/18/25 Millstone Valley held its Annual Installation Dinner at the Imperia Restaurant. This event is for new officers to be sworn in. It’s also a chance to recognize members and the department for achievements during the year 2024.
Chief Chris Ziobro started off with a recap of 2024 and played the Year In Review video that was put together by him and Engineer Kevin Lowry. Ladies Auxiliary President Karen Ziobro addressed the goals that were met in 2024 and how successful the events were. We hope to see the Ladies succeed further in 2025!
Our newly voted in officers had there badges pinned by their significant other/ family.
Deputy Chief Ryan Hunt was pinned by his kids Carly and Joey. Captain Chris Ryan was pinned by his Wife Stacey. 2nd Lieutenant Kevin Danberry was pinned by his Fiancé Kelly, and 3rd Lieutenant Robert Hodossy was pinned by his Girlfriend Rachel. Congratulations to you all and have a safe 2025.
This years Firefighter Of The Year Award was issued to Engineer Jon Joo. Jon has been with the Department for about 3 and a half years and is in charge of our Drone program. It is his job to make sure our Drones and equipment are ready for the next call. Congratulations on this accomplishment!
Our Station finished the year 2024 with 870 calls for service which totals to 31,187 manhours. Within those 870 calls we had 7 Structure Fires in our District, 12 RIT calls, 19 Drone calls which consisted of 4,797 manhours, 3 requests for our Large Fan Trailer, and 2 water rescues. A special thank you to the loved ones of all our members. Without their support our Station simply wouldn’t succeed.
Our top 10 responders were recognized and awarded for their dedication to answering the call no matter what time it comes in. Our top ten for 2024 were-
Firefighter- Dj Coppola (300 calls)
Chief- Chris Ziobro (252 calls)
Engineer- Kevin Lowry (244 calls)
Engineer- Freddy Ramirez (231 calls)
3rd Lieutenant- Robert Hodossy (196 calls)
Firefighter- Connor Budd (181 calls)
Deputy Chief- Ryan Hunt (178 calls)
Firefighter- Greg Brandt (170 calls)
Firefighter- Chris Goldberg (156 calls)
1st Lieutenant- Dan Delsignore (151 Calls)
Lastly, their was a special Award given to our top responding Junior Owen Tighe with 107 calls. He is one of 3 juniors at our department and has been with us for a year and a half now. Owen is a huge help around the firehouse and always lending a hand to those in need or simply volunteering to handle various tasks that need to get done. He attends all of our drills and continues to learn more as he preps for Fire School once he turns 18. Congratulations and thank you for your Commitment!
Thank you Darren from Flashover Entertainment DJ’s for doing an awesome job with the music! Also a shout out to Station 56 Somerset Fire & Rescue Co. No. 1 for covering our Weekand Duty Crew from 7-11 while our members enjoyed the evening with their friends and families.
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