Thank you to town staffers and colleagues from other areas who helped the department’s first responders focus as much as possible on their true mission.
And thank you to the officers, commanders, firefighters who do the job every day.
Standing in Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 7, Fire Chief Paul Dezzi heaped praise on everyone from Kathy Podolski, whose Grand Bay Association donated the use of condo facilities for fire department meetings and retreats, to Firefighter of the Year Chase Opela.
Along the way, four groups of firefighters received pins emblematic of the department’s Phoenix Award, for saving the lives of patients in such critical situations as cardiac arrest.
As McLean pinned the medals on each of the firefighters present, he said simply: “Thank you very much.’’