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Years of Service - Mendham Township
Mendham Township Fire Department Ralston Engine Company No. 1 Seventy Years of Community Service Annual Dinner May 5, 2012 In Recognition Joe Gomeringer 34 years of Service President 1981 - 1982; 1985 - 1986; 1991 – Present Treasurer 1983 - 1984; 1987 - 1990 Opening by Master of Ceremonies – Joe Gomeringer Invocation – Reverend Father Michael Drury Introductions Honored Guests Women’s Auxiliary Executive Officers – Joe Gomeringer Line Officers Truck Captains – Chief Tom Montgomery Presentation of Awards Service Recognition - Years of Service Joe Gomeringer 34 years Scott Mortensen 30 years Eric Grier 25 years Service Recognition - Mike Yamashita Years of Service 25 years Dan Ely 15 years Nancy Nadaskay 10 years Outstanding 2011 Service GREATER THAN 100 CALLS Bill Grier 141 calls GREATER THAN 50 CALLS Tom Montgomery 85 calls Curran Lucke 77 calls Aaron Strubel 73 calls Paul Hogan 66 calls Kyle Wood 51 calls Dinner Slide Show Closing – Joe Gomeringer 2012 Officers Line Officers Chief – Tom Montgomery Deputy Chief – John McDonough Captain – Scott Mortensen Lieutenant – Paul Hogan Executive Officers President and Treasurer – Joe Gomeringer Vice-President – Gary Russell Recording Secretary – John Bond Apparatus Captains Ralston Engine 11 – Scott Mortensen Ralston Tanker 12 – Eric Grier Ralston Rescue 14 – Curran Lucke Active and Associate Members John Bond Sean McDonough Dan Ely Tom Montgomery Robert Fox Scott Mortensen Joseph Gomeringer Bill Myer Eric Grier Nancy Nadaskay Bill Grier Howard Panton Paul Hogan Gary Russell Curran Lucke Aaron Strubel John McDonough Mike Yamashita Leif Catania - Junior Member Apparatus Engine 11 1992 Pierce Lance 1,750 GPM Class A pumper; 1,250 gal booster tank; 3,000 feet LDH 28 ft. extension ladder; 16 ft. roof ladder and 10 ft. attic ladder Tanker 12 2002 Pierce/Kenworth 4,000 gallon capacity Tanker; 500 GPM auxiliary pump Part of the Northern Mutual Aid Assoc. - Tanker Task Force Rescue 14 1999 Pierce/International 25 Kw Generator, Light Tower; MVA extrication & stabilization tools Life Members and Years of Service Fred Vanacore − 56 years Retired Rob Hendershot − 21 years Retired Jim Crammer − 50 years Retired Dan Gallagher − 20 years Retired Bill Grier − 47 years Paul Hogan − 17 years Louis Trummel − 44 years Retired John Bond − 16 years Joseph Gomeringer − 34 years Dan Ely – 15 years Howard Panton − 32 years Kim Kaupp – 14 LOA Scott Mortensen − 30 years Roland Langner – 14 LOA Fred C. Beavers − 30 years Retired John McDonough - 14 John H. Alderton IV − 30 years Sean McDonough - 14 Joe Hefner − 29 years Retired Tom Montgomery - 14 Eric Grier − 25 years Gary Russell – 14 Mike Yamashita − 25 years Bill Myer – 13 years Roy Levine − 24 years LOA Nancy Nadaskay – 10 years Company Chaplain – Reverend Michael J. Drury Company Physician – Leslie D. Schlessinger, M.D. Mendham Township Fire/First Aid Committee – Frank V. Cioppettini, Jr., Chair Charter Members Floyd Ader Francis X. Backer Joseph L. Backer Charles Baker Dr. R.L. Bannister Charles Bentz Peter J. Booy Frank Callahan Vincent Calicchio Edward J. Fagan John J. Flynn Samuel Fornaro Edward S. Gardner C.M. Groenewegen John McClellan Henry H. Meyers Robert D. Miller Hugh Nesbitt Justin P. Nesbitt William O'Brien Francis L. Paige Edward A. Parmele D.B. Peckham John Potter Karl Reiss Eric Ruckelshaus Edison Skinner Otto Snedaker Frank E. Swain John Taylor John J. Thomas Victor L. Tiger Charles H. Towne Past Fire Chiefs 1942 – 1946 Joseph L. Backer 1947 – 1947 Vincent A. Calicchio 1948 – 1948 Otto T. Snedaker 1949 – 1950 Walter A. Schaller 1951 – 1951 Walter A. Fischer 1952 – 1953 Kenneth M. Andrews 1954 – 1955 C.M. Groenewegen 1956 – 1956 Edward W. Roessler 1957 – 1957 L. Victor Tiger 1958 – 1959 William F. Grier Jr. 1960 – 1961 Neil Groenewegen 1962 – 1963 Dominick Taquinto 1964 – 1964 Al Brancati 1964 – 1965 Russell L. Carter 1966 – 1967 Walter S. Lewis 1968 – 1969 Willard A. Kagan 1970 – 1971 Carl C. Edens 1972 – 1973 Benjamin S. Bomhoff 1974 – 1975 Carl H. Bergelt 1976 – 1977 William F. Grier III 1978 – 1979 Christian Davidson 1980 – 1981 Thomas K. Smith Jr. 1982 – 1983 William F. Grier III 1984 – 1985 John H. Alderton IV 1986 – 1987 Carl T. Edens 1988 – 1989 J. Scott Mortensen 1990 – 1991 John R. Davis 1992 – 1993 Andrew Mills 1994 – 1995 William F. Grier III 1996 – 1997 Eric Grier 1998 – 1999 J. Scott Mortensen 2000 – 2001 William F. Grier III 2002 − 2003 Paul Hogan Ralston Engine Company No. 1 - Women’s Auxiliary Amy Bond Kitty Devore * Bonnie Montgomery Lil Yamashita * Connie Bardes * Lisa Brown * Constance Vanacore - Vice President Margaret Hogan * Debbie Brito * Dolores Crammer * Gail Lingerman Gay Carole Grier - Corresponding Secretary Jane Ikeda * Jennifer Gallagher -Treasurer Jennifer Kaupp Kathleen McDonough Kelly Mazzocchi - Recording Secretary Marlene Russell * Marlys Lewis * Mary Claire Gomeringer Shirley Grier * Stacy Ann Grier * Sue Piscitello * Terri Gordon * Terry Nist * Tracey Cellitti - President Willow Hahn * * - Sustaining Member Company History On September 10, 1942, 26 citizens of the Ralston area of Mendham Township held the organizational meeting at the old Ralston Post Office. The world situation in the early 1940’s spurred the action of these citizens and a resolution was passed by the Township Committee on September 14, 1942, The first equipment was 6 Indian pumps, 12 brooms, 5 fire pails and 15 fireman’s outfits. The site of the original fire house was picked out by the site committee. 1942 − Company founded on September 10, 1942 − The company obtained its first vehicle, a 1928 American LaFrance Chemical Truck equipped with 40 gallon soda-acid tanks. Because of the lack of a firehouse for the first few years the chemicals were kept in the basement of the old General Store. 1943 − The company joined the N.J. State Fireman’s Relief Association. 1944 − Lemoyne Page’s garage was altered for use by the fire engine 1946 − The Colville Horticultural Service installed a 300 gallon booster tank on the truck. In order to develop the required speed for the pump, an automotive transmission was installed backwards between the pump and the engine. 1947 − The Women’s Auxiliary was formed − The first children’s Christmas party was held − Work began on the first Ralston Fire House 1948 − The American LaFrance Chemical Truck was replaced by a 1930 Mack 1000 GPM Pumper costing $ 960 1949 − The Ralston Firehouse, built largely by volunteers, was dedicated 1952 − The company purchased a GM Tank Truck, which carried 600 gallons and had a 300 GPM pump. The cost was $11,800 − 1958 − Land the current Firehouse occupies was purchased by Mendham Township − Two way communications installed on both trucks, funded by the Women’s Auxiliary 1959 − Ford Pumper obtained to replace the Mack. It carried 500 gallons and pumped 500 GPM – cost $11,800 1966 − Ralston Engine Company No. 1 was incorporated 1972 − The “Yellow Bird” , a 750 Gallon used pumper was delivered at a cost of $45,000 1973 − Ground broken for the new Firehouse 1974 − The new Firehouse dedicated 1975 − The first pancake breakfast was held on March 16th with between 500 and 600 attending 1976 − Ford Brush Truck delivered at a cost of $11,371. 1981 − Truck 12 (17-71) a 2100 gallon Grumman tanker/ pumper was purchased for $151,000 1983 − Twelve sets of new turn-out gear were purchased at a cost of a little over $4,000 1986 − Four new breathing apparatus (one hour SCBA’s) were purchased 1992 − Engine 17-61 was delivered on April 17th, It is a Pierce 1250 gal class a pumper costing $242,000 1999 − 17-86 Rescue was purchased for $ 155,000 - $110,000 was paid by the Township and $45,000 was funded by Company donations 2001 − Ralston members joined other Emergency Services staffing Waterfront Triage in Jersey City on September 11 2002 − 15 FD Departments attend the Art of Reading Smoke Course presented by Denver FD Battalion Chief, Dave Dodson sponsored by Ralston and Brookside. − Tanker/ Pumper 17-71 (Truck 12) replaced by a Pierce 4000 gal Tanker costing $ 260,000 2004 − Completed the first major renovation in 20 years of the fire house second floor event room using private donations 2005 − Held the first Community Fire Safety Fair at the Ralston Fire House 2006 − Purchased a Cascade System for the company with private donations − Participated with Brookside Engine Company in 2 day live burn training at Marshalls Creek, PA 2009 − Ralston and Brookside conducted a joint fire drill in the petro-chemical fire pit at the Morris County Fire Academy 2010 − Completed major body and tank repairs on Engine 11 2011 − Additional private donations used to refurbish on the Fire House kitchen completing renovation of the second floor − The Company attended 9/11 10th anniversary ceremonies with FDNY Engine 54, Truck 4 − Responded to 210 calls in 2011
