[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE 2012 OFFICERS OF THE OCCOQUAN WOODBRIDGE LORTON 
                       VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 6, 2012

  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 2012 
Officers of the Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer Fire Department.
  The 2012 officers and members of the board of directors are taking 
leadership roles in one of Northern Virginia's longest standing 
volunteer fire departments. The O.W.L. Volunteer Fire Department was 
created to address the need for organized fire response capabilities in 
the growing suburbs of Northern Virginia. In 1938, the Department 
officially formed to become the only fire department between 
Fredericksburg and Alexandria. In the subsequent decades O.W.L. has 
expanded to staff three stations and provide emergency medical 
services.
  The members of O.W.L. are dedicated community volunteers, and the 
2012 officers and directors will be diligent stewards of this tradition 
of service. The 250 active O.W.L. members answer 14,000 calls and serve 
60,000 people each year. Their job is demanding and the hours are long, 
but these brave men and women are driven by their dedication to public 
safety and the communities that they serve. We would all do well to 
follow their example.
  I congratulate and commend the following 2012 incoming officers:
  Department Chief: James F. McAllister;
  Fire Assistant Chiefs: Karl F. Fippinger, Wayne A. Haight, David S. 
Halman, John M. McGovern III, and Richard C. Slusher;
  EMS Assistant Chief: Edward A. Craig;
  Fire Captains: Kurt E. Bolland, Steven R. Godin, Michael Nazionale, 
and Brian J. Smith, David P. Williams, and Justin W. Witt;
  EMS Captain: Richard T. Ruggieri;
  Fire Lieutenants: Jonathan W. Baldwin, Robert L. Brown, Mark A. 
Chandler, Jon R. Colpitts, Joshua Culp, Ernie M. Firkin Jr., Harold F. 
Griffith, Jamieson H. Jewett, Alexander R. Moody, Richard P. Moore, 
Derick N. Ondra, and John M. Roberts;
  EMS Lieutenants: Tara S. Gallant, Tammy L. Hill, James M. McCue, 
Scott A. Schneider, Kelly Shaw, and Cynthia M. Young;
  Executive Vice President: Ronald D. Miller;
  Admin Vice Presidents: William L. Carter, Michael W. Clark, Henry J. 
Neyhouse, and George W. Smith;
  Membership Secretary: Melissa L. Payne;
  Treasurer: George J. Nazionale, Jr.;
  Election Officer: Valoree A. Brown;
  Sergeant at Arms: Timothy S. VanDeusen;
  Board of Directors: Jonathan D. Karnbach, Thomas S. Sullivan, and 
Lenny G. Peters Jr.;
  New Life Members: James F. McAllister, Joseph J. Zarkauskas Jr., 
Derek D. Dove, and Phillip L. Hughes Jr.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating these 
remarkable volunteers on their new positions and in thanking all 
members of the Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer Fire Department for 
the vital service they provide to the Prince William community. Stay 
safe.

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