If you work as a volunteer firefighter and have a part-time job involving battling blazes on a large scale, I'd say your're committed to keeping the community safe. This week, our First Responder Friday Series salutes a man who does just that and more, Richard Ouimette.
Richard Ouimette serves as Assistant Chief with the Clark Mills Fire Department. He's been there for 33 years starting as an interior firefighter, lower line officer, commissioner and now in his current role. His career actually began in 1983 with the Whitesboro Fire Department as an interior firefighter, the most dangerous of all positions, fighting fires from inside the structure. Assistant Chief Ouimette also serves as a Deputy Fire Coordinator with Oneida County. In the role, he helps direct fire fighting when multiple departments are involved in a large fire.