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“On January 27, 2024 our department held its First Annual Award and Promotion Ceremony.
Chief Andrew Murray was the speaker during the event which took place in front of a large crowd of family, friends, firefighters from local departments, and town officials.
Massachusetts Firefighter Service Awards were given to members by the Massachusetts Fire Service Commission in recognition of their dedicated years of service to the community.
• Chief Andrew Murray – 20 years
• Captain David Scott – 35 years
• Captain Jordan Collyer – 25 years
• Captain Justin Dubois – 20 years,
• Dispatcher Michael Behan – 35 years
• Retired Fire Chief Ronald Scott – 40 years
• Retired Deputy Fire Chief Walter Morgado – 50 years
• Retired Lieutenant James Harlfinger – 25 years
• Retired Firefighter Steve Mills – 20 years
• Retired Firefighter Gary Bowman – 20 years
A special award was presented to Retired Deputy Fire Chief Walter Morgado for his dedicated 50+ years of service to the Mattapoisett Fire Department and the Town of Mattapoisett.
The 2024 Core Competencies Award was presented to Firefighter Drew Weaver.
The 2024 Firefighter of the Year Award was presented to Lieutenant Ross Macedo.
The Chiefs Award/Commendation was presented to the members who responded to the largest fire in Mattapoisett history, the Mattapoisett Boatyard Fire in August of 2022. Those members were:
Capt. David Scott, Capt. Jordan Collyer, Capt. Justin Dubois, Lt. Cory Silva, Lt. Ross Macedo, Lt. Tim Murray, Lt. Brett Gauvin, Lt. Brian Connelly, FF. Steve Mills, FF. Barry Lima, FF. Eric Pimentel, FF. Chapman Dickerson, FF. Marc Nadeau, FF. David Stewart, FF. Troy Durr, FF. Drew Weaver, FF. Mike Medeiros, FF. Evan Grodzki, FF. Nick Nelson, FF. Justin Blue, FF. Angelene Perry, Dispatcher Michael Behan, Dispatcher Patrick Dawson, Administrative Assistant/Dispatcher Renee Desroches.
Lastly, Lieutenant Ross Macedo was presented his Captain shield and badge, which was pinned on his uniform by his daughter Charlie and girlfriend Liz.
A special thank you to:
• Mattapoisett Select Board Member Jodi Bauer for being our guest speaker.
• Erin Scott for singing the National Anthem.
• Mattapoisett Firefighters Association for providing dinner following the ceremony.
• Ed Pepin from the Fairhaven Fire Department for being our photographer.
• Dan White and ORCTV for filming the ceremony and assisting with audio equipment.
• The Rochester Fire Department for providing station coverage during the event so our members could enjoy the evening.”-Mattapoisett Fire Rescue.
All photos by Mattapoisett Fire Rescue:
