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Pete

66, Male

Charlton, New York

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function: Firefighter
Years in Fire/EMS:: 7
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Charlton Vol. Fire Dept. Est. 1922
Years With Department/Agency: 5
Dept. Web Site:: http://www.Charltonvfd.org
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Harmony Vol. Fire Dept. Saratoga County, NY
Flemington-Raritan Vol. Rescue Squad, Flemington, NJ
My Training:: Past NJ EMT - Basic,
Past NY First Responder,
NY State Fire: Essentials, Pump Operators, Initial Attack,& Introduction to Fire Officer - Past 3rd Lt. w/CFD,
NIMS
EVOC
Every NY Responder Goes Home
National Grid Electrical & Natural Gas Response
Firefighting Concerns for Lightweight Construction
About Me:: I am very happily married to my wife of 27 years. I thank God everyday for her influence and involvement in my life. She is my best friend and I will always strive for her to want to be! I have not always been the easiest to live with; my getting blown out of bed at all hours of the night by a Fire Dept. pager - she never complains about it. We have 2 grown children Alison (25) has her Masters Degree and is a Residence Director at a local College in Albany, NY - Evan (23) is working towards his Bachelors Degree in Engineering. No Dad could be prouder of his children, they are honest people who are hard workers with good work ethics. As a family we enjoy gardening & landscaping, recreational kayaking, hiking & backpacking along with snowshoeing.
Day Job:: Civil Service - local school district
Relationship Status:: Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: To give back to my community, and enjoy the camaraderie of kindred spirits. Many people simply live in a community, those of us in FIRE/EMS Depts. make up the fabric of those communities!
Top Issues Facing Responders:: Recruitment and Retention of volunteer Firefighters and EMS

Comment Wall:

Doug

Pete Welcome to FFN from Wrightsville Warren Co. PA.

Jan 11, 2009
Filiberto Rodriguez

Welcome to the family where the language and reasoning importate the border is not in our work is to save lives regardless of color, religion or social position, much less. The important thing in our work does not need language to communicate, or borders to help. greetings from Mexico.

Jan 12, 2009
Doug

Pete, it looks like you had your hands full, bad enough to have something like that in good weather let alone the weather were having now. stay safe.

Jan 12, 2009
Doug

Hi, Pete, stopped by to say hi, been pretty busy, had a structure fire on sat. stay safe and have a good evening.

Jan 26, 2009
Doug

Pete, i have been trying to get through to you on your email address that you sent me, but it keeps saying not a vaild address, send me your address again and i'll write you so you can get mine so you can send me the photos you have, Have you been busy? Your weather is probably just like ours here, cold and lots of snow. be safe, waiting to hear from you.

Feb 5, 2009
Laurie Cooper

Hey Pete -

Nutley is located in Essex County, about 10 miles from the City. Combo department with three volunteer engine companies.

Feb 11, 2009
Gabby Komatz

thanks. i will most deff. ck that out

Feb 13, 2009
Wes

Nice to hear from you Pete. I am still somewhat new to Montgomery Cty, I lived in Fulton Cty most of my life and spent alot of time at the Meco VFD near G'ville, i have since settled down w/2 kids of my own and built a house, living the american dream(aka daily grind). I am trying hard everyday to have the high standards as you, making sure my wife/family are the most imp.. part of my life. I have a friend that was in W Charlton, that has since moved, the Nielsens. I stop to see him every once in a while at his home in Wells, good people!...Wes

Feb 14, 2009
LJ Raniszewski

Welcome to FF-Nation from the JERSEY SHORE.

Stay Safe.

Feb 14, 2009
Charlie Stackhouse

White Lake in the Catskill Mtns. Right above the NY PA NJ Tri States border. The big Boy scout camp we have here is Ten Mile River scout camp.

Feb 16, 2009
Megan

Thank you Pete for the welcome as well as your inspiring words. I happen to be extremely fortunate as the men and women serving in my dept acknowledge as well as greatly support their auxilary. They have come to show me what bravery and friendship truly is. Have a great weekend and stay safe!

Feb 21, 2009
Cindy Mix

Thanks for the welcome, and you a great weekend as well!

Feb 25, 2009
Frank J. Lawlor

Hi Pete: Yes it was NJ, All the other Depts. I belonged to were in NJ. Regards; Frank

Mar 1, 2009
Southern Chick

Hey Pete,
Well thanks, its nice to know people think about us, and of course I love the site! Ive told all my friends from the fire house back home about it and they are just as excited as Iwas. Take care out there and hope to obe home soon!
Nickie

Mar 1, 2009
Bob Vaccaro

Thanks for the welcome Pete. Glad to be a part of Firefighter Nation.

Bob

Mar 1, 2009
Andrew Yambor

HI Pete: Thanks for the compliments, we are a 100% volunteer dept, yes the fire dept pays for and maintains the web site. We are our own entity, we have a board of directors that run the dept, no commisioners. We just updated our trucks with 3 new sutphen pumpers, the idea was to have 3 identical trucks so training time could be maximized.

Mar 1, 2009
Thomas O'Brien

Hey Pete,thank You and believe it or not my great grandfather also came from Ireland with his wife and children in the late 1890's and settled in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn where the O'Briens lived until the 1950's then headed east stopping in Queens and then finally in Suffolk County on Long Island,Stay Safe.Tommy O'B

Mar 3, 2009
Greg Bristol

Hi Pete
I did know Steve Wicks but not very well. 3 to 11 stinks but the Argyle school is only about 100 yards away from the firehouse so me and another custodian that is a firefighter have a good response time.

Mar 6, 2009
Mindy Stagliano

Hello Pete
Thanks for inviting me to Firefighter Nation. I think you are not to far from St. Johnsville if Im thinking of the right Charlton

Mar 21, 2009
Mindy Stagliano

ok now I know where you are. I work in Amsterdam at Gavac. I only remember once I worked with Van Hornesville. We called them for mutual aid for a structure fire in Danube

Mar 21, 2009
Jim O'Brien

Hi Pete
Thanks for the wlcome. Sorry for the drlay in responding. Im new to all this and Ilook forward to using fier nation. Im sure we are related if we follow the linkage to the ols sod. My grandfather was a bricklayer in NY and New Haven and many of the Yale buildings. Keep in touch1 I will be using this site as much as possible

Jim

Mar 22, 2009
Jim O'Brien

Hi Pete
Thanks for the wlcome. Sorry for the drlay in responding. Im new to all this and Ilook forward to using fier nation. Im sure we are related if we follow the linkage to the ols sod. My grandfather was a bricklayer in NY and New Haven and many of the Yale buildings. Keep in touch1 I will be using this site as much as possible

Jim

Mar 22, 2009
Susie Kochevar

Hi Pete,
I appreciate your welcome and comments. I happened in to the fire service via an unconventional route. I've been a flight nurse/trauma nurse for years. I did a lot of teaching for prehospital/paramedic type courses. When the educator position became available I was estatic. I wouldn't trade my digs for anything. I look forward to the friendship and networking possibilities on firefighternation. I need my kids to get me spun up on all the computer navigation. I hope you have a great day and thanks again for taking the time to touch base.
Susie

Mar 23, 2009
Mindy Stagliano

GAVAC is right behind the public safety building. You are right about ST Johnsville the brown cow cream place is on the west side of the villiage.

Mar 24, 2009
Caitlyn McDermott

Thank you !

Mar 25, 2009