Thursday, February 20, 2014

Delaware Valley Fire Chief’s Association – Officers’ Installation Event

On Thursday evening, February 20th, the Delaware Valley Fire Chief’s Association hosted its Annual Installation of Officers Ceremony at the Minquadale Fire Company in New Castle County, Delaware.

The 2014 Officers-Elect were:

• President – Joseph LeVan representing Delaware;

• First Vice President – Chris Straub representing Pennsylvania;

• Second Vice President – George Cousins representing New Jersey;

• Treasurer – Bruce Schaeffer representing Pennsylvania;

• Financial Secretary – Bob Denney representing Pennsylvania;

• Recording Secretary – Janet LeVan representing Delaware;

• Director – Ed Myers representing New Jersey;

• Director – Larry Mellon representing Pennsylvania; and

• Director – Joe Mullen representing Delaware.

The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company is pleased to identify that Joseph and Janet LeVan maintain active memberships with the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company.  The Keynote Address Speaker and Coodinator of the installation swearing in ceremony was the Honorable Grover Engle, Delaware State Fire Marshall.

The Delaware Valley Fire Chief’s Association was organized in 1962. The association’s primarily consists of representatives from the states of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This association encourages membership of former and current fire officers from career, combination and volunteer departments who have the same goals in mind of providing an effective and efficient service to the public and at the same time to provide our firefighters with the best training and equipment available to perform their duties.

This unique group meets 6 times per year to share their experiences within the fire service. The information shared and lesson learned goes on to support that no matter if you’re a firefighter from a large city department or from a small rural department, we all face the same challenges to ensure the safety of our firefighters and the public we serve.

Additional information regarding the Delaware Valley Fire Chief Association can be obtained by viewing the following web site:

• http://www.dvfca.org/