Rocky Point, N.Y. – On the evening of Saturday April 6, 2024, the Brookhaven Fire Department held its 101 st Installation dinner at Majestic Gardens in Rocky Point. The annual installation dinner was held to honor the incoming and outgoing Chiefs and officers, The members of the department and also gives a venue to present special awards to department members for years of service or other outstanding accomplishments through out the prior year or years of service.

 Chief of department Anthony Verni was installed to his 2nd term as Chief of Department with his 2 kids by his side. The installation was done by his father Commissioner Michael Verni. Giuseppe Loiacono was installed as the 1st Assistant Chief, rounding out the Chiefs office Hudson Darrow was installed as the 2nd Assistant chief.

In the Officers Room John Hodge Jr. Was installed as captain by his father John Hodge Sr. who is a 44-year member of the department.  Brian LaMonica Jr and Chris Martin were installed as the Departments lieutenants for Headquarters and Station One.

Awards were handed out for several items including Probationary Firefighter of the year, Firefighter of the year, Station awards  and  number of responses ( top responders ). In addition the department was joined by representatives from FASNY- Patrick Perry Son of VP Eugene Perry and Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighters association Vice President Dan Brooks who gave Ex-Chief & Ex Commissioner Eugene Petrcevich proclamations for his 50 years of Service to the Brookhaven Fire Department and Community. This was in addition to his department recognition of this monumental occasion of half-century of service.

Congratulations to all the Chiefs, Officers and award winners!