[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 24, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING CHIEF MICHAEL WINN

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 24, 2024

  Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Chief Mike 
Winn as he retires from the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire 
Department.
  With a passion for public safety, Winn first began his career as a 
call firefighter with the Greenfield Fire Department in 1991 while 
attending Greenfield Community College. After graduating in 1993 and 
receiving his EMT-I certificate, Winn took on a full-time position with 
the Greenfield Fire Department and continued to move through the ranks, 
first as a career firefighter, then a captain, before being named 
Acting Chief in 2008, and later Chief in 2010.
  Over the years, Winn had always enjoyed spending time on Cape Cod. In 
June 2013, Winn made the move to live on Cape Cod full-time when he was 
brought on as Fire Chief of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills 
Fire Department, after his predecessor, Chief John Farrington, retired 
after 40 years in the position. Over the next 11 years, Winn diligently 
served the Barnstable villages of Centerville, Osterville, and Marstons 
Mills, responding to countless emergencies and helping to guide the 
community through uncertain times during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Winn not only mentored and shared his expertise with those working 
alongside him in the Greenfield and Centerville-Osterville-Marstons 
Mills Fire Departments, but also with firefighters across the 
Commonwealth. Throughout his career, Winn served on the Massachusetts 
Hazardous Materials Response Division, the Southeastern Region Homeland 
Security Advisory Council, and served as President of the Fire Chiefs 
Association of Massachusetts.
  On June 28, 2024, during a change of command ceremony, Chief Winn 
officially retired from the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills Fire 
Department and passed the torch to Chief Bryon Eldridge. Over the last 
33 years, Winn has dedicated his career to serving the people of 
Massachusetts, and I wish him many years of well-deserved happiness in 
retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Chief Michael Winn, and I ask that 
my colleagues join me in recognizing his career and thanking him for 
his years of service.

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