Mastic Fire Department Holds 2023 Installation Dinner
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Fire Department 2nd 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 outgoing chief Rudy Sunderman (center) stands with the incoming chiefs and line officers after giving his speech.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Ambulance Ex-Chief Maria Landman & current Mastic Ambulance Chief Jennifer Lian present a plaque to Mastic FD Chiefs Martucci & Januszkiewcz in appreciation of the fire department's 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 FF Anthony Bender with Chiefs Januszkiewcz, Martucci and Sunderman, and the 2023 line officers after receiving his fire ground communication award from outgoing Chief Sunderman.
ROCKY POINT, NY - In May, the Mastic Fire Department held their Annual Installation dinner at Majestic Gardens in Rocky Point. This year's dinner celebrated 98 years of service for the department.
During 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 department's chiefs and officers commenced.
The chiefs and line officers for 2023 is as follows: Gene Martucci (Chief); Steve Januszkiewcz (Assistant Chief) Rudy M. Sunderman (Captain); Jason Lasek (1st Lieutenant); Tarren Kearns (2nd Lieutenant); Ian Arthur (2nd Lieutenant).
Several department members also received awards for years of service, number of alarms answered, number of late-night alarms answered, and 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.
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