[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 63 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING PAST CHIEF AND CURRENT ASSISTANT CHIEF JON BARRETT

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                         HON. BRANDON WILLIAMS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 17, 2023

  Mr. WILLIAMS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Past 
Chief and Current Assistant Chief Jon Barrett on attending his 10,000th 
alarm with the Cicero Volunteer Fire Department.
  Chief Barrett grew up in a house across from Cicero Fire Station No. 
1, he officially joined the Cicero Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) as 
a full member on August 1, 1996.
  In the 27 years of his membership, Chief Barrett has held the 
firematic ranks of Captain, 2nd Assistant Chief, 1st Assistant Chief, 
Deputy Chief, and Chief of Fire. He has served as Vice President and 
President for the Corporation. Along with interior firefighter duties, 
he is a New York State Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B), and 
a New York State Fire Police Officer. He has served as the Cicero Fire 
District Building and Grounds Maintenance Employee and the Apparatus 
Maintenance Employee.
  Chief Barrett has received the Onondaga County Volunteer Fireman's 
Association (OCVFA) Medal of Valor and Red Jacket Award, the Lt. Howard 
``Howie'' Crowell Officer of the Year Award (2004), the Liberty Mutual 
Insurance Firemark Award, and the Central New York Emergency Medical 
Services (CNY EMS) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of the Year 
Award. On several occasions he has received the CVFD Top Responder 
award, Top Ten Responder award, Life Save award, and the Stork Pin for 
assisting in out-of-hospital births. Chief Barrett also serves as a 
member of the Firefighters Association of the State of New York (FASNY) 
on the Training Education Committee.
  On December 23, 2022, Chief Barrett attended his 10,000th alarm since 
the CVFD started electronic alarm record keeping on January 1, 1998. 
His first alarm in that system was on January 2, 1998. In his nearly 27 
years as a member, he has averaged over 373 alarms per year.
  I commend Chief Jon Barrett for his dedication to protecting our 
community and congratulate him on his 10,000th alarm.

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