[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE 2015 OFFICERS OF THE OCCOQUAN WOODBRIDGE LORTON 
                       VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2015

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 2015 Officers of 
the Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer Fire Department. The 2015 
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. Organized in 1938 and chartered 
in 1940, 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 
2015 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 2015 incoming officers:
  Department Chief: James F. McAllister
  Fire Assistant Chiefs: Kurt Bolland, Michael Clark, Steve Godin, 
Wayne Haight, and Dave Williams
  EMS Assistant Chief: Edward A. Craig
  Fire Captains: Jonathan Baldwin, Joshua Culp, Tony Carroll, Tim 
LeClercq, Ryan Williams, and Justin Witt
  EMS Captain: Diana Ondra
  Fire Lieutenants: Lindsey Blasius, Jesus Castro, Mark Chandler, Jon 
Colpitts, Jonathan Holland, Billy Moore, Kody Perry, and Stewart Young
  EMS Lieutenants: Chad Fritz, Tammy Hill, Aaron Hope, Cynthia 
Thackwray, and Sandra Williams
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating these 
remarkable volunteers on their new leadership positions, and in 
thanking all the members of the Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Volunteer 
Fire Department for the vital service they provide to the Prince 
William County community.

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