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GLENDALE
AZ FIRE DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY
By
Bette Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet
Wednesday,
June 13 the Glendale Fire Department celebrated its 100th
Anniversary with Governor Jan Brewer,
local dignitaries, firefighters, friends and family.
The Fire Department’s Centennial Ceremony, was complete
with posting of colors, invocation, speeches from the Governor and
fire chief as well as the display of historical items for a time
capsule and cake. What
is a celebration without cake.
Two
Glendale Firefighters were recognized for their efforts, Patrick
Hourihan and Jeremy Krossman.
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Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 0898.
Governor
Brewer congratulated the Glendale Fire Department on their
100th Anniversary on Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
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Ed Sharpe/Glendale Daily
Planet no. 0965.
Glendale
Mayor Elaine Scruggs thanked and congratulated the city's fire
department for their dedication and their 100th Anniversary.
Ed Sharpe/Glendale Daily
Planet no. 0827.
Among
those attending the celebration at Assistant Fire Chief, James
Higgins, and Glendale Community College President Irene Kovala.
Ed Sharpe/Glendale Daily
Planet no. 1140.
What
will firefighters think in a hundred years of the items placed
inside of this time capsule. Two
of those items will be commemorative badge and coin
Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily
Planet no. 3984.
A
commemorative badge and coin like these, will be placed in the time
capsule.
Ed Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 1118
Chief
Burdick, Councilmember Manny Martinez, Yvonne Knaack, Mayor Scruggs,
Councilmember Steve Frate and Michael Young, Glendale Firefighter
and Public Information. The
Mayor and City Council were each presented with a commiserative
badge and coin.
Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily
Planet no. 3976.
Assistant
Fire Chief Higgins and Patrick Hourihan.
Patrick Hourihan was one of the principal members of The Centennial Committee.
The committee was led by Assistant Chief Jim Higgins and made
up of 20 sworn and non-sworn Glendale Fire Personnel.
The committee's task was to organize the 100th year
celebration and commemorate the event by making lasting symbols for
the next 100 years.
Patrick designed and made
the artwork. There are
two much larger pieces. One
of the larger works is hanging in the Glendale Fire Department's
Administration building. One
of the smaller badges will hang in each of the Glendale Fire
stations. The artwork
was well received. Patrick
Hourihan said, "every firefighter wanted one."
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 1042
Firefighters Joe Hester,
Randy Rodriquez and Jeremy Krossman spoke about the thousands of
hours Glendale Firefighters, as volunteers, give back to the
community in their numerous charity works.
One particular effort is the firefighters help to "end
the hurt of hunger", Randy Rodriquez said was starting a food
bank. This food bank
gave out three tons of food in nine days.
One in four children, nationally, suffers from food
insufficiency.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 1161.
The
centennial celebration ended with cake.
Congratulations!!!!
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