Officer Elections and 2022 Year in Review
The Margaretville Fire Department elected its officers for 2023 at the December meeting. The following officers were chosen to lead the department for 2023:
Chief: Nelson Delameter
1st. Asst. Chief: Alan Gavette
2nd Asst. Chief: Sarah Hubbell
Fire Police Chief: Bob Vining
Captain: Nate Bramley
Lieutenant: Henry Friedman
Lieutenant: Chris Rosa
President: Don Bramley
Vice President: Nate Hendricks
Secretary: Sarah Hubbell
Treasurer: Kim Maggio
Members at Large: Mike Porter, John Hubbell
The department had a very busy year in 2022. Members answered 196 calls for assistance during the year, a slight decrease from 2021.
Each of the 196 calls involved an average of eight members spending in excess of one hour on the scene.
To break it down, the department responded to:
-76 medical assistance calls with Margaretville Memorial Hospital’s ambulance team. This includes landing zone setups as well as on-scene assistance.
-24 motor vehicle accidents
-20 automatic alarms
-8 building fires
-10 grass and brush fires
-25 hazardous conditions (trees and power lines down)
-33 good intent, cover assignments, canceled enroute, and mutual aid calls
The Margaretville Fire Department would like to thank the neighboring departments that have provided assistance to us throughout the year. Without you, we would be unable to meet the demand that is required of us throughout the year.
In rural communities like ours, volunteers are the core of emergency first response. Our mission goes beyond firefighting and prevention: We are on call to respond to accidents, emergencies, and natural disasters of all kinds, and to help our neighboring fire departments respond to larger incidents.
Fire departments are facing a critical shortage of volunteers in rural New York and across the nation. We are proud to serve our community and our neighbors. If you are interested in joining us as a volunteer firefighter or a member of our auxiliary, or would like to know more, contact us.
Chief Nelson Delameter
