Last month the members of the Cutchogue Fire Department held their annual Department elections for the purposes of electing the Chief, and the two Assistant Chiefs that will lead the Department for the coming year.

Additionally, during the December meeting, the officers of United Fire Company No. 1 were elected by the membership.

The newly elected Chiefs and officers of the Fire Company officially took office during on January 5th at the January meeting when they were sworn in by the Board of Fire commissioners and Chief Behr..

We would like to wish Chief Larry Behr, 1st Assistant Chief Thomas Shalvey Jr., 2nd Asst. Chief Amos Meringer, Captain Ken Burns and all of the officers of the United Fire Company No. 1, the best of luck in their positions in the coming year.

Congratulations!

2017 Officers are listed below:

Chief Lawrence Behr
First Assistant Chief - Thomas Shalvey Jr.
Second Assistant Chief - Amos Meringer
Department Secretary - Fred W. Kaelin Jr

Company Captain – Kenneth Burns
Secretary – Tom Cybulski
Treasurer- Gregory Boyd
Financial Secretary – Mark Finnerty

Truck Officers:

8-5-1 : Lieutenant Timothy Horton, Chief Driver Charles Witczak

8-5-3 : Lieutenant Joseph Hinton, Chief Driver John Hinton Sr.

8-5-4 : Lieutenant Garrett Lake, Chief Driver Allan Glover

8-5-5 : Lieutenant Richard Horton, Chief Driver Everett Glover

8-5-6 : Lieutenant Peter Zwerlein, Chief Driver Will Voegel

8-5-7 : Lieutenant Chris Voegel, Chief Driver James Rocco

8-5-12 : Lieutenant Chris Dinizio, Chief Driver John Hinton Jr.

8-5-16 : Lieutenant Oreanna Kaelin , Chief Driver Thomas Behr

8-5-17 : Lieutenant Kate Michalak, Chief Driver Steve Bravermann

Rescue Squad:
Captain Patrick Kaelin, Lieutenant Kate Michalak

Water Rescue Team:
Captain Frank Nicholson

Fire Police Squad: Captain Arthur Brewer, Lieutenant Matthew Martin

Trustees: Andre Cybulski, Robert Scott, Kevin Lynch