Mastic Fire Department 2023 Installation Dinner

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Fire Department 1nd Lt. Tarren Kearns, 1st LT Jason Lasek Captain Rudy M. Sunderman & Assistant Chief- Steve Januszkiewcz take their oath of office.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosChief- Gene Martucci gets installed into office.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic FD Out Going chief Rudy Sunderman Center stands with the incoming chiefs and line officers after giving his speech.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Ambulance ExChief- Maria Landman & Current Mastic Ambulance Chief Jennifer Lian present a plaque to Mastic FD Chiefs Martucci & Januszkiewcz in appreciation of the fire departments support and commitment at alarms over the years.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Fire Dept Marine Incident Response team ( MIRT)

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Fire Department Chiefs awards winners

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Fire fighter Anthony Bender with Chief's Januszkiewcz , Martucci Sunderman and the 2023 Line officers after recieving his fire ground communication award from Outgoing Chief Sunderman.
Rocky Point, N.Y.- On a recent Saturday Night the Mastic Fire Department held their Annual Installation
dinner. The dinner was held at Majestic Gardens in Rocky Point. This years dinner celebrated 98 years of
service for the department.
At the event members were greeted by Politicians from the State and local levels of government who
were on hand to thank the department and fire district for their service to the community. Once the
Dignitaries were done with their remarks the installation of the departments Chiefs and officers were
commenced
The Chiefs office for 2023 is as follows:
Chief- Gene Martucci
Assistant Chief- Steve Januszkiewcz
Line Officers :
Captain- Rudy M. Sunderman
1st Lieutenant- Jason Lasek
2nd Lieutenants
Tarren Kearns
Ian Arthur
Several department members also received awards for years of service, number of alarms
answered, Number of late night alarms answered, Chiefs awards. Also outgoing chief Rudy
Sunderman presented a special award to firefighter Anthony Bender III for Assisting the chief
with fireground communications during his time in office. Chief sunderman had a
decommissioned cell phone and decommissioned radio mounted to a plaque with approval of the
board and presented it to firefighter bender at the dinner.
Outgoing Chief Sunderman gave his remarks thanking the members of the department and his
family for all their dedication and support during his time in office as chief prior to the closing
remarks. Congratulations to all the chiefs and officers on their elected positions and to the award
winners.